Do you pay to hunt???

Lets here some opinions on this subject

I don’t, but would love to lease a few hundred acres….

I don’t, but would love to lease a few hundred acres….

I voted YES, but I don’t pay with cash.

I pay with homemade sausage that I offer to all of the folks who let me hunt on their land. There is just something to be said with the smile you get, when you give somebody some fresh, smoked sausage. For some reason, people really appreciate it, more than money!

I voted YES, but I don’t pay with cash.

I pay with homemade sausage that I offer to all of the folks who let me hunt on their land. There is just something to be said with the smile you get, when you give somebody some fresh, smoked sausage. For some reason, people really appreciate it, more than money!

This is strictly my personal opinion!! I refuse to pay to hunt. I’m with Gary, I guess I do pay, but not with greenbacks. I believe it’s our god given right to hunt/fish.

This is strictly my personal opinion!! I refuse to pay to hunt. I’m with Gary, I guess I do pay, but not with greenbacks. I believe it’s our god given right to hunt/fish.

I agree that it is our right, but the reality is that landowners run the show….we all know public land can produce, but nobody likes hunting a pumpkin patch.

I agree that it is our right, but the reality is that landowners run the show….we all know public land can produce, but nobody likes hunting a pumpkin patch.

There are enough farmers out there and land owners, that if you just talk with them, MOST of the time they will grant you access.

The key thing is TALK! Don’t just knock on the door and ask to hunt, strike up conversation and talk with the people. Heck, bail hay with them if you have too!!!!!!

There are enough farmers out there and land owners, that if you just talk with them, MOST of the time they will grant you access.

The key thing is TALK! Don’t just knock on the door and ask to hunt, strike up conversation and talk with the people. Heck, bail hay with them if you have too!!!!!!

I understand where you are coming from and I don’t blame land owners for trying to make a living. I commend them actually, consider the price of crops/beef. I will hunt public ground long before I will ever pay to shoot a goose or pheasant or a deer. I personally don’t feel like I’m hunting if I don’t earn it.

I guess that’s why I’ve pretty much given up hunting since moving to this state. I refuse to pay and the public ground in MN is way over crowded. I’m starting to get access to some private ground, so maybe I’ll get back into hunting again.

I understand where you are coming from and I don’t blame land owners for trying to make a living. I commend them actually, consider the price of crops/beef. I will hunt public ground long before I will ever pay to shoot a goose or pheasant or a deer. I personally don’t feel like I’m hunting if I don’t earn it.

I guess that’s why I’ve pretty much given up hunting since moving to this state. I refuse to pay and the public ground in MN is way over crowded. I’m starting to get access to some private ground, so maybe I’ll get back into hunting again.

NO, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIME IS COMING SOON. WHERE WE HUNT DEER EVERYTHING IS BEING BOUGHT UP IN SMALLER PARCELS AND PEOPLE ARE BUILDING THEIR ”LITTE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY”AND THEY EITHER BUY IT FOR HUNTING IT THEMSELVES OR THEY ALLOW NO HUNTING BECAUSE THEY ENJOY BEING CLOSE TO NATURE. IT REALLY BURNS MY LOWER UNIT WHEN I SEE A HOUSE BEING BUILT IN A WOODS I USED TO HUNT IN.

GUNDY

GUNDY

NO, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIME IS COMING SOON. WHERE WE HUNT DEER EVERYTHING IS BEING BOUGHT UP IN SMALLER PARCELS AND PEOPLE ARE BUILDING THEIR ”LITTE HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY”AND THEY EITHER BUY IT FOR HUNTING IT THEMSELVES OR THEY ALLOW NO HUNTING BECAUSE THEY ENJOY BEING CLOSE TO NATURE. IT REALLY BURNS MY LOWER UNIT WHEN I SEE A HOUSE BEING BUILT IN A WOODS I USED TO HUNT IN.

GUNDY

GUNDY

I here ya Gundy.

When I was in my teens, I had about 3000 acres of farmland to bow hunt. Too much to work, to be honest. Had it all to myself.

Each year, it gets a little less and a little less and a little less. Why, because the sons are hunting, the son-in-laws, etc, etc. It is dwindling away, but I will always have some prime land to hunt on.

