more bad luck, without words

[buckluck_9pt]

okay, so I called the one farmer we hunt on because I thought I left my soft gun case in their field.. I saw him out discing his field yesterday and hoped if he saw it he'd pick it up.. called this morning to ask because my dad and his buddy are there hunting this morning.. told me no, didn't see anything.. " and I don't think we want you guys back there anymore, you're scaring our dog. she's getting old and yesterday she was terrified, scratching the door trying to get back into the house".. I am shocked.. we hunted 11 years there, taking many deer and turkey and geese.. always took care making sure we didn't make a mess, always was friendly with the owners, even brought the wife and kids out to visit them and the dog.. find it weird.. I know the dog is getting old, but she loved me.. always ran out to see me and lay down so I could rub her belly and play with her, even yesterday she did this when I was coming in from the field.. find it really weird.. oh well, we still got 2 spots out there plus a couple pieces of crown land.. looks like we gotta start knocking on doors again, and soon.. season is almost here..

[dutchhunter]

hey it happens ,,I have seen a lot of farms sold ,people pass on and new owners take over and you are looking for a new farm to hunt ,,best of luck in your search ,,Dutch

[G Skinner]

I have always considered myself lucky to have the spots I have to hunt . Always stayed on the best side of the Landowner . Ask each spring and fall if it is still OK .Had 1 property change hands ...sometime happens. Good luck .
Glen

[skeeter1]

Had Bill Troubridge come in and lease a farm out from under us this year. We are fortunate to have multiple places kind of an underhanded move.

[icepic]

It's happening here quite a bit,guys with money leasing property under people.it's all about cash.we have a property up north that we own and some guys came to us and said they leased are land and to get off.it got down to the police coming on our call .seems a neighbor leased land and included our property in his lease.

[buckluck_9pt]

I think that's what happened here.. they were so good to us, and us to them.. and they just seemed to get cold all of a sudden.. there is one guy in our area who takes up a ton of land ( last I heard the guy and his "group" have about 40 properties) and he guides for deer , turkey and goose on them.. just sucks when we had exclusive rights for so long.. I used to ask them every year about hunting the following year and after 3 or 4 years they said we didn't have to ask anymore, just hunt it.. oh well.. things happen, just gotta get knocking on doors again and start canvasing for new bush's to hunt...

[Brampton Mike]

welcome to the wonderful world of finding hunting property....lost mine prime spot a few years ago when the husband died and his wife said no...now there is a big country mansion right were i used to shoot turkeys....with respect to deer hunting...we lost a PRIME hunting location a few years back...landowner literally kicked us out and said to never come back ...no reason given..such is life.

[G Skinner]

Had Bill Troubridge come in and lease a farm out from under us this year. We are fortunate to have multiple places .

This kind of comment is uncalled for ....as the decision was the landowners to make .
Glen
NB: Better ?

[skeeter1]

This kind of comment is uncalled for ....as the decision was the landowners to make .
Glen

Really? So he goes in and gets an "I already have guys here", and the the old "Well let me lease it then". I don't blame the farmer at all for taking the opportunity to make some extra income. So I beg to differ.

[Marker]

That's tough.

Private land is worth working for which it sounds like you did. I am down to one spot of private land now and its a good one so I make sure the neighbours have nothing to complain about as I have found in the past they can have a big influence on the land owner.