Asking for permission to hunt

I have 3 great properties that I have hunted for over 10 years now.

I go and see or call the owners in late Aug every year. I bring them gift cards & meat treats to show my appreciation.

This year I almost lost my best spot. The farmer was afraid I would injured by dead falling ash trees. :(We compromised & I can still hunt it as long as I hunt the field edges only. :)

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Originally Posted by JMatthews

never go to the front door of old farm houses.

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Where should I go if not the front door?

Thanks for all the input. I'll be knocking on doors and putting up some posters in the next week so I'll let you know how it goes.

With older rural houses, the front door is rarely used. Typically you enter from a side door and this often leads to either an enclosed porch or the country kitchen. The other thing to remember is to be genuine.

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Originally Posted by JMatthews

With older rural houses, the front door is rarely used. Typically you enter from a side door and this often leads to either an enclosed porch or the country kitchen. The other thing to remember is to be genuine.

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ok, I thought you meant go to the barn or something. I always look to see where the pathways are and where cars are parked. Growing up in Newfoundland lots of front doors went to living rooms.

Sure wish Parcel delivery people knew to go to the side door. Had a Pizza Guy walk through 4 feet of snow and jump up my unfinished deck that had no stairs and known to deliver the Pizza.

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Originally Posted by JMatthews

With older rural houses, the front door is rarely used. Typically you enter from a side door and this often leads to either an enclosed porch or the country kitchen. The other thing to remember is to be genuine.

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So, I've been knocking on doors and think I have found one place with an older farmer who has given people permission before.

Also, I posted an ad to kijiji a couple weeks ago and got a reply last night from a guy who has coyotes coming right into his backyard. He's within Ottawa but discharge is permitted, so I'm talking with him about going out for a look.

Make sure you get permission from the land owner, not the renter. Get it in writing,signed, two copies. Make sure no other hunters have been given permission to hunt their property. Some landowners are now charging a fee to hunt their property. It's the thinking " what's in it for me ? " . If you are hunting in a County where hunting
is popular, most properties are locked up. Coyote hunting is popular now so getting permission isn't as easy as it use to be. Good Luck.

Usually in the Ottawa area it's not to hard to find land, very rarely is it locked up and very rarely do farms charge, they do want someone who is honest and a down to earth person.

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Originally Posted by tracer

Make sure you get permission from the land owner, not the renter. Get it in writing,signed, two copies. Make sure no other hunters have been given permission to hunt their property. Some landowners are now charging a fee to hunt their property. It's the thinking " what's in it for me ? " . If you are hunting in a County where hunting
is popular, most properties are locked up. Coyote hunting is popular now so getting permission isn't as easy as it use to be. Good Luck.

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For me, it's a quick introduction and I cut right to the chase. If I know neighbours, I try to name drop if I can when asking.

Before both the turkey and waterfowl seasons I take a few days and stop in and see every landowner to confirm permission and just to show my face. I turkey/waterfowl hunt on over 40 private properties, so I find it important to map these properties out and keep records of landowner names as to not get confused with who owns what.

-Nick