Landowner/Hunter Rights & Responsibilities

[Snake]

No, he does not have to carry extra insurance, why should he. He should have you sign a waiver stating that you are responsible for your own actions. This in no way releases him from negligence, but you would be responsible if you fall out of a tree.

The permission slip is necessary so the GW knows you are hunting there legally, especially if the place is marked with purple and signs. I print these out and give them to guys I let hunt for the day or weekend to keep them out of trouble. A release of liability is also signed.

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This ^^^^ I don't know of any law that requires said landowner to carry insurance just so someone hunts his property by signing a waiver of responsibility weather or not money is involved. Might be a good ideal to get the access agreement notarized if possible .

 

[AT Hiker]

According to state law they were lying. That said, laws don't stop anyone from being sued.

I spent several years in the insurance industry. All a law does is make the attorneys work harder.

 

[Mattt]

I can tell you firsthand, you may have no intention of a lawsuit, your insurance company will refuse the claim and you will pay out of pocket for whatever claim. Blue cross blue shield.
Experience in another situation taught me that If it's on govt land you might possibly be ok

 

[Bullit]

We had a farmer that would let all the neighborhood kids hunt and fish his big farm. Someone new moved in the neighborhood and one of their teenage sons got killed in a cave in a place everyone knew not to go . No one from there would have sued this family but they did. They had to move out of the area.