I have had a bad experience once with the opposite point of view.

I got permission to hunt land that I had lived on for over 10 years, so very familiar with the area and neighbors.

The land was completely unmarked but I had maps from the assessor's office along with my permission letter (signed).

Land owner on adjacent property came by during a hunt and claimed I was on his property - no proof, just a claim. We went over the map, I showed him the permission letter, My sister even babysat his kids a few years earlier... so he knew me sort of. He claimed I was 15 feet on is property. I asked if I could hunt there that year and then I'd move the stand.. I also planted a small food plot, 1/4 acre. He said no. So I moved, 15 feet away from the original stand on property he admitted was the owner in which I had permission. he didn't like that, so he would walk out there leaving garbage and pop cans, beer can all around my stand. Some land owner!! I eventually left after another season, never to return.

I had property maps from the city showing natural terrain - it really was impossible to tell, but I relented. 15 feet over an 80 acre area.

This guy just didn't like hunters. Over the years he purchased that land, claimed he loved wildlife, then cut down every tree and mowed all the natural habitat down to a nub, planted grass over 10 acres.

Some animal lover, right? I asked around and all the other neighbors knew him as an old crotchety... well, you get it.

I vote for communication and ethical hunting. Be nice, that is the name of the game.


Deer Hunting since 1999 (Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana Antelope)

Marketing Guy in Chicago but grew up in Indiana/ Ball State.. blah blah blah.