http://beacon.schneidercorp.com/ Here you go my friend - some counties in Indiana don't have the full blow Beacon product, the ones that do have great information - including property line, total acreage, price of properties. Basically I use it as a tool to find out how much heat some of my friends are packing... lol It's a great tool, Beacon Basic is basically your Google Earth. But if your county has the full blown version like Vigo County in Indiana does then it's a pretty sweet tool. Type in the last name of anyone that is a registered home or land owner and you will find every single piece of property they own in that county. Do note that it's not available in all sates - only 1 county in Michigan has it. Some of it's features include: Data summary/results reporting Statewide property record reporting Tax history Land improvement data Aerial photos mapping Report printing and email links
you will never know unless you ask. again the worst they can say is no, then you just move on. now if you pull n and the place looks like something out of the texas chainsaw massacre with some kid playing a banjo on the front porch, slap it is reverse and get the heck out of there
If the spot is good, once a year is probably about the most I would do. Keeping in contact, and checking in the following year is a nice gesture; sometimes things change. Also, if you ask on a lot of spots make sure you keep track of names, numbers, and locations of who you asked and who you didn't. I nearly asked a farmer twice this year... (Too many names and numbers!!!) Good Luck. PS - Next year start asking in May/June; I have much better luck then.
I've been wanting ask this question for awhile now. I have a place to deer hunt now but i also have Beagles that love to chase rabbits. Ive been wanting to ask some land owners if i could run them on their property but most of them think you will be interfering with the deer, which is not the case at all. Anyway, good advise and maybe ill find a land owner who will let me do both
I think you might be surprised - I've had a lot of luck with people letting me hunt on their land. I'v had 2 no's on hunting land from 2 people that I would have put at the top of my list for a yes. The other people that have let me hunt their land are not as close to me as the two people who have told me No. Moral to the story, don't let one no discourage you from finding private land to hunt on. Think long and hard about who might have private land that would let you hunt, give them a call, a text an e-mail and tell them your situation. So you want to take dogs out on the property? Why don't you just gain permission first? Then after you've developed some trust and a relationship then maybe ask to bring out dogs and rabbit hunt. Or ask if you can plant a food plot - don't ask to do this stuff right off the bat or in the first year or so - you HAVE to establish a relationship and a trust with the person and it's as simple as that.
Hey guys, put all your tips to work today and got permission to hunt a great 20 acre slice of land on a horse farm! Im incredibly psyched, it's a great looking piece of land with sign allllll over it. Thanks again for the tips, couldn't have done it without ya
All advice above is great and true. I have hunted the same land for 12 years now and respecting the property has brought him to let me stay on property when others have been told NO! Take care of the land once you get on and that will show him how much it means to you to have permission. It is a seller. I have picked up trash and road kills in the field for them. Helped cut up fallen trees in the loggin roads. What ever it takes show him that you care about everything.
