| So you have made up your mind to go on a hunting | | | | knows someone who knows the owner, and so on. |
| trip this year, and come back with a good haul and | | | | Generally, the owner does not want any money. But |
| the experience of a lifetime! Well then, where are | | | | in some rare cases, you might have to shell out |
| you planning to go? A good number of hunting lands | | | | some money to get permission to hunt there. There |
| are available, and making a choice is not exactly easy. | | | | are certain rules or rather, restrictions which have to |
| It would help if you were aware of the advantages | | | | be followed. The advantage is that not too many |
| and disadvantages of each hunting land. So the details | | | | hunters are allowed on a single-owner property, so |
| of a few hunting grounds are presented below? | | | | you are assured of a good haul! |
| (1) As indicated by its name, a public hunting land is | | | | (3) Sometimes, guide companies or hunting lodges |
| open to all. Such lands are found in many states and | | | | throw open their privately-owned hunting grounds to |
| have plenty of game available. No fees are charged | | | | the public. You have to pay a small amount to enter, |
| for using this land. You are provided with a hunting | | | | as the whole area is classified as hunting land. This is |
| license for a certain time of the year. Browse | | | | private business and services offered vary from one |
| through a map listing all the public hunting lands, as | | | | organization to another. The fees also vary |
| well as the list of restrictions governing the hunt. The | | | | accordingly. |
| restrictions generally center round the "catch". | | | | Some of these companies give you a map of the |
| Maintained by the county, state or federal | | | | hunting land and access to it for the purpose of |
| government, these hunting grounds may prove to be | | | | camping there and hunting game. But that is all, they |
| a big disappointment because of the large crowd of | | | | offer nothing more. Naturally, the amount charged is |
| hunters. With so much of "sporting" already having | | | | less. Those businesses, whose services extend to |
| taken place, there is hardly any game left for you! | | | | lodging, guides, food, etc., definitely charge more. |
| (2) In contrast, you have the private hunting land, | | | | They also admit people on a first come, first served |
| where the entire property belongs to one individual. | | | | basis and may even put a restriction on how many |
| Though the land is not hunting-specific, if there is a | | | | animals you can hunt. This becomes necessary to |
| good population of animals there, the owner may | | | | guarantee that the population of animals never goes |
| allow hunting. Of course, his/her permission has to be | | | | down. So check out that these limitations do exist |
| obtained first. Such grounds are not advertised. So | | | | before you decide to go there - you are also making |
| you can get to know about them only by | | | | sure that they have left some game for you! |
| word-of-mouth. You know your friend, your friend | | | | |