jglass
LSB Member
It took time and effort but I found private property to hunt on and here is how I did it. Go to the county web site then go to the county tax assessor page. I found a county map that I could expand larger and larger until lots and boundary lines were visible. I was then able to select a piece of property and find out who owned the property. A little further snooping I found the address of the property owners. With the address information I sent the owners letters requesting their permission to hog hunt on their property. In the letters I included back ground information about myself. Include any information that gives you credibility like I'm an Eagle Boy scout. I also included pictures of hogs on or near their property. I encouraged them to call me and I included my email address and a self addressed stamped envelop so they could respond 3 different ways. I mailed out 15 or 20 letters to property owners and 3 of them granted me permission to hunt their property, one of them had 140 acres (Bingo). A few property owners called me on the phone. I actually became friends with one property owner even though he never did give me permission to hunt his property. We meet once a week for a couple of beers. It pays to get to know the locals.