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Originally Posted by SJAdventures
Amazing thing is that everyone talks about how bad hogs are tearing up their ranches but the ranch owners still want hunters to pay to hunt them on their ranches.
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I'm in Texas, but I suspect things are pretty much the same everywhere regarding this situation. It won't hurt to contact the county agent or the local co-op, but don't get your hopes up. Most folks either charge to hunt, or let their friends and relatives hunt on their property. The most likely reason for the landowner's reluctance is that there are multiple liabilities involved. My father-in-law occasionally gets requests to hunt on his farm, but he always declines. He just doesn't want to take a chance on someone shooting a cow, damaging something (crops, fences, structures), leaving trash, leaving a gate open, etc.
If you do make contact, remember that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Dress nicely, comb your hair, speak politely, and act as if you're interviewing. In effect you are. Remember also that you may think you're doing the landowner a favor but he probably doesn't see it the same way. Focus on convincing him you'll respect his property more than that you'll do some damage to the hogs.
Another option is Craigslist. A couple of guys around here have had some luck using it to find hunting spaces. Good luck.
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