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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 14, 2009 21:36:50 GMT -5
I kinda screwed that last one up lol, I been trying for 2 years with no luck. Nothing this year either.... Any one else having this problem, or can suggest any ways I might try in order to increase my luck ?
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Post by turkeyscout on Oct 15, 2009 6:16:46 GMT -5
hey jeremy, are you talking about buying private land or just getting permission to hunt?  ?? anyway good luck.....if you are talking about getting permission to hunt (especially if you don't know the owner or farmer)its all about "timing your vist and respect"....and theres' a lot more do's and don't to this getting permission.also todays a good day for a visit(its raining and the farmers' will be around his house or barn) do not wear camo and be by yourself or have a youngster with you , ,........turkey scout |
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 15, 2009 10:44:19 GMT -5
Yeah I am talking about just getting permission to hunt. I dont wear my camo , I figure thats just asking for a no. My wife usually goes with me but I might take along my lil boy next time. I introduce myself, and Im nice and courteous, even offer to sign the INDNR Permission to access private land form to release them from liability. Still no luck. I have offered to give part of the deer to them, or work on the farm. Just seems no one "trusts" anyone anymore. I lost my last spot in Borden when the farmer died, his kids wasted no time selling off the timber and the property to developers (600+ acres). I had permission on 50 acres in Underwood, they died and the son sold it all off for timber. What a waste of some beautiful property. Thanks for your help I appreciate it,
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Post by drs on Oct 15, 2009 13:00:51 GMT -5
I kinda screwed that last one up lol, I been trying for 2 years with no luck. Nothing this year either.... Any one else having this problem, or can suggest any ways I might try in order to increase my luck ? Yes, Buy your own hunting ground. It is becomming harder & harder to secure permission to hunt on the land of others. Also Development takes a HUGE toll on hunting areas. |
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 26, 2009 9:57:47 GMT -5
If I would have the means to purchase my own land I wouldnt be trying to get permission to hunt on someone elses property. We live on one income so purchasin property is not an option. Maybe one day when the kids are grown and outta college and I win the lottery I might be able to buy some land until then guess I will keep trying to find a farmer interested in lettin someone hunt their property.
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Post by drs on Oct 26, 2009 14:14:36 GMT -5
If I would have the means to purchase my own land I wouldnt be trying to get permission to hunt on someone elses property. We live on one income so purchasin property is not an option. Maybe one day when the kids are grown and outta college and I win the lottery I might be able to buy some land until then guess I will keep trying to find a farmer interested in lettin someone hunt their property. That's what you'll have to do is "Find" a Farmer or Landowner. This is becomming tough to do, thesedays, as it seems that people are reluctant to let other hunt on their property, especially with a firearm. Hunting is becomming a Richman's Sport and the price keeps going up & up each passing year. <VERY SAD!> |
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 26, 2009 20:04:29 GMT -5
You speak the truth on that one, I have manged to somewhat lock down a spot in Starlight couple hundred acres, nice spot I have hunted it b4 but I can only bow hunt there and have to go with my uncle. During gun season there are prolly 20 plus guys that cram into it and I dont get to hunt it at all, once muzzleloader comes in I get a chance rarely but the late late archery season I get back in there. Everyone else I have spoken with either doesnt want anyone on the land at all or they will lease it. Some really outrageous price tags out there anymore for that !
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Post by drs on Oct 27, 2009 7:38:31 GMT -5
You speak the truth on that one, I have manged to somewhat lock down a spot in Starlight couple hundred acres, nice spot I have hunted it b4 but I can only bow hunt there and have to go with my uncle. Everyone else I have spoken with either doesnt want anyone on the land at all or they will lease it. Some really outrageous price tags out there anymore for that ! The question is since you or your uncle don't own that 200 acres; will it still be there next season?? I use to live in Southwest Indiana and while there I saw hunting ground after hunting ground disappear over a short period of time to Development. Places left to hunt were very hard to find, and crowded. |
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Post by Decatur on Oct 27, 2009 10:08:09 GMT -5
I always have the problem of when I do finally get permission, the land owner lets everyone and his brother hunt there as well!
