But its actually a good thing.
I got out for a few today to round up some permission slips.
There is a spot I have been hunting for a couple years now that is actually 2 adjoining properties. One is a larger woods that is owned by a local farmer. i primarily hunt his property when I'm out there. The property to the south is owned by an older woman the leases out the cropland to a large farming outfit.
The farmer that owns the larger area is weary of allowing too many people on his property. I get there early because I am the only one that asks permission for turkey season and he has no problem giving me permission for deer and small game as well. By the time fall comes around he typically turns people away which leaves myself and one guy that only hunts during gun season as the only people with permission. last year i didnt even see that guy.
He gave me permission this year.
I stopped by the other place and found a sign in the window, "no hunting permits"
bummer.
But all hope was not lost, I rarely hunt this ladies land. She used to own a large plot across the street as well as a 6 or 7 acre spot next to her house. Most of the other hunters around got permission for the place across the street. She sold that last year. Which greatly decreased hunting pressure because the new owners don't allow hunting. I did, however run into a couple guys that were hunting the small woods next to her. because of this competition, I stayed on the farmers property (where they don't have permission) and just used her property as access. After speaking with her today, she said she wasn't giving hunting permission this year because the small area next to her house isn't big enough to be worth the hassle of permission slips. (the fact is, this little area is the primary doe bedding area) She did say I could still park there and walk through her woods to get to the farmers property behind her. As a matter of fact, since there wont be any other hunters around, I don't have to park on the street anymore, I can park in her drive if I want.
What this means to me is that I can still hunt where I normally do, and that the guys that hunted her property wont be around. I basically have the place to myself.
I got out for a few today to round up some permission slips.
There is a spot I have been hunting for a couple years now that is actually 2 adjoining properties. One is a larger woods that is owned by a local farmer. i primarily hunt his property when I'm out there. The property to the south is owned by an older woman the leases out the cropland to a large farming outfit.
The farmer that owns the larger area is weary of allowing too many people on his property. I get there early because I am the only one that asks permission for turkey season and he has no problem giving me permission for deer and small game as well. By the time fall comes around he typically turns people away which leaves myself and one guy that only hunts during gun season as the only people with permission. last year i didnt even see that guy.
He gave me permission this year.
I stopped by the other place and found a sign in the window, "no hunting permits"
bummer.
But all hope was not lost, I rarely hunt this ladies land. She used to own a large plot across the street as well as a 6 or 7 acre spot next to her house. Most of the other hunters around got permission for the place across the street. She sold that last year. Which greatly decreased hunting pressure because the new owners don't allow hunting. I did, however run into a couple guys that were hunting the small woods next to her. because of this competition, I stayed on the farmers property (where they don't have permission) and just used her property as access. After speaking with her today, she said she wasn't giving hunting permission this year because the small area next to her house isn't big enough to be worth the hassle of permission slips. (the fact is, this little area is the primary doe bedding area) She did say I could still park there and walk through her woods to get to the farmers property behind her. As a matter of fact, since there wont be any other hunters around, I don't have to park on the street anymore, I can park in her drive if I want.
What this means to me is that I can still hunt where I normally do, and that the guys that hunted her property wont be around. I basically have the place to myself.
