Contact the landowner while wearing street clothes and well in advance
of when you wish to hunt. |
- Ask permission before entering private land. Trespassing is usually
a criminal offense—you can be arrested, prosecuted, fined, and
even jailed. Getting permission to hunt on another person’s land
is both a law and a courtesy.
- Contact the landowner well in advance of your hunt. Obtain permission
for companions who may come with you, and check with the landowner
each time you plan to visit.
- Leave gates open or closed as you find them (or as requested by landowner).
- Drive only on existing roads approved for use.
- Don’t walk across newly planted fields or areas with crops
ready to harvest.
- Don’t litter, build campfires without permission, or drive
spikes or nails into trees that may someday may be harvested for timber.
- Leave livestock undisturbed.
- Use portable tree stands or portable ground blinds rather than permanent
structures, which are unsightly, may damage trees, and eventually become
unusable because of weathering.
- Don’t leave the remains of field dressing in places where it
would be easy to view or smell. Bury, hide, or pack them out. Be especially
diligent about this if the landowner has pets that might find a gut
pile and drag parts of it home.
- Show your appreciation to the landowner by offering to share your
game, helping with some chores, buying a small gift, or saying thanks
in some other way.
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