Originally Posted by
Outdoor
Being a hunter just like the rest of you, I was wondering if I'm the only one who thinks this way.....
Here in NH the fish & game have written clearly in the hunting reg's that all private land is open to hunting...period. I think this is crazy...who are they to tell the public ...oh yea it's ok... it's private but help yourself! It also states that we should respect private land. Now that’s staying on the fence!
I don't understand how walking into "private property" is any different than walking into someone's house...it's theirs not mine
I'm a land owner of 40 acres and I don't hunt my own property...reason being I just don't find hunting on my property to be any challenge...I know how they travel and where to find them....I have built food plots and trying to bring other game into the property such as wood**** and grouse. So I in turn have posted my property....fellow hunters have torn down my signs on a regular basis! I speak with no one so no one can say a good thing or a bad thing about us. No one has ever asked permission to hunt.
In 99.9% of the cases if I wanted to hunt a piece of property I would seek permission first...I just feel it's the right thing to do.
I think the state is dead wrong and I think you should seek permission before you enter private property...we have enough hurdles with organizations like PETA...why create something more?
Outdoor, I don't get it either. I have lived and hunted NH for nearly 50 years and its been that way as long as I can remember. The problem is if you don't want people to hunt your property "YOU" have to post it and pay for it yourself. It could cost a pretty penny if you own a huge chunk cause unless it is "PROPERLY" posted there is a loop hole. To properly post, it has to have a sign every 50 yards and it has to have all your contact information in order for it to legally posted. BS I say, the state should pay for that not the owner. I hunt NY & Conn also and you go to jail if you don't have written perimssion on your person when asked. It should be that way in all 50 states if you ask me. My land is just that "MY LAND" not yours to do as you feel. I only ask permission to hunt private land if it is posted and a good majority of the time I get it. If it not posted I don't even bother cause most of the time it is over run by YAHO'S and I wouldn't want to hunt there anyways. The one exception is we have a chunk of property in Lynebough (200) acres, a young women owns that we offered to post it for her in exchange that she lets only our group hunt there. She loved the idea and at the end of next season she will get the usual, a fruit basket with a nice bottle of wine and a goodie bag of fresh venison. Thats what we do for people who let us hunt their land. A show of thanks, respect, & appreciation goes a long way. Now she feel safe knowing who is on her property and she knows that we understand where she would like us not to hunt near with a rifle. She is even going to let us put in some food plots in two of her fields in exchange for us to cultivate a small area so she can have a herb garden. Such a deal!!