How To Ask Landowners For Permission To Hunt 

Pro tip: look at the farmers equipment and invest in a John Deere, Case and New Holland hat and wear them accordingly.

I like to give landowners meat after the season and always ask if there's something I can help with on the property, just helps facilitate the relationship and shows that you're grateful.

Another good tip: ask for ground rules on stuff like driving trucks into the field, etc

I watched this video then asked a landowner right after and they said yes hit the like button if your proud of me!!!😂😂😂

When my daughters were young, I would take them with me when scouting for ducks and geese, they like riding around with Dad, we stopped off at a old farm one day were a large number of geese were landing in a cut corn field, we walked up to the door and we were met by a sweet little old Lady, I introduce myself and my Daughters, next thing you knew we got invited in, and that sweet Lady got some cookies and milk for the girls, we talked for a short time and locked in a great spot to hunt. The next day could not get here soon enough, after getting set up and waiting for the Geese to show up, a truck stopped out on the road, and here comes some guy, he walks right out into the middle of my decoys and ask what I was doing, I told him that it was obvious that I was hunting, he then asked how I got permission to hunt, and that he was trying to hunt this farm for years with no luck, I politely ask him to leave, without telling him about my two secret weapons.................

After watching your corn field hunts this pass season I've been looking at areas to ask for permission. Thanks for the tips.

I’m not a hunter but I’ve been looking for areas to take my dirt bike off-road. I’m gonna try these same tips thanks!

If you’re batting .300 on getting permission, you’re doing pretty good. Also, if you’re a parent with a young kid, bring them with you and make it clear you want to hunt with your kid (but only if you’re actually going to hunt with your kid).

Spot on!! The first property I asked to duck hunt I got a hard... YES!!! The guy asked if I hunt geese too so I said yeah me and couple friends love hunting geese! So he said "KILL EM ALL!!" His farm grows soybeans and corn as a cash crop and the geese were decimating acres of his soybean fields. So we went in and smacked a bunch. At the end of the season my buddy and I sent him a thank you letter letting him know how we did and sent him a $20 gift card to a tractor supply. I called him again this summer and he said "Yep you're more than welcome to come back, we've got geese everywhere and they're eating everything in sight so if you can hunt them that would be much appreciated! Basically he asked us to hunt his property. A little hospitality and kindness pays off

Good to get written permission prior to the hunt as well.

I’ve got 52 properties that I need to get in touch with, using OnX I’ve color coded them and given them reference numbers. And given how I dislike getting random knocks on my door, I’ve elected to mail a typed up letter to all of them with my contact info and each properties reference code to cut down on wasted gas

I do this for deer hunting well before the season starts. I've offered to help them with projects. Sometimes the owner gets a little too "rule happy" and then its just time to move on.

I've had good look talking to land owners here in Pennsylvania. Deer hunting is basically the most popular kind of hunting around me so most people don't care about waterfowl or small game but god forbid you ask to hunt deer lol

I think it's important to note also that landowner isn't the only interested party for hunting privileges. If you do secure permission be sure to ask about renters or leasers and get their information too so everyone is on the same page. It's not fun to get landowner permission and a grower comes out steaming mad during a hunt.

Great video. Great advice. But..... it’s almost impossible to get a “yes” in northern Illinois

Being a student in Pratt is hard. A lot of leased land. But hopefully this year is a lot better.

The one thing I’ve always told my buddies when they’re shy about asking for permission properties is you’re literally no worse off if they say no. You can only gain and benefit from going around and asking.

This helped me so much thank you!

Great vid Man Smile More God Bless stay safe guys 👍

Asked for permission on a giant property for geese the first time. The guy was a property manager and his reaction wasn’t what I expected; “kill em all.” Of course I offered to take him along and show him how it’s done. Got my fingers crossed that we’re able to wack the crap out of some geese September 1st

Yes always pick up your trash and other people's trash. Pick up your spent shells. After you hunt always offer some of your kill to the land owner. When you're asking around for permission make sure and jot down all your yays and nays because you dont want to ask people a second time and piss them off if they already told you no.

