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Message: <blockquote data-quote="deleted member" data-source="post: 57951" data-attributes="member: 816">posting land has its place for everyone imho.  some folks post cause they and others they know hunt regularly.  some post cause they want to know who is on their land so they can hold someone accountable when they do something stupid.  some post just cause they don't like people on their land.  i'm gonna share my experience with posting from this year.  i've got a buddy with about 15-18 quarters.  this guy couldn't give two shits who hunts his land and would rather see every duck and goose and deer in the tri-state area dead.  however, he has some empathy for his buddies who hunt and want/need a place to kill a duck or deer every so often.  so, he has let us post his land in the past.  some years we don't bother.  some years we do.  but, he has always requested we put our number on the poster cause he hated fielding calls.  we've never put out number on them in the past because it just didn't feel right and we figured how bad can it be right?  well... this year i finally broke down and put my number on the posters with his last name.  mind you... there are a lot of ducks in the area.  but, the phone literally rings off the hook.  not counting people who i know by name, i've fielded phone calls from 42 different duck hunting groups in the last 3.5 weeks.  people from all over the damn country.  florida, arkansas, maryland, vermont, california, texas, tennessee, etc.. and of course the dreaded sconis and sotans.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> i'm not the only one who has input... the landowner does if he happens to know them and i keep the other "friends" with permission in on the conversation.  but, on average, i would say we've let 1 group hunt every day.  i'm getting long winded.  but, the purpose of the story is this:if that land wasn't posted, by the end of week #2, that land would be practically useless to anyone by this point.  this is one of the best duck producing spots in the county.  but, based on the number of calls i've had, it would literally be overrun with field and slough hunters every day and the ducks would've left the area long ago.  lots of people are more than willing to let you hunt if you call.  not everyone.  but, more than you think.  we are the perfect example.  we've got a pretty big group of hunting friends who would love to just say "no" to every phone call.  but, saying "no" isn't as easy as one might think when you are approached in a respectful manner by someone who just wants to jump a slough or sit in a field for a morning.  so, we've got no problem letting people hunt the land we have posted as long as we won't be out there ourselves that day or the next.  so, next time you see a poster, don't be afraid to call.  and remember... its probably no coincidence the birds are on a posted field or slough.  more than likely, they are there because every tom dick and harry hasn't been able to shoot them 24/7 for the last month.  posters and proper management can be beneficial to all.</blockquote>

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