Advice on getting permission to hunt:cry:

[metalmedic]

There's an old vacant house I pass on my way to work, probably built around 1900. Recently they have began working on the old house. The yard is torn up with the installation of a new septic tank and the ruts left behind from the tractor. One day I noticed some guys working on the house and stopped to talk to them. The workers didn't own the house and were only helping their fiend get the old house back in shape to live in. I told them that I was interested in using my metal detector in the yard while it was torn up. They didn't think the owner would mind but said I would need to get permission from her. Several days passed and never saw any cars at the house, so I decided to leave a "nice" note on the door. I was rewarded with a call from a disgruntled woman that didn't want me on her property. This is really disappointing! What could I have done differently?

 

[Larry (IL)]

I have much better luck asking eye to eye and I have business card that I hand them while asking with a photo and personal info on it. Don't wear you digging gubbies or have your detector in hand either. I assure them that I return any personal identifiable items and that I will not harm their yard.

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Other than eye to eye contact you did nothing wrong.
She may have gotten up on the wrong side of bed that day
or found out the cost for the repair job.
She had to take it out on something/someone.

 

[Elton]

I'm not saying notes will not work........ Sometimes maybe... A note and a phone number gives an easy set up for a "NO"....

Could be a hundred reasons she said no..Possibly some of the ones listed, or possibly another scenario completely.

See if someone you know has a connection with her. If so ..have them speak to her on your behalf.. Or just accept the fact she said NO. Respect her decision, and move on..


Many people are very protective of their little piece of the American dream............

 

[Doctorcoinz]

Take up fishing 100 miles out at sea , just you and the boat , you should be safe from all detector abusers, you never know you might hook your hook on a chest of treasure...

 

[Doctorcoinz]

Ok from my own experience what I found is writing letters , phone calling for permission absolutely a waste of time. You MUST do the face to face and ask for permission this holds true in 90% of cases at least..
Asking for permission just takes big balls , knocking on doors asking for permission sucks , it's not nice but there is no other option. I know guys who have had there arses peppered with shotgun pellets for hunting without permission.

 

[metalmedic]

I agree 100% with face to face contact...and unfortunately you only get that one chance to make a first impression. At this point, if I stopped by again to talk to her in person, I don't think it would go much better. Live and learn.

 

[kaolinwasher]

some say yes and some get all technical about it , I asked to hunt a church yard, and the pastor said he had to look ito the legalities of it , never heard back , some say go ahead have finn

 

[ironsight]

Asking permission to detect is not unlike asking a girl for a date.
Some will say yes and some will say no.

I'm basically a park hunter but have asked permission to hunt private property a bunch of times also.
I knocked on a door only once and got a blatant NO.

I agree with the others, face to face is the best.
What has worked for me is to catch the property owner outdoors which is much less formal as opposed to the door knocking door to door salesman approach.
IMO, people for the most part are annoyed by salesman or solicitors knocking on their door and could lump detectorists into that category.
In addition, some will have legal, threat, property destruction, burglary, etc. concerns by letting strangers on their property.

I gotta say, i seriously doubt i would let any strangers on my property for any reason.

 

[Steve O]

Two different people who let me detect their property were glad they did. One guy lost his platinum wedding ring when his wife was out of town. He called me up from the card I had given him. Found his ring in a pile of removed sod...man was he a happy boy.
Another guy needed to find his property markers to fence it in. I volunteered and located them. These two properties produced some very nice old coins. I'm allowed to go back anytime. I believe they are glad I stopped to ask permission.

 

[ChicagoJohn]

Get permission to hunt, face to face is the best but still difficult for me because I am deaf!