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Woodsman
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Hey guys just wondering about a few thingss....
I hunt here in va in cumberland county and there are lots of dog hunters all around us. They run both on private and public land....whats the best way to hunt with dogs? Look for the easisest access points such as 4wheeling trails? look for brushy areas? fields? and how would io go about joining such a club or does anyone know of any Va hunt clubs looking for memebers?
Also i have hunted elsewhere in the state with much success....how would i go about asking to hunt on some land? Do i offer money to lease? or can i just ask to hunt the two week muxxleloader season there? I dont want to be rude and the land im looking at asking about is pretty nice....corn fields and swamp mix. Any help with anything would be great...Hope everyone is having an awesome season out there.
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Marksman
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i always hunt the wind when dog hunting, they normally run towards the wind.. but then again, the smart ones hit the water as fast as they can get there.. have you checked forestry/ timber companies? I know there is some nice land up there for reasonable prices.. some of them also have their lessors or clubs posted on there websites..
good luck, and i hope your situation isn't like mine- every piece of woods is being hunted by someone
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Woodsman
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I just moved to VA (York County) this summer and after getting the family settled, the next task was to find some place(s) to hunt. I'm primarily a bowhunter, so hunting with dogs is not my thing.
My strategy for the piece of property you are looking to get access to would be to find out the owner's name and then just knock on his door and ask permission. Offer to help around the farm or share some of your success with the owner. If that doesn't get you in and you feel it is worth paying to lease the property, offer the owner cash to lease it for a specified period. A word of caution, if there is a tenant on the land and you find out that he isn't the owner, you need to approach the owner for permission, not the tenant. In many cases, the tenant doesn't have the authority to lease the land to you for hunting.
Here is what I've found about trying to get permission to hunt land in VA. If you are looking for something approaching 100 acres or more, you are probably going to be out of luck unless you join the club that has the lease. If you are looking for something less than 100 acres, you might be in luck as I've found that most clubs won't bother with a parcel that small. I just started knocking on doors (after significant research on the WWW so I knew what the property looked like and who the owner was) and asking permission to hunt. I got turned down on 3 properties and then I got 3 permission slips signed. The largest is 60 acres and the smallest is 13 acres. I don't have exclusive access on any of the properties, but at least I have some place to hunt. As for cost to hunt on those properties, I'm on them for free other than owing one owner some meat if I'm successful on his property. If you like doing your own thing on a property and not having to bother with lots of other hunters disturbing the property, leasing is going to be your only option from what I've seen around here.
Good luck!
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