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- From: cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook)
- Subject: Re: Correct Protocol for Priv-land Hunting?
- Organization: WINCO
- Date: 19 Nov 92 14:02:31 CST
- Approved: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.140231.4051@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- Originator: hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu
- References: <1992Nov18.084829.29714@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov18.084829.29714@doug.cae.wisc.edu> bentkopj@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Paul J. Bentkowski) writes:
- > For a few years I have hunted in a hunting party on State
- > land, but just this season I was invited on private land
- > through a friend of a friend situation...
- >
- > This may not work out again for next year ... but without
- > literally "knocking down doors of land owners and asking"...
- > what is the correct protocol to search out and get permission
- > from private owners to hunt on their property ...
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- While I've not actually had to do it, I've given some thought as to what
- one could do in this area. My favorite idea is to solicit early in the
- year the owners of land in the area I wanted to hunt. I'd ask them if
- they'd be willing to let me hunt their land in exchange for a day of work
- *to be completed before hunting season opened* doing whatever they felt
- was fair. One thing you could offer to do would be to repair damage
- done by other hunters in prior years, or just pick up litter.
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- I know that if I were a landowner, I'd certainly be more willing to let
- someone who came at me with this kind of offer to hunt more than someone
- who arrives at dawn pounding on my door :-)
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- Seriously, if you don't just *ask* for something, but offer something in
- return, you'll probably get a much better response, and maybe even the
- offer itself would be enough.
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- You're going to have to do some research on who owns the land, of course,
- and you could write letters, but I would guess that showing up in person
- might get a better response, especially if you are ready to work at that
- moment. Also, try to pick a time when the farmer or rancher is probably
- not terribly busy, and don't be pushy. If they say no, accept that and
- thank them for their time.
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- You'd also be presenting a positive image for the hunting community,
- something we all could use.
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- ---Dale Cook
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