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 27, 2009 12:00:07 GMT -5
It's tough finding a good farm & as D said you're usually sharing it with other invited guests...
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Post by INDeerhunter on Oct 27, 2009 12:04:50 GMT -5
I havent ran into that personally but have heard horror stories about it happening to friends of mine. The farm I hunted in Borden for a few years I had ran into a few guys on the property while I was huntin and when I ask them if they knew they were on private property they replied "yeah I know" or "yeah Im just walkin thru" Guys that just didnt care that they werent supposed to be there at all. Couple guys had rode their 4 wheelers right thru the farmers corn field and drove circles back and forth, totally destroyin more than an acre of crop. That was becuz he told them he already had guys huntin and didnt want to add more, so instead of respecting that they tore up his property. No wonder its harder and harder to get permission and then to hold on to it. It wasnt a year later that farmer past away and his family sold it with in 2 weeks of his burial what a waste.....
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Post by drs on Oct 27, 2009 12:43:51 GMT -5
I always have the problem of when I do finally get permission, the land owner lets everyone and his brother hunt there as well! Had that same problem when I hunted private land near Loogootee, In. |
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Post by belcher on Dec 30, 2009 8:45:50 GMT -5
lots of places in Indiana to lease if you click around on the net,not near the price of land in Illinois or Kentucky,at least that is what I have found.
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Post by tickman1961 on Jan 12, 2010 13:42:15 GMT -5
Best time to catch many of them is where they would eat breakfast or lunch, you need to establish a relationship many times before they will allow you to hunt.
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Post by thecommissioner on Jan 15, 2010 7:11:58 GMT -5
Best time to catch many of them is where they would eat breakfast or lunch, you need to establish a relationship many times before they will allow you to hunt. This is the truth. Having a relationship with the landowner means he is allowing a friend rather than a stranger hunt on his property. A friend is more likely to respect a friend's property. Unfortunately, in this day and age of coarsening societal values, I'd never permit someone carry a gun on my property unless I know him well. |
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Post by drs on Jan 15, 2010 8:34:06 GMT -5
lots of places in Indiana to lease if you click around on the net,not near the price of land in Illinois or Kentucky,at least that is what I have found. SO one has to "Hunt" for a place inorder to Hunt. |
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Post by bartiks on May 17, 2015 13:24:27 GMT -5
lots of places in Indiana to lease if you click around on the net,not near the price of land in Illinois or Kentucky,at least that is what I have found. Well put. |
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Post by nfalls116 on May 19, 2015 19:47:28 GMT -5
I don't seem to have a problem getting land to hunt but I do understand why my friends would rather lease to someone then allow me to hunt. But I have people that reserve a spot for me too. But I live in a community wherr I have established a reputation as being a good egg somehow so it benefits me. I always start by asking if they need any part time day labor type help. Seems to me a man that ain't afraid to work for em then when you do and show you have a respect for their equipment and land they say well ya know I have this one spot you can hunt
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Post by swetz on May 19, 2015 22:04:29 GMT -5
You have to look at it from the land owner's perspective. On the one hand, they may say why let you hunt for free when they can lease to someone else.
There's also the safety issue. They don't know you and you want to be using a firearm around their home and family. How do they know you're not going to say screw it and take a shot at the trophy buck between you and their house.
I'd say you're either going to have to hunt public land or build a genuine friendship with a landowner.
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?? anyway good luck.....if you are talking about getting permission to hunt (especially if you don't know the owner or farmer)its all about "timing your vist and respect"....and theres' a lot more do's and don't to this getting permission.also todays a good day for a visit(its raining and the farmers' will be around his house or barn) do not wear camo and be by yourself or have a youngster with you , ,........turkey scout
