Driving down the road I saw the biggest buck of my life with my wife. finally sat down and found out the owner of the property (an LLC) and mailed a letter to the address. Also found another block of woods and mailed a letter to that address as well (Also an LLC). Hopefully it pans out, there both super close to where I live, I could almost walk to them. And the buck I saw...man he was a dandy big boxy frame, I would love o be able to chase him. I'll keep yall posted with how it turns out if I ever hear anything (Which I doubt)
Letters are like junk mail go into the garbage almost immediately calling is much better even email is better than writing But I wish you the best
LLC makes it hard. I go knock on doors. Gotta go again soon and try to score another piece. I knock, introduce myself and start talking. I saw somewhere a guy who mails letters and puts a gift card to a restaurant in with the letter. It's a great idea but could get very pricey. Companies who own land are hard because they are already worried about insurance or liability and what I have found is that there is always an employee who hunts or uses it already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Some times it helps if you put a permission card in and a self addressed stamped envelope. Just something to think about in the future. Talking face to face is definitely your best bet though. Harder for some people to say no face to face, also harder for them to ignore you. Good luck!!
Yea those are great ideas, tough to talk when there is no listed phone number and the address is a po box though...and yea I would have been very happy for an email address haha. I did everything I could which is obviously not much, a gift card in the letter would have been a really good idea, even just 5 or ten bucks to Starbucks...dang maybe I'll do that with a follow up.
Don't give up. Keep the rack, but share the venison. I'm in my fourth season of "herd management" in my suburban MD neighborhood where 18-22 does have been counted on a 1/2 acre lot. Local regs require permission of residents within 100 yards of a shooting position. In my letter I include all licenses, stamps, Dept Nat Res ID, hunter safety cert, bow hunter qualification card and anything else that sounds official. If I hand deliver the letter, I get about 70% positive responses to shooting on the property and another 10% will let me shoot within 100 yds of the residence but not in, on, or across the property. Then there is the other 20% who think I can't tell the difference between their white dog and the hundreds of albino deer roaming the woods. Geesh!
I agree with Hatfield Hunter. Letters will likely go in the trash. The best approach is to somehow or other meet face to face. And that will take some work. Good luck. Sent from my SM-G930V using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Yep... tried this this spring. Seems like many of the properties around my area are owned by people that aren't local. So, writing a letter would seem logical? NOT ONE granted permission. All of them got back to me and thanked me for asking. Thanks, but no thanks. Waste of time and money. Good luck to you?
Boom 1 for 2. Got permission today on a property so close I can literally walk there. After I sent the letter (7/21) they sent me an email (8/ 8) and I met them today (8/9) I wont be able to scout it until just before season, but at least I have somewhere to hunt!
Good for you!! Great to hear! Last year I called just over 60 land owners, and got 2 yes's. Very discouraging. This year, I made some calls, and in person visits, to some new areas, and it's been much more successful.
Good for you!! Great to hear! Last year I called just over 60 land owners, and got 2 yes's. Very discouraging. This year, I made some calls, and in person visits, to some new areas, and it's been much more successful.
Nice to see some people will still let you hunt there land. Where I live most of the land is owned by 3 people and when ever a nice chunk or farm comes up for auction there right there to swoop in and drive the price up so no one can afford it. They own most of the county and unless you're blood related or very close friend good luck on getting in. Like sethf11 said it's all about the liability. Take advantage of this opportunity be respectful to the owner and the land hopefully they'll let you hunt there every year.
