Leadfoot71
09-03-2010, 06:43 PM
The thread about hunting season got me to thinking. As a land owner (980 acres of it) I'd like to list off a few do's and don'ts to kind of help everyone out a bit and help keep land owners happy.
I don't charge hunters. Never have and never will. All I want is to get some of these dang deer off the road so I don't hit 'em with the cycle or my car. This can be done without any drama but I still have issues every single year. Here some tips. Most of these should apply anywhere you hunt.
Don't show up on some farmers door step and ask persmission to hunt and then show up with 15 other people during hunting season. Two years ago this happened to me. I had 2 Super Duty crew cabs, 16 guys, 2 trailers and 4 four wheelers here and only one of them knew who I was.
Don't give me a free can of coffee and then act like you own the place. You don't pay the property taxes, I do. Unless you want to do that, don't run up in my hills and place 8 tree stands. It really pi$$es off my other hunters when they see that.
Don't show up in a Lexus with an Obama bumper sticker. You're NOT hunting here. If fact, unless you GTFO quick, you might actually get hunted.
Don't whine. It's called hunting not killing. If you do whine, hey, better luck next year pal...(on someone elses farm!).
Don't ask me where the 30 point Buck is. You're the hunter, not me. Go ask the local school bus driver or mailman instead. I'm soo tired of this question! And no, I don't know what time he's supposed to show up either so please stop asking! I tossed out a couple of turkey hunters a few years ago because they asked me when the turkeys were going to show up one too many times.
Do "grease the wheels". Farmers like free coffee. Skip the beer or booze. A lot of us have quit. Some of us don't like your cheap beer. Some of don't like your expensive stuff. Pepsi always works fine. Bringing me a hot redhead with big hooters that likes to cook will earn you lifetime hunting privledges. Ask the landowner if they want anything. Look around. See all those Fords and John Deere's? Don't give that guy a Dodge hat. (that happens to me a lot!).
Do know the State game regs! I'm not a Game Warden! You'd better know when the season starts before even asking to hunt. I have to schedule many guys over several seasons and I'm not telling them "well there might be a guy on that ridge..maybe...so don't go there".
Do know how to shoot. This is a farm in the middle of the woods. If I wanted it to sound like Iraq or the southside of Chicago, I'd move there. Marksmanship is good. Dead deer is good. Dead hunters, cattle, or landowners... very bad. Bring your guns out during the off-season and we'll put some lead down range together! Wounded/winged deer are food for coyotes. I hate coyotes. Venison is too good for them things.
Do have some common sence. Carry trash in, carry it back out. Open a gate, close a gate. Don't park in front of a gate either. It's a gate not a parking lot. You don't want me to drag your brand new 4x4 truck across the feild with my John Deere 4020. Trust me. I've had to pull idiots out of the mud after telling them to not drive in it. They don't hunt here anymore.
Do show off your score! I wanna see what you got! Don't shoot and split. I HATE that! Shot a Bambi? It happens. Let me know and I'll give you some grief but you'll be back next year. If you hide it, you might not be.
I could keep going but I think if you guys follow these tips, private land access for hunting shouldn't be too much of an issue.
I don't charge hunters. Never have and never will. All I want is to get some of these dang deer off the road so I don't hit 'em with the cycle or my car. This can be done without any drama but I still have issues every single year. Here some tips. Most of these should apply anywhere you hunt.
Don't show up on some farmers door step and ask persmission to hunt and then show up with 15 other people during hunting season. Two years ago this happened to me. I had 2 Super Duty crew cabs, 16 guys, 2 trailers and 4 four wheelers here and only one of them knew who I was.
Don't give me a free can of coffee and then act like you own the place. You don't pay the property taxes, I do. Unless you want to do that, don't run up in my hills and place 8 tree stands. It really pi$$es off my other hunters when they see that.
Don't show up in a Lexus with an Obama bumper sticker. You're NOT hunting here. If fact, unless you GTFO quick, you might actually get hunted.
Don't whine. It's called hunting not killing. If you do whine, hey, better luck next year pal...(on someone elses farm!).
Don't ask me where the 30 point Buck is. You're the hunter, not me. Go ask the local school bus driver or mailman instead. I'm soo tired of this question! And no, I don't know what time he's supposed to show up either so please stop asking! I tossed out a couple of turkey hunters a few years ago because they asked me when the turkeys were going to show up one too many times.
Do "grease the wheels". Farmers like free coffee. Skip the beer or booze. A lot of us have quit. Some of us don't like your cheap beer. Some of don't like your expensive stuff. Pepsi always works fine. Bringing me a hot redhead with big hooters that likes to cook will earn you lifetime hunting privledges. Ask the landowner if they want anything. Look around. See all those Fords and John Deere's? Don't give that guy a Dodge hat. (that happens to me a lot!).
Do know the State game regs! I'm not a Game Warden! You'd better know when the season starts before even asking to hunt. I have to schedule many guys over several seasons and I'm not telling them "well there might be a guy on that ridge..maybe...so don't go there".
Do know how to shoot. This is a farm in the middle of the woods. If I wanted it to sound like Iraq or the southside of Chicago, I'd move there. Marksmanship is good. Dead deer is good. Dead hunters, cattle, or landowners... very bad. Bring your guns out during the off-season and we'll put some lead down range together! Wounded/winged deer are food for coyotes. I hate coyotes. Venison is too good for them things.
Do have some common sence. Carry trash in, carry it back out. Open a gate, close a gate. Don't park in front of a gate either. It's a gate not a parking lot. You don't want me to drag your brand new 4x4 truck across the feild with my John Deere 4020. Trust me. I've had to pull idiots out of the mud after telling them to not drive in it. They don't hunt here anymore.
Do show off your score! I wanna see what you got! Don't shoot and split. I HATE that! Shot a Bambi? It happens. Let me know and I'll give you some grief but you'll be back next year. If you hide it, you might not be.
I could keep going but I think if you guys follow these tips, private land access for hunting shouldn't be too much of an issue.