If this is West Virginia, she's still your sister even if you marry her.[8D] Why do you do this Flhuntress. Go ahead, tell us who did you wrong. OK, with out the melodrama.... whatever the state laws are is what should be done. That way all parties can hunt without fear of reprisal from family, friends or THE LAW. If the law says you need written permission you should get it. It just makes things easier. IF it says you should have it and you don't...... you're breaking the law and the law can write you up. Avoid it all and get the slip. If you recall, there was a deal last year or the year before where a guy shot this monster buck and it died on a farmers land where he'd always been allowed to hunt. But the farmer who found it decided he'd keep it and sell it for the big bucks. He had changed his mind and said the guy didn't have permission to hunt his land.