Private Land Access

[Duckslayer0513]

Hello, my friend and I who are both in highschool are wondering how do you gain access to private land? We've seen fields in the past loaded with geese. But we do not know how to or who to ask to gain permission to hopefully hunt these fields.
Thanks for any tips/advice!

[chester]

Stop by say hello and be prepared to hear the answer no. More often then not just bsing with people will yield results , don't make a big deal if they say no. And if you get a yes make sure you close gates and pick up your shell casings .


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[Duckslayer0513]

Thank you, I'm also wondering how do you find out where the landowner lives? Is there some sort of property map online that shoes this kind of stuff?

[chester]

I usually knock on the nearest door, if it's not them they usually know who is the owner. Just be friendly with people and they are usually helpful.


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[syoungs]

onx hunt maps has a app for android and iphone that will show landowner information, its 30$ a year for a subscription, and would be worth every penny to figure out who owns what.

[Bean Counter]

The secret is child exploitation, so to speak. Take your cutest kid or nephew with you and ask "can you really say no to this face??"     

[GameHunter1959]

Given your in high school it may be out of your budget, but you can buy a GPS and Hunt Wa card at Sportsmans Warehouse or Cabela's. This will provide you the land owner names, property lines, state land, DNR land, GMU boundaries, etc. The Hunt Wa card is $100. If a GPS is not feasible, then you can insert the Hunt Wa card into a laptop or desktop PC and print off what you need that way. Cheaper but you won't have the advantage of a GPS. If your geese hunting in fields, you really don't need a GPS. I would buy the Hunt Wa card and use your laptop. Take your laptop with you when you hunt and plug it into your cigarette lighter in your car. You can buy a cheap laptop car adapter for less than $20 at Fred Myer, Best Buy, etc. Every year you will want to insert your Hunt Wa card into your laptop or desktop PC, and down load any updates prior to going out hunting. I just did it last week; cost me $30. This is the best investment I have purchased for hunting ever. This will be my third year using it. Great tool and cuts out a ton of leg work. You can sit on your couch and view property across the state, write the land owners name down, and call 411 to get their phone number.

If you have little to no money at all. Go to the county courthouse and they will give you a map or sell you a map for around $5.00. I find some are information overload or not enough information. It tend to only reference maps if I get tired of zooming in/out on my GPS, due to the small screen size.

I hope that helps you. Good luck and go to college!

[syoungs]

Given your in high school it may be out of your budget, but you can buy a GPS and Hunt Wa card at Sportsmans Warehouse or Cabela's. This will provide you the land owner names, property lines, state land, DNR land, GMU boundaries, etc. The Hunt Wa card is $100. If a GPS is not feasible, then you can insert the Hunt Wa card into a laptop or desktop PC and print off what you need that way. Cheaper but you won't have the advantage of a GPS. If your geese hunting in fields, you really don't need a GPS. I would buy the Hunt Wa card and use your laptop. Take your laptop with you when you hunt and plug it into your cigarette lighter in your car. You can buy a cheap laptop car adapter for less than $20 at Fred Myer, Best Buy, etc. Every year you will want to insert your Hunt Wa card into your laptop or desktop PC, and down load any updates prior to going out hunting. I just did it last week; cost me $30. This is the best investment I have purchased for hunting ever. This will be my third year using it. Great tool and cuts out a ton of leg work. You can sit on your couch and view property across the state, write the land owners name down, and call 411 to get their phone number.

If you have little to no money at all. Go to the county courthouse and they will give you a map or sell you a map for around $5.00. I find some are information overload or not enough information. It tend to only reference maps if I get tired of zooming in/out on my GPS, due to the small screen size.

I hope that helps you. Good luck and go to college!

or spend the 30$ for the smartphone app, same company, same exact data.