Best video I would definitely use does tricks 👌🏻

I live in a pecan orchard and I give pecans to the people that let me hunt and fish on their land, just a token of appreciation goes a long way

What's the normal ratio of yes:no?

What if u write them a letter? Would that work?

When is your camo hat back in stock it's my favorite hat but mine is all crusty now from sweat

You havent done a cooking video in a while

You walk up in some yards take a good chance of getting shot 😂 especially where I live.

If the property has “no trespassing” signs posted, do you still bother asking? And, should we offer some type of compensation up front?

Hey brother, just moved to south central kansas from Texas and looking to find some hunting buddies! I've been grinding to find some public and private land for the upcoming seasons and gonna would love to get some hunts in together. Got my lab and everything else all I'm missing is some people that can miss ducks and make some behind the blind jokes! let me know if you're interested!

I got 9 NO's in a row here in western Washington

Anybody have luck knocking doors in TX near Ft. Worth?

Here in Kansas I find that if you are close to a bigger city like Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City, etc. Then there is about a 95% chance you will be told no. The only areas I've ever had luck getting permission to hunt are around Emporia State University. Lots of Turkey haters up there!

I live in Lawrence. We should go hunting sometime

I literally have always said "hi my name is hayden, i go to oklahoma state university and driving by i saw ___ and i wanted to ask you if i can hunt"

+Kansas Fisherman, the new update to OnXMaps has absolutely ruined the app because now you have to pay 100 dollars a year instead of 30. It is a shame what they did with it, so DO NOT promote the app anymore please

Its a little off topic but, where did u go to school and what are you going for

land owners with enough property in new england are scarce and its really tough to get permission cuse most people up here have a "political agenda"

How do you go from a onX tax address that is often times a PO box or far from the physical location to a private landowner phone number?

Im so sry you guys deal with this Bullshit your fault

I've had a lot of luck in my area by offering up some manual labor. One land owner who's a little older asked me to set up his deer stands for him in exchange for hunting privileges. That's the best pond I have.

Asking for permission in my area is almost non excitant, cause no one will let you hunt unless your willing to pay. Thats why in my area the number of hunters has gone really down cause if you don't go out and buy your own land or have the money to lease your own land you can't hunt.

i asked permission on one place with 3 ponds surrounded by corn and the owner almost shot me 😂 all i did was walk up her drive way and knock on the door 😂😂

Hey good video, honest tip here though carry some hold harmless sheets or whatever there called, you can print them right off the NRA website. I've often been told no due to liability issues when they say that I tell them Il be willing to sign something stating I can't sue them if I break my leg in a gopher hole on there property. It's worked before you can get the sheets off the NRA website.

You go to school 45 min from me I hunt all over that area lol live in Ottawa

It's not to bad until you have to drive half a mile down a private drive... especially to be told no. Lol

Makes me miss Oklahoma where the people are good now for godless California no one ever lets u hunt there land

Doing trades is a great way to get permission too. You do something for them, like help load hay bales for a couple days or help pull out their dock at the end of the summer, or giving meat after the season, then it's a lot easier to get a yes. Also, it's easier to get access if you're hunting problem game species like geese. In my home state of South Dakota, its damn near impossible to get a yes to pheasant hunting, because that's what everyone shoots. Deer run a close second behind pheasants. But waterfowl is far easier to get permission since a lot less people do it.

That would be awesome, where I live literally every piece of available ground has been leased by a guide, club or one of a couple of companies that leases tons of spots and then rents them out to members. Every landowner has had his doorbell literally worn out.

I've been needing some tips on how to do this

Dude I am 45 minutes from emporia

I had to pay the owner 2500 to hunt for the whole season, it was worth it though.

Your vids are great man!

I'm 16 and we work me being in FFA and 4H hard, we also use the farm that my grandma owns in another state to show that we will treat it right, the gift cards and Christmas cards go along way.

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just tell them if they hear shooting to stay away and not screw up your hunt. Also any cows that accidentally get shot are their problem and they should not have them close to where you're hunting. Tell them to just till in the empties you left and any crippled birds they find tell them they can keep. They will be grateful for the food.