Originally posted by HS Strut:
Gundude,
you make such a good point about people taking advantage of landowners. I TOTALLY understand someone not wanting to allow hunters AT ALL after such an event.
Here's my rub, Now I'm not speaking of You Gundude, but MANY landowners have complained of this type of thing happening. So what do they do? LEASE OUT THE LAND To a broker. So what they're saying is: I'll put up with that same guy hunting here if he PAYS ME. When a landowner leases he loses that person to person deal. That handshake. It's now a business. So My son and I can't get permission, but it's fine and dandy for my son and I to hunt all we want if we PAY. These landowners know nothing and DON'T CARE who's hunting if they are getting PAYED.
I think you are wrong on that assumption. I have three leases. All of them have specific contracts stating what we can and can't do. If we disrespect land or owner in anyway we are booted, people tend to have a vested interest when there $$ is involved. There is no short list of guys that want leases. If you aren't meeting landowners standards someone else will be more than willing to stepup. Plus we carry liability insurance and detail everything up front. Which would you feel more comfortable doing if you were a landowner?