Well I have asked for permission for years and this is how I go about it.

1. I get a platt map of an area I would like to hunt to see who owns the land.
2. I research and try to get addresses. All you need is one place to start.
3. We send letters (see below - it was from a scouting trip)
4. If we have time we drive to check out the land and look for turkeys.

In the letter

We include who we are.
We include that it is a privledge to hunt there and it is not a 'yearly' given thing. We ask for permission each and every year and that is whythe persmission slip is dated.
These permission slips do help as we have been challenged from others. Easy to pull out a slip and then a copy of the platt map. Shows ther person right where we have been granted to hunt. Stops all arguments.
We do try to give the landowner something. Some has been actual work on their land and others it is company product I can get very cheaply or some of my city's finest danish kringle! We do not pay tresspass fees so far!
We also ask the land onwer if they would like to meet us. Face to face is best as then they know who they are dealing with.
If told NO - I do send athank you letter stating I appreciate your return letter.
Again we stress that hunting is a privledge and NOT a right!
We treat all land with great respect. If we see anything out of the ordinary we tell them. And the landowner is a great resource as they can tell you where they have seen birds! Trust them.

Now for a return letter we start looking at surrounding property and ask the person if we could use them for a reference.

Been doing this over 20 years and has worked great! Most landowners I now call via phone and do my AT&T turkey scouting. Saves me a trip.

JW

Below is my letter
Dear Mr. or Mrs. Name hereMonday, April 04, 2005

[I found this guys phone number by using the paltt and calling his brother.]

[WE SAW 4 BIG TOMS FIGHT]

It sure was a pleasure talking to you on the phone. I really want to thank you for the privilege to use your land to hunt turkeys this year. As I said, witnessing that all out 4 Big Ole Tom Brawl for hen dominance was really something to see!

Again - I am 55 years old, married for over 30 years, blessed with two girls, one who is married and one who is in college. And I am a Grandpa as of March 20th! J I have one daughter who hunts and one that does not – it is their choice!
I am a certified state of Wisconsin Hunter Education Instructor, also Wisconsin Master Level High School volleyball referee, and stay active trying to help kids of all ages. As you know, I am an avid turkey hunter as well as my partner Jim Yonker. I also train pointing dogs for myself and do judge dogs for a pointing dog organization. I just love to hunt birds. I worked my way up through the company I work for and am now a Sr. Research Scientist – I work on the Raid brand of products at Johnson Wax. My father –name was born in Stanwood, MI and my Great-Grandfather’s farm is now a county park – aka Brower County Park. Along US 131.
Jim is from Holland MI., while I was born in Racine, WI. Jim taught me turkey hunting almost 18 years ago.

Jim Yonker is married, has a son and daughter, one in high school and the other in college. He also is an avid turkey hunter.

Again why I called was to seek permission to hunt - we are not trespassers no matter how good it looks. We are hunters who live by principles, respect the land we are privileged to hunt on and always ask for written permission each & every[/b] time we hunt! After all in today’s light, hunting is a privilege[/i] and not a right! Same thing I teach to my students.

Our season is Monday April 18 to Sunday April 25.
I drive a Ford F150 Pickup extended cab all black in color, WI License.. XXXXXX
Jim has a silver-blue Century 4 door car. WI License .. XXXXXX
We do not drive on fields. We do not hunt near buildings. Not only is that unsafe – it is unethical!

We will be scouting the 2 days before season, starting the morning on Saturday April 16 to pattern birds. I hope the several we saw on your farm are still there! But we will find out.

I have included a self-stamped addressed envelope for your convenience with the permission slip. I also informed you we give consumer products from the company we work for to landowners.
I would like to know if there is a hiding place by one of your outbuildings we could leave it. It will have a variety of product to include Zip-Loc bags and containers, Glade air freshener, Off repellent, Glade candles, Windex glass cleaner - what ever I can buy from the company store. If you don’t like it please give it away. It is our way of thanking you and our way of thanking our company as if you like the product you may just buy it! So we all win.

I have included a stamped-self addressed envelope for your return written reply. [contains the permission slip as we only will take written permission - some states it is the law!]

Thanks ever so much!
[I do sign my name]

Name, address, phone & cellnumber, color of truck and year and make, truck license plates and e-mail put here

Partner’s Bio I put below







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I give Dave and Jim permission to hunt turkeys on my property, April 18-24, 2005.

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Signature Date

Place I would like to leave the product?