ORIGINAL: kevin1
ORIGINAL: cardeer
sign of the times.pay it or dont hunt
I would have expected better than that from you Cardeer , Frankly , you disappoint me with that attitude since you're a "self sufficient" kind of guy .
I haven't given up on the concept of free hunting , personally . I still go out and solicit free hunting and am granted access to nearly every place that I've asked permission from . Some of you really depress me with your attitudes , it's obvious to me that some of you have sat on your rumps and haven't even tried to get access , your talk of leasing is all too telling . Leasing is the lazy man's way of getting what you want , and it sickens me . Is bailing a little hay just too much to ask ? Are you too proud to string fence ? God forbid that you should
earn "free" access , you might break a nail or something . Go ahead , make the leasing agents job easier by waving dollars , next year you'll be competing head to head with them and
they'll win . Contribute to the monster and it will surely grow . Or you could do like me and trade your sweat for access , you'd be surprised by how many farmers respect that more than a buck .
In response to this, it is a sign of the times. In some areas land is dominated by hunt clubs and the land that isn't is usually owned by someone who hunts it privately or has hadbad run ins with club hunters and are very hesitant to grant access, even to an individual hunter. However, that is life,if you want to hunt there is land to be hunted if you put in the work. Considering the fact that most states listWMA, State and National Forest land, Military installations, and other public access areas on the Department of Game websites you can do a lot of searching from in front of your computer. These sites usually contain info on fees, access requirements, seasons, and just about all other pertinent info. I hunt in VA a lot and
www.vdgif.com, under the find game link, is just an example if you are interested in looking.