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You have nothing to lose and everything to gain so you might as well give it a shot.If th neighbor was really interested in the bow offer to introduce her to archery and if that takes you might offer to teach them to bowhunt.Another angle is if you are hunting someone is keeping an eye on their land and keeping poachers away.

Sort of like the old boy at the dance, if you don't ask you won't ever know.

Go for it. Tell them what a good shot you are with your bow. Tell them you would only shoot at a deer if it was 30 yards away or less, and you would only take shots that you know you could get a clean kill because you never let them get away wounded. Tell them they could have half the deer meat. Tell them that you like to carry a trash bag with you so you can pick up any trash you find in the woods, because you hate to see trash in the woods. Tell them there are too many deer on the property and some of them should be taken. I use tactics like this and I am the luckiest guy at getting hunting permission.

I find that a straight approach works as good as anything to get permission .If someone comes up and starts talking about everything but what he wants it kind of turns people off .thats been my experience with it .

The last issue of Bowhunter mag. had a super
good article on this very subject worth a
look,I am trying out will let you know the
results when I hear!

Just be polite and straight forward, if you all are friends all ready, half the battle is won, it would not hurt offering to police for trespassers or doing odd little jobs every once in awhile either. Introducing her to archery would be a good idea to, however I would wait until she brought up the subject of her hunting, you do not want her to think that the only reason you would teach her how to shoot is to hunt. Go for it, ask.

The Tazman

I had the same dilemma this year. I had just moved into a new house last year and an older lady lives across the street on our dead end street. She owns the 85 acres behind her house 25acres pasture and the rest hardwoods and scrub. She was very friendly, but I asked around before I asked her and found out noone hunted the property. I eventually got up the nerve to ask her and she told me she didn't like when an animal was killed, but knew that overpopulation was also bad. She told me as long as I didn't take anybody else I could go. I said that's fine with me.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>85 acres all my own. wow!! I took a nice buck off the property this year and gave her pick of the steaks/burger/sausage. You've gotta try to ask permission or you'll never know!! BTW I was not the only person using the acreage. I found a permanent wood stand with fresh cigarette butts under it. I hate packing out someone else's trash!!

Dan Blair

Edited by - Dan B on 01/08/2002 07:08:18

Edited by - Dan B on 01/08/2002 07:09:00

One more important thing to remeber, If the landowner say's no, don't stand there and pursue the issue. Kindly say thanks and leave. This will leave you with an oppurtunity to come back next year (well before the season begins) and ask again.

Sometimes, persistance pay's off.

smokpole mentioned one of the most important parts in asking permission, if you get turned down, be polite and thank them for talking with you, even though you may never get permission to hunt their land, because you were polite their neighbor may let you. If you are a jerk about it, the neighbor will hear from them and you can forget it. I always make sure I am dressed in clean, casual clothes and clean shaven when I ask to hunt someones property. Remember you represent every hunter in the world to the person you are asking permission from so we all expect each other to represent each other well.

The Tazman