Some real life examples needed.

[Bossloper]

Hi All,

I am an outdoor educator and am looking for some new real life examples of the things I talk about in the hunter education, archery education, trapper education, acquatic education and any other ourtdoor education topics. For example, one of the topics I beat to death in a hunter education class is "landowner relations." I cannot stress enough the value & importance of having a good & mutual relationship with the landowner of any privately owned land you hunt or recreate on. I have a career of examples to draw from, but I also like to hear & share the experiences of others. I am teaching an bow hunter safety class in a couple weeks and a firearms hunter safety class after that so we can start with any landowner related stories, property posting stories, disrespect stories, etc etc etc. I try to offer as much as I possibly can in a class so that everyone can get something out of it, and adding real life experiences is one of the best ways to do that. So let me hear them.

Thanks, Brett

[Wyo. Coyote Hunter]

  fish, I have never taught hunter safety classes, but my friend in Pa. does. He uses some of Robert Ruark's OLD MAN AND THE BOY in his classes. One thing I think should be stressed is when a man gives you permission to hunt, it means only you and no one else, unless it is agreed to before hand. Also you should NEVER go to a farm or ranch someone takes you to unless it is agreed to before hand by all parties. We lost a fine phesant hunting spot when a friend, Jake, agreed to take a fellow, Pete,  from the trap club with him to hunt phesants. Pete was in his late 30's, and we went to a farm Jake has hunted for 15 years. We only go there a couple times a season. Usually once early and once later. On the first trip Pete was along. We did well. Some weeks later, we returned to the farm to hunt one more time. Instead of a friendly how have you been, glad to see you greeting from the farmer, he met us with a hostile look and a angry what the hell are you doing here We found out when the farmer was through venting his anger that Pete had returned the next weekend after our hunt with all his pals from work and the local bar to hunt again. The farmer recognized him as having been with us, and thus ended a friendship with the farmer that had lasted 15 years. You never return to a hunting spot someone else has taken you too.

[Doublebass73]

Brett,
I got permission from a local famer by offering to do pest control for him. He has a stand at our local farmers market and while I was buying veggies from him I asked him if he was having trouble with bears getting into his apples or crows getting into everything else. He said yes so I said if he ever needed someone to take care of those problems I'd gladly do it. I didn't mention any other hunting, just taking care of any pests for him. He ended up telling me right there I could hunt deer and turkeys on his land if I wanted to. Helping the landowner goes a long way.

Dave

[spikehorn]

I never take my permission to hunt for granted. I call or stop by at the begining of every saeson to ask if it's still okay to hunt.