Chapter 2: Be a Responsible and Ethical Hunter
Present a Positive Image (continued)

Respect Landowners

• Ask landowners for permission to hunt.
• Follow their rules about when and where you may hunt.
• Treat livestock and crops as your own.
• Offer to share a part of your harvest with the owner.
• Leave all gates the way you found them.
• If you notice something wrong or out of place, notify the landowner immediately.
• Never enter private land that is cultivated or posted, unless you have obtained permission first.

Landowner Complaints About Hunters

• Don't get permission to hunt
• Don't tell the landowners when they arrive at or leave the property
• Make too much noise
• Leave litter behind
• Carry loaded firearms in vehicles
• Drive off the farm roads
• Don't leave gates as they were (open or shut) when the hunter arrived
• Shoot too close to neighbors or livestock
• Leave fires unattended
• Violate game laws
• Drink too much alcohol