Guest Mark_85 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Okay so Me and my friend got permission to hunt a honey hole. I just find out that my friend is inviting a guy from work to hunt too This wouldn't be so bad but the land isn't very large. So I don't want to bust in and mess up the action also i work 6 days a week so i really only get to hunt on sunday mornings. They get the whole weekend off which kind of screws me up. Do I have a reason to be upset or Should I just let it slide and go back to my old deer woods ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningcustomcalls Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 The first question I would ask, is did the landowner give just you guys permission or you guys and your buddies. If he is violating the landowners granted permission then I would definetly say something to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 The first question I would ask, is did the landowner give just you guys permission or you guys and your buddies. If he is violating the landowners granted permission then I would definetly say something to him. Landowner Rules. Good advice above;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I was in a similar situation last year. My uncle introduced us to a guy and he gave my cousin and I (and our uncle) permission to hunt some land a couple years ago. But it was a small patch of woods, so my uncle just let my cousin and I hunt it ourselves. Then last season he invited my other uncle out there, he never went, but he let his son (who we hardly know) go out there. Found him in a climber about 40 yards from my cousins stand. The next time I seen him out there I told him he could finish out that nights hunt, but not to come back. Then, I went to my uncle (the one who we met the land owner through) and told him that if he was going to hunt it himself that it was fine, as long as we were going to be out there that day, but if he wanted to invite someone else out there, or tell someone else they could hunt there, he needed to ask us first. NOt only because of the landowner and not wanting him to get mad, but it was disrepectful to us, the one s who have hunted there for a couple years and let some bucks pass to let them grow. I'd say you may have to do the same thing with your friend. YOU and HIM got permission to hunt it. He should have asked you if it was ok before inviting anyone. Especially if it a small piece of land. Did he just give the guy permission to hunt there by himself? or is it a deal where the guy will be out there only a couple times, while your friend is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 The first question I would ask, is did the landowner give just you guys permission or you guys and your buddies. If he is violating the landowners granted permission then I would definetly say something to him. Landowner Rules. Good advice above;) Ditto! I would tell him that your permission only applies to you two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule659 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I would definately say something to him. There is no reason for him to go inviting people into land that is not his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark_85 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 ther deal is its only me and him out there. no one else. I guess i'll have to say somthing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 ther deal is its only me and him out there. no one else. I guess i'll have to say somthing about it. That's what you need to do and do it soon. I've seen these things turn into somebodies buddy inviting his buddy and their buddy and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Friends of friends often turns into problems. Think I would check back with the landowner as suggested above, see what he/she thinks since this other person is planning to let someone else on and that is not something that they told you was ok. Would be a shame for all of you to lose the spot, but best to be honest with the landowners and let them know what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Agreed. I would approach my friend and say something like "Hey dude, you're gonna blow it for both of us if you start bringing other people out here. Let's keep it to just the two of us and that way we won't have any problems with the landowner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 ..."Hey dude, you're gonna blow it for both of us if you start bringing other people out here. Let's keep it to just the two of us and that way we won't have any problems with the landowner." Nail that to the wall! Just put yourself in the place of the landowner: You gave a couple nice young guys permission to hunt your property to help them out. You like hunting and this is a great benefit to your land as well. 2 turns into 20 with nobody asking permission anymore because the word is out..it's no problem you dont mind. Your scalp is toasting your so mad and the only way to stop it is to cut-off all hunting, call everyone a trespasser, and lock down your land because you've been abused. Dont believe it can happen? It's played out all over the country because of the exact same situation! IMHO...If your buddy decides to invite other people after you've said something to him...your honor bound to talk to the landowner and let him know whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark_85 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 thanks everyone im going to say somthing to him asap. I don't wanna lose any hunting land. I have alot of respect for the landowner and their land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegz70 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 What always P's me off about situations like this, is that One person can ruin the fun for everyone. I hate getting in situations like this because I am always afraid that the landowner is just going to cut everyone out and not let anyone hunt it. I think you are doing the right thing by telling him because 90% of the time the landowner will defend his property and tell him to leave...Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 You should say something soon and dont let it escalate to a problem that can ruin it for both of you.When I get permision to hunt no matter what the species be I never take anyone other than my wife or my dad.This may be a greedy thing but it keeps me in hunting spots and dont let anyone goof up things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie234 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Here in WV you have to have a written permission slip to hunt on someone's property. I guess that way if your stopped by a CO there's no question whether your allowed to be there or not. Maybe you can write a permission with you and your cousin's name and get the landowner to sign it only giving you two the right to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 It's funny how people take advantage and make assumptions. Years ago, my dad invited a guy out to hunt on our land. Several years later, the guy that he originally invited out was no longer showing up, but more than a half-dozen of the guy's friends and their friends were clogging up the driveway. He was never asked for permission by any of these guys. Apparently the original invitee took it upon himself to invite a few more guys who then began inviting their friends. By the time dad called a halt to this foolishness, everyone coming out were complete strangersl. I had a smaller version of the same thing happen. One day I noticed a car pull over down by the road in front of our house and a pile of red-coats began to bail out and began setting up for a drive. Since this was all going on in the thicket right in front of our house, it didn't take me too long to hot-foot it down there and break up the party. It turns out that the ring-leader was a brother-in-law of a guy that I had invited out a couple of years earlier. Well, that did it! From that day on, I made it very clear to anyone that I invited out to hunt that the permission was for them only and for that day only. It makes me sound like a selfish SOB, but with just a small parcel of land, I have to practice a certain level of self-survival. Otherwise, it is clear that people are more than happy to take advantage of your generosity. I will guarantee that if you don't straighten this situation out right away, you will eventually lose permission to hunt that land. As the chain of friends and relatives invited out continues to grow, it will eventually occur to the landowner that his land is completely over-run and he will shut the whole thing down. Of course, long before that you will quit going there because you will be bumping into all kinds of strangers sitting in every spot you want to hunt. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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