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How do you normally ask your neighbor for permission to hunt in their land?

In my opinion, if the land is good deer habitat and not being hunted, need to find out why and be able to address that. Could be the land owner is anti hunting. That is the hardest one to overcome but not impossible to break through. Might be that it is reserved for family hunting. Could be that there were hunters that didn't treat the property with care, didn't follow rules, damaged crops/livestock/fences. Have references and you should be able to overcome that barrier. Bottom line, talk to the neighbor like a neighbor. Offer to share the harvest, help them out with land chores etc.
 
themanpcl said:
In my opinion, if the land is good deer habitat and not being hunted, need to find out why and be able to address that. Could be the land owner is anti hunting. That is the hardest one to overcome but not impossible to break through. Might be that it is reserved for family hunting. Could be that there were hunters that didn't treat the property with care, didn't follow rules, damaged crops/livestock/fences. Have references and you should be able to overcome that barrier. Bottom line, talk to the neighbor like a neighbor. Offer to share the harvest, help them out with land chores etc.
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That is very insightful, what land chores are there beside mowing the grass ?
 
GodGunAndCountry said:
That is very insightful, what land chores are there beside mowing the grass ?
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Depending on their circumstances & age, they might just want to talk. One farm I hunt, the old guy lives alone. I meet up with him a few times per month to have lunch, listen to his stories, talk politics, etc. Every time there's a storm I cruise by his place and pick up branches & storm debris from his yard. I've helped him work on his old Ford truck and I've went fishing with him several times. When he's sick I bring him groceries. I even bought him an insta-pot so he could make small, single person venison roasts.

Another farm I hunt, the farmer calls when he needs help fixing a tractor or implement. I've helped him track down breaks in electric fence, stretched barb wire fence, etc. This weekend I'm going over to his house to cut down a couple dead trees that are dropping limbs.

One place I hunt is mostly a fallow farm, minus two ag fields. Everything else is grown over and in ruin. That farmer asked only that I clean trash, kill every coyote I see, and mend any fence I come across that has damage from trees or branches falling.

In every case the landowner only wants genuine respect and courtesy. Kindness is a two way street. Don't ask it without offering it. To every one of the farms I hunt, none of them are interested in my money. All of them are older gentlemen and there's nothing more an old guy likes more than being listened to and respected. They also all really like venison summer sausage!
 
Ski said:
Depending on their circumstances & age, they might just want to talk. One farm I hunt, the old guy lives alone. I meet up with him a few times per month to have lunch, listen to his stories, talk politics, etc. Every time there's a storm I cruise by his place and pick up branches & storm debris from his yard. I've helped him work on his old Ford truck and I've went fishing with him several times. When he's sick I bring him groceries. I even bought him an insta-pot so he could make small, single person venison roasts.

Another farm I hunt, the farmer calls when he needs help fixing a tractor or implement. I've helped him track down breaks in electric fence, stretched barb wire fence, etc. This weekend I'm going over to his house to cut down a couple dead trees that are dropping limbs.

One place I hunt is mostly a fallow farm, minus two ag fields. Everything else is grown over and in ruin. That farmer asked only that I clean trash, kill every coyote I see, and mend any fence I come across that has damage from trees or branches falling.

In every case the landowner only wants genuine respect and courtesy. Kindness is a two way street. Don't ask it without offering it. To every one of the farms I hunt, none of them are interested in my money. All of them are older gentlemen and there's nothing more an old guy likes more than being listened to and respected. They also all really like venison summer sausage!
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Grew up on a large family farm in Nebraska, and this is exactly the way to do it.
 
It also helps to be prepared. I always pint out an aerial view of the place with the property lines outlined in red, and the area I intend to hunt lightly shaded in red. My name, phone number and vehicle description/plate number that I'll be parking to hunt are all printed on the map. They know I've taken the time to inform myself and that I not only take their property serious, but their neighbors as well. Every property adjoins other properties. It also allows us to look over things together for specific instructions, without the landowner having to physically walk me around the property. Having that printed aerial has made the difference in getting permission more times than not.
 
BigRod said:
I'd do just about anything they ask if you're that desperate.

I'd ask if they needed the sidewalks, car ports, fence needs pressure washed. maybe wash cars, mulch flower beds or anything like that.
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Ski said:
Depending on their circumstances & age, they might just want to talk. One farm I hunt, the old guy lives alone. I meet up with him a few times per month to have lunch, listen to his stories, talk politics, etc. Every time there's a storm I cruise by his place and pick up branches & storm debris from his yard. I've helped him work on his old Ford truck and I've went fishing with him several times. When he's sick I bring him groceries. I even bought him an insta-pot so he could make small, single person venison roasts.

Another farm I hunt, the farmer calls when he needs help fixing a tractor or implement. I've helped him track down breaks in electric fence, stretched barb wire fence, etc. This weekend I'm going over to his house to cut down a couple dead trees that are dropping limbs.

One place I hunt is mostly a fallow farm, minus two ag fields. Everything else is grown over and in ruin. That farmer asked only that I clean trash, kill every coyote I see, and mend any fence I come across that has damage from trees or branches falling.

In every case the landowner only wants genuine respect and courtesy. Kindness is a two way street. Don't ask it without offering it. To every one of the farms I hunt, none of them are interested in my money. All of them are older gentlemen and there's nothing more an old guy likes more than being listened to and respected. They also all really like venison summer sausage!
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This knowledge of yours is weight in gold, i very appreciated, sir!!!!!
 
Ski said:
It also helps to be prepared. I always pint out an aerial view of the place with the property lines outlined in red, and the area I intend to hunt lightly shaded in red. My name, phone number and vehicle description/plate number that I'll be parking to hunt are all printed on the map. They know I've taken the time to inform myself and that I not only take their property serious, but their neighbors as well. Every property adjoins other properties. It also allows us to look over things together for specific instructions, without the landowner having to physically walk me around the property. Having that printed aerial has made the difference in getting permission more times than not.
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Thank you sir , this is a great step to take . It make sense to me right away
 
Great advice offered so far. How big is your neighbors property? Mostly wooded, fields, rural, urban, etc? This may determine the help that you offer.
 

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