Hey Guys;
Some history... We have good family friends that have allowed us use of their cabin & property along with hunting permission. This year, they verbally granted us permission to hunt during bow season for deer. So, the three of us applied for our doe tags in that zone & two of us got them! Sounds good 'eh?
Well, the long and short of the story is; we spoke with the landowner on the phone, all was well, we said we'd email him the Landowner Permission Form, which we did, all seemed well... Until we received his reply.
He's denied us access. Which, he has every right to do. I'm just disappointed because we have 6 days to go to opening day of bow season and our doe tags are in a zone that we DON'T have property to hunt on now!
Geez, if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!!!
Cheers
Jay
Original Message:
Hello;
I've attached the Land Owner Consent Form that we discussed.
As mentioned, we will only be hunting on the property during bow season. I know your partner and friends hunt there during the rifle season. Other than them, could we expect to see anyone else on the property? In effect, we are looking to be good stewards & keep an eye out for you while we are there.
My brother also wanted to know if you would like any firewood cut, or if there was anything in particular we should be aware of? I know we can use the stove (we'll bring along our own 20 lb propane tank), but the last time I was up with **** (maybe a month back) there was a sign saying not to use the wood stove. Is that all okay now? Or should we be prepared to heat with a tank top propane heater?
Thanks again for giving us permission to bow hunt your property, it's greatly appreciated. My brother and I have not hunted together since before he went away to university! We are looking forward to it, and will leave the property in as good as, or better condition than we found it.
Cheers,
Original Message:
Hi,
Was very surprised to read that you were under the impression you could use the cabin, woodstove, etc. You had not mentioned anything about this in our conversation. Frankly, I haven't been at the cabin for over five years and know nothing about the woodstove not working or the condition of anything else there. Along with your plans of using propane there is definitely a liability issue.
Considering that I am unaware of the condition of the property or cabin I have reconsidered allowing you access. Therefore I must deny you permission to hunt or be on this property at this time. Perhaps when we move back to Ontario we can re-address this.
Regards
Original Message:
Hello;
I am sorry I assumed use of the cabin at your property would be permissible without specifically asking. It simply didn't occur to me that we wouldn't be able to, based upon previous visits with ****. I just spoke with **** briefly and he's explained that it has been some time since even he's overnighted at the cabin, I really didn't know. I can only apologize again and hope you understand that I honestly didn't mean to overstep any bounds.
As you can imagine, the loss of access is disappointing. Having believed we had access, we applied for, and were successful in obtaining, doe tags for the WMU which houses your hundred acres. In effect I hope to allay your concerns with this email and can assure you that we would treat your property as if it were our own, leaving it in the same or better shape than we found it. We sincerely have the best intentions in mind.
I do hope you will reconsider and permit us to engage in daytime only hunts, without the use of the cabin. Though this is a logistical difficulty for us, it would mean that we would still have a place to bow hunt this year.
Should you still feel the same regarding our hunting the property, even without using the cabin, we will certainly respect your right to refuse access. I have greatly appreciated previously hunting the lot, and would certainly look forward to a future opportunity to do so again.
Cheers
Some history... We have good family friends that have allowed us use of their cabin & property along with hunting permission. This year, they verbally granted us permission to hunt during bow season for deer. So, the three of us applied for our doe tags in that zone & two of us got them! Sounds good 'eh?
Well, the long and short of the story is; we spoke with the landowner on the phone, all was well, we said we'd email him the Landowner Permission Form, which we did, all seemed well... Until we received his reply.
He's denied us access. Which, he has every right to do. I'm just disappointed because we have 6 days to go to opening day of bow season and our doe tags are in a zone that we DON'T have property to hunt on now!
Geez, if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!!!
Cheers
Jay
Original Message:
Hello;
I've attached the Land Owner Consent Form that we discussed.
As mentioned, we will only be hunting on the property during bow season. I know your partner and friends hunt there during the rifle season. Other than them, could we expect to see anyone else on the property? In effect, we are looking to be good stewards & keep an eye out for you while we are there.
My brother also wanted to know if you would like any firewood cut, or if there was anything in particular we should be aware of? I know we can use the stove (we'll bring along our own 20 lb propane tank), but the last time I was up with **** (maybe a month back) there was a sign saying not to use the wood stove. Is that all okay now? Or should we be prepared to heat with a tank top propane heater?
Thanks again for giving us permission to bow hunt your property, it's greatly appreciated. My brother and I have not hunted together since before he went away to university! We are looking forward to it, and will leave the property in as good as, or better condition than we found it.
Cheers,
Original Message:
Hi,
Was very surprised to read that you were under the impression you could use the cabin, woodstove, etc. You had not mentioned anything about this in our conversation. Frankly, I haven't been at the cabin for over five years and know nothing about the woodstove not working or the condition of anything else there. Along with your plans of using propane there is definitely a liability issue.
Considering that I am unaware of the condition of the property or cabin I have reconsidered allowing you access. Therefore I must deny you permission to hunt or be on this property at this time. Perhaps when we move back to Ontario we can re-address this.
Regards
Original Message:
Hello;
I am sorry I assumed use of the cabin at your property would be permissible without specifically asking. It simply didn't occur to me that we wouldn't be able to, based upon previous visits with ****. I just spoke with **** briefly and he's explained that it has been some time since even he's overnighted at the cabin, I really didn't know. I can only apologize again and hope you understand that I honestly didn't mean to overstep any bounds.
As you can imagine, the loss of access is disappointing. Having believed we had access, we applied for, and were successful in obtaining, doe tags for the WMU which houses your hundred acres. In effect I hope to allay your concerns with this email and can assure you that we would treat your property as if it were our own, leaving it in the same or better shape than we found it. We sincerely have the best intentions in mind.
I do hope you will reconsider and permit us to engage in daytime only hunts, without the use of the cabin. Though this is a logistical difficulty for us, it would mean that we would still have a place to bow hunt this year.
Should you still feel the same regarding our hunting the property, even without using the cabin, we will certainly respect your right to refuse access. I have greatly appreciated previously hunting the lot, and would certainly look forward to a future opportunity to do so again.
Cheers
Not that it matters now...
