Thank you ideas for Landowner?

[Chilly]

I asked the main land owner I turkey hunt on if I owed him anything just like I always do and he replied, "you owe me to kill some crop eating does off this place this fall".  I'll be glad to pay that debt! 
Gave them some country ham and jellies one year!

[wisconsinteacher]

The farmer where my wife and I hunt gets homemade jelly, fresh fish, a Christmas ham with a gift card to the local ag supply store.  We also send pictures of us deer hunting or trail cam pictures of neat animals from his land.

Asking for permission now is like going and talking to an old friend and he told me to quit asking if I can hunt.  He said the farm is yours and if you need anything let me know.

[spaightlabs]

The farmer where my wife and I hunt gets homemade jelly, fresh fish, a Christmas ham with a gift card to the local ag supply store.  We also send pictures of us deer hunting or trail cam pictures of neat animals from his land.

Asking for permission now is like going and talking to an old friend and he told me to quit asking if I can hunt.  He said the farm is yours and if you need anything let me know.

You are doing it right.  I applaud you for taking care of them, even if you could 'get away with' spending less, you are showing them their hospitality has great value to you.

Well done sir, from a fellow Badger.

[gotcha]

Take a photograph of a special place on the ranch/farm and commission Flintlock to do a drawing for them.He has done 6-8 for me over the years and always goes well.

[JLH]

I make blue bird houses and put a few out for them.

They usually talk about those everytime im out there!

[Farmboy27]

As a landowner, I haven't read a bad idea on this thread!  You guys are without a doubt doing it right! 

[husker]

Take a photograph of a special place on the ranch/farm and commission Flintlock to do a drawing for them.He has done 6-8 for me over the years and always goes well.

What a great idea!

[Chilly]

Take a photograph of a special place on the ranch/farm and commission Flintlock to do a drawing for them.He has done 6-8 for me over the years and always goes well.

How do you go about getting in touch with flintlock?

[MISSISSIPPI Double beard]

Although I don't have any turkeys on my land I do have deer and I let guys hunt. The biggest thank you that I can get is someone offering to help out with the work. I usually turn them down with a "thanks for offering", but the fact that they offer a hand and are willing to says a lot. A bottle of good whiskey or a case of good beer is a close second though! LOL!!

Indeed!

[gotcha]

Take a photograph of a special place on the ranch/farm and commission Flintlock to do a drawing for them.He has done 6-8 for me over the years and always goes well.

How do you go about getting in touch with flintlock?

He is on this site from time to time.Message him,you won't regret it.

[Pettit877]

Depending on your location, a quart of pure maple syrup goes a long ways.  Guys out east it's very prevalent, out west not so much.   

[jakesdad]

The landowner next to us we let farm our tillable ground for free and cut what hay he wants. Its worked out great for both of us as we also end up with free food plots every year. Other landowners(plus the neighbors) get invited to a turkey/fish fry every year. They always ask what they can bring and my response is "you already provided the meat"

[sbbow]

As a landowner, I haven't read a bad idea on this thread!  You guys are without a doubt doing it right!

  You guys are top notch. We've been burned a couple a times. It's nice to know that there are still respectful people out there. Hats off to you all!


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[Marc]

A hand-written letter of thanx...  Make sure it is a sincere expression of your gratitude for allowing you to hunt.

I always try to have some friendly conversation with land-owners, and I make an attempt to contact them outside of the hunting season as well.  During these conversations I probe them for their interests.

If they enjoy beer, I might buy them one of those beer club memberships (where they are sent a different bottle of beer every month).  If they enjoy golf, maybe some golf balls or a magazine subscription for golfing magazine.  I have also bought subscriptions in the past for Sport's Illustrated...  I like the idea of them getting something from me every month and thinking of me...  Makes it a lot easier when I approach them next season for permission.

Knives are great gifts, but there is a lot of superstition behind a knife.  You should ask them for 2¢ or some other token amount of money to purchase the knife.  Superstition says that in giving someone a knife you will sever the friendship.  More people than I would have thought are sensitive to this superstition to some degree.

[Tommy Strutsalot]

Here's a gift I gave this year to a landowner.  The property I hunt is their vacation home named "Christopher's Run" after a late family member.  I ordered them a personalized hanging bottle opener with the name of the property, the name of the family, and the year they purchased the land on it.