I have no idea about how a guy hunts public land. I never done it in my 20 years of hunting. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones, where we had prime hunting just out my door.

I here ya Gundy.

When I was in my teens, I had about 3000 acres of farmland to bow hunt. Too much to work, to be honest. Had it all to myself.

Each year, it gets a little less and a little less and a little less. Why, because the sons are hunting, the son-in-laws, etc, etc. It is dwindling away, but I will always have some prime land to hunt on.

I have no idea about how a guy hunts public land. I never done it in my 20 years of hunting. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones, where we had prime hunting just out my door.

There is not much hunt for free land in the valley we hunt anymore in Buffalo County. We own some and lease some.Glad Buffalo County keeps getting all that press!

There is not much hunt for free land in the valley we hunt anymore in Buffalo County. We own some and lease some.Glad Buffalo County keeps getting all that press!

I agree with you Gary, there are a lot of farmers out there(one being my father) and a lot of them will let you go if you just ask. Ofcourse the farmers that hunt aren’t going to let you go, but you just have to find the ones that will. And if someone does let you go, repay the favor, invite them to supper or give them a gift certificate to a restaraunt for christmas. You may just become friends with them enough that they will let you in next season, but nobody else. I guess I am a little spoiled in that my dad is a farmer and knows a lot of farmers who have a hard time saying no to me, but just get a plat book of the county you want to hunt and get to askin, you’ll be surprised how many farmers will let you go.

I agree with you Gary, there are a lot of farmers out there(one being my father) and a lot of them will let you go if you just ask. Ofcourse the farmers that hunt aren’t going to let you go, but you just have to find the ones that will. And if someone does let you go, repay the favor, invite them to supper or give them a gift certificate to a restaraunt for christmas. You may just become friends with them enough that they will let you in next season, but nobody else. I guess I am a little spoiled in that my dad is a farmer and knows a lot of farmers who have a hard time saying no to me, but just get a plat book of the county you want to hunt and get to askin, you’ll be surprised how many farmers will let you go.

No I do not pay to hunt, the place I hunt on the land owner is happy to have me come in and take deer that do many $$$ of crop damage every year. I got one buck off his place and will try and take three does come muzzle loader season. This also helps with managing the heard.

No I do not pay to hunt, the place I hunt on the land owner is happy to have me come in and take deer that do many $$$ of crop damage every year. I got one buck off his place and will try and take three does come muzzle loader season. This also helps with managing the heard.

hey steve long time no talking here bud….corns out down here but i wont be available for a week or so I m going to hunt 3 B and also Muzzleload so if you want we could swap hunts during muzzle if ya want just PM or call me up I got some monsters spotted tonight and only one more day of season for them to live through before muzzlelade starts and if I dont fill my buck tag maybe you could come help me out with that.

hey steve long time no talking here bud….corns out down here but i wont be available for a week or so I m going to hunt 3 B and also Muzzleload so if you want we could swap hunts during muzzle if ya want just PM or call me up I got some monsters spotted tonight and only one more day of season for them to live through before muzzlelade starts and if I dont fill my buck tag maybe you could come help me out with that.

Waterfowler

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I guess that’s why I’ve pretty much given up hunting since moving to this state. I refuse to pay and the public ground in MN is way over crowded. I’m starting to get access to some private ground, so maybe I’ll get back into hunting again.

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Have you really asked many farmers or land owners if you could hunt pheasants or geese? I think you’d be surprised how many will let you hunt small game within an hour of the Twin Cities if you just ask them. I moved to the Twin Cities about a dozen years ago and some friends I knew up here said it was hard to get permission. So I did what a lot of hunters do…. I went to a public area on the pheasant opener but the parking area was overflowing with trucks well before shooting hours. So I just drove down the road a bit and talked to a farm lady who was working in her yard and she gave me permission. This was not a fluke. I’m guessing about 70 percent of the people I talked to let me hunt. I think it helped that I was just a lone hunter.

I could write an article about getting permission but the most important thing to do is to get a plat map so you can actually tell who owns what. If the land is owned by an absentee land owner, just ask the nearest farmer and he’ll usually be able to tell you who’s farming it. I’ve even phoned some landowners if they didn’t live in the area but I always prefer to talk to them in person if possible.