[JJD]

Given your in high school it may be out of your budget, but you can buy a GPS and Hunt Wa card at Sportsmans Warehouse or Cabela's. This will provide you the land owner names, property lines, state land, DNR land, GMU boundaries, etc. The Hunt Wa card is $100. If a GPS is not feasible, then you can insert the Hunt Wa card into a laptop or desktop PC and print off what you need that way. Cheaper but you won't have the advantage of a GPS. If your geese hunting in fields, you really don't need a GPS. I would buy the Hunt Wa card and use your laptop. Take your laptop with you when you hunt and plug it into your cigarette lighter in your car. You can buy a cheap laptop car adapter for less than $20 at Fred Myer, Best Buy, etc. Every year you will want to insert your Hunt Wa card into your laptop or desktop PC, and down load any updates prior to going out hunting. I just did it last week; cost me $30. This is the best investment I have purchased for hunting ever. This will be my third year using it. Great tool and cuts out a ton of leg work. You can sit on your couch and view property across the state, write the land owners name down, and call 411 to get their phone number.

If you have little to no money at all. Go to the county courthouse and they will give you a map or sell you a map for around $5.00. I find some are information overload or not enough information. It tend to only reference maps if I get tired of zooming in/out on my GPS, due to the small screen size.

I hope that helps you. Good luck and go to college!

or spend the 30$ for the smartphone app, same company, same exact data.

I have the GPS unit and was very disappointed in the last upgrade.
Does the phone app run off cell tower contact or GPS sats?  If it runs off of cell towers it's useless to me.
I'm not very tech savey when it comes to cell phones.

[headshot5]

check with your county assessors office.   Some counties you can search online.

 

[Duckslayer0513]

Thank you everybody, 100 is out of the question unfortunately.. i think I will purchase the app. Seems very useful and will be able to use it to find some big game hunting and fishing as well!

[huntingaddiction]

Everything here is correct, one thing that I have found helpful sometimes also is a trade.  Sometimea farmers need help for a weekend during the summers.  Offer to help buck hay for a weekend or two.  Trading is always good. You may just put a different thought in the farmers mind about hunting.

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[jackmaster]

dont be afraid to offer up some long serious hours of work of anykind, and dont just stop working there because the huntn season is over, offer to help out year around, made some of my best old timer buddies that way..

[syoungs]

Given your in high school it may be out of your budget, but you can buy a GPS and Hunt Wa card at Sportsmans Warehouse or Cabela's. This will provide you the land owner names, property lines, state land, DNR land, GMU boundaries, etc. The Hunt Wa card is $100. If a GPS is not feasible, then you can insert the Hunt Wa card into a laptop or desktop PC and print off what you need that way. Cheaper but you won't have the advantage of a GPS. If your geese hunting in fields, you really don't need a GPS. I would buy the Hunt Wa card and use your laptop. Take your laptop with you when you hunt and plug it into your cigarette lighter in your car. You can buy a cheap laptop car adapter for less than $20 at Fred Myer, Best Buy, etc. Every year you will want to insert your Hunt Wa card into your laptop or desktop PC, and down load any updates prior to going out hunting. I just did it last week; cost me $30. This is the best investment I have purchased for hunting ever. This will be my third year using it. Great tool and cuts out a ton of leg work. You can sit on your couch and view property across the state, write the land owners name down, and call 411 to get their phone number.

If you have little to no money at all. Go to the county courthouse and they will give you a map or sell you a map for around $5.00. I find some are information overload or not enough information. It tend to only reference maps if I get tired of zooming in/out on my GPS, due to the small screen size.

I hope that helps you. Good luck and go to college!

or spend the 30$ for the smartphone app, same company, same exact data.

I have the GPS unit and was very disappointed in the last upgrade.
Does the phone app run off cell tower contact or GPS sats?  If it runs off of cell towers it's useless to me.
I'm not very tech savey when it comes to cell phones.

The app itself runs of your mobile data network primarily, that allows you to download maps and change layers on the fly. if your out of cell service, you can download the maps and layers, and it functions just as if it were a gps unit. for someone that is able to charge their device daily, its a great way to go, back country may benefit more from a stand alone unit.

[crazywednesday]

Your in highschool, save your money. Use the internet that your parents pay for and check the county records as to who owns the property. The address of who pays the taxes is public record. Knocking on the closest door is probably the best and costs nothing. Like others have said, be prepared for no. Dont take it personal. Once you have done it 4-5 times your anxiety will be gone and you will be farther along than 90% of the rest of the hunters that drive by those fields every day.

Justin