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Landowner/Hunter Rights & Responsibilities

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 .
 
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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
 
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.
 
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 .
If you own anything, tangible or intangible, carry an additional umbrella policy. Contracts, law, agreements, precedents, ... might be in your favor, but that does not mean you can't be sued. Even your best friend or brother, if he gets disabled or killed on your property, will seek to protect the interests and well-being of his wife and children.
 
If you own anything, tangible or intangible, carry an additional umbrella policy. Contracts, law, agreements, precedents, ... might be in your favor, but that does not mean you can't be sued. Even your best friend or brother, if he gets disabled or killed on your property, will seek to protect the interests and well-being of his wife and children.
This is true even at your residence. But being sued still don't mean you won't win in court . If I was on a jury and a landowner had an agreement such as I mentioned there would be no way I'd vote yay to settlement in favor for a defendant against a landowner . Heck you can get sued by just being in the right place at the wrong time now a day .
 
This is true even at your residence. But being sued still don't mean you won't win in court . If I was on a jury and a landowner had an agreement such as I mentioned there would be no way I'd vote yay to settlement in favor for a defendant against a landowner . Heck you can get sued by just being in the right place at the wrong time now a day .
All true, but just getting sued, regardless of judgement or outcome, can be very expensive.
 

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