The bottom line is don’t be afraid to ask for permission. Even when you get turned down, most are polite (if it’s not 5:00 a.m.). I won’t ask if they have a fresh “No Hunting” sign in their driveway but even if the field perimeter is posted you can still get permission sometimes, especially late in the season. I’ve never been biten by a farmer and have only been nipped by one dog. That was a psycho dog. There have been some farms however that I wasn’t brave enough to get out of the car.

Good Luck

Boone

Waterfowler

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I guess that’s why I’ve pretty much given up hunting since moving to this state. I refuse to pay and the public ground in MN is way over crowded. I’m starting to get access to some private ground, so maybe I’ll get back into hunting again.

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Have you really asked many farmers or land owners if you could hunt pheasants or geese? I think you’d be surprised how many will let you hunt small game within an hour of the Twin Cities if you just ask them. I moved to the Twin Cities about a dozen years ago and some friends I knew up here said it was hard to get permission. So I did what a lot of hunters do…. I went to a public area on the pheasant opener but the parking area was overflowing with trucks well before shooting hours. So I just drove down the road a bit and talked to a farm lady who was working in her yard and she gave me permission. This was not a fluke. I’m guessing about 70 percent of the people I talked to let me hunt. I think it helped that I was just a lone hunter.

I could write an article about getting permission but the most important thing to do is to get a plat map so you can actually tell who owns what. If the land is owned by an absentee land owner, just ask the nearest farmer and he’ll usually be able to tell you who’s farming it. I’ve even phoned some landowners if they didn’t live in the area but I always prefer to talk to them in person if possible.

The bottom line is don’t be afraid to ask for permission. Even when you get turned down, most are polite (if it’s not 5:00 a.m.). I won’t ask if they have a fresh “No Hunting” sign in their driveway but even if the field perimeter is posted you can still get permission sometimes, especially late in the season. I’ve never been biten by a farmer and have only been nipped by one dog. That was a psycho dog. There have been some farms however that I wasn’t brave enough to get out of the car.

Good Luck

Boone

Hey Boone,

How you doing? Good over here on the west side of the metro.

I’ve done what you’ve said back in Watertown, SD when I first moved there. I didn’t know a soul, so I started knocking on doors. It was amazing how many people will let you hunt waterfowl out there. The couple times I got turned down was because family hunts the ground. I did have one incident with a Rot that scared the bejesus out of me. Lesson learned, charging Rot, run for truck!!

I don’t blame anyone but myself for not hunting more since I’ve gotten here. This is going to come across as arrogant, but the game population in MN stinks(for ducks and pheasants). It’s hard to get motivated to trudge through 300 yards of muck, set the decoys, then see a couple divers that haven’t pushed south yet. I was spoiled in NE SD. The waterfowl population is second only to Canada, possibly ND. We all know what the pheasants are like in SD. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind working for a good hunt, and it’s not just the killing that makes a hunt, but seeing game does make a hunt.

I love archery hunting, but now that I’ve discovered the fish don’t quit biting on September 1st, I’m having a hard time picking up the bow.

Hey Boone,

How you doing? Good over here on the west side of the metro.

I’ve done what you’ve said back in Watertown, SD when I first moved there. I didn’t know a soul, so I started knocking on doors. It was amazing how many people will let you hunt waterfowl out there. The couple times I got turned down was because family hunts the ground. I did have one incident with a Rot that scared the bejesus out of me. Lesson learned, charging Rot, run for truck!!

I don’t blame anyone but myself for not hunting more since I’ve gotten here. This is going to come across as arrogant, but the game population in MN stinks(for ducks and pheasants). It’s hard to get motivated to trudge through 300 yards of muck, set the decoys, then see a couple divers that haven’t pushed south yet. I was spoiled in NE SD. The waterfowl population is second only to Canada, possibly ND. We all know what the pheasants are like in SD. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind working for a good hunt, and it’s not just the killing that makes a hunt, but seeing game does make a hunt.

I love archery hunting, but now that I’ve discovered the fish don’t quit biting on September 1st, I’m having a hard time picking up the bow.