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<blockquote data-quote="zoops" data-source="post: 243142" data-attributes="member: 790">Couple other points - I think license sales would go down but not dramatically.&nbsp; Loss of habitat is a bigger factor in that IMO.&nbsp; I've hunted in many areas of the state and have never found a lot of unposted land; I've hunted around 30 days this fall and can think of one unposted spot that I've hunted.&nbsp; Almost all the rest has been public; have only hunted a couple days on posted stuff.&nbsp; Point being I would hate to see the ability to hunt unposted land go away but it wouldn't take away much land as I just don't see much unposted land that's worth hunting.- As has been mentioned, it's hard to get a hold of landowners.&nbsp; It's probably the biggest reason I don't ask to hunt more posted stuff.&nbsp; I got permission to hunt some sloughs for pheasants a couple weeks ago but it was an absentee owner who lived in town 50 miles from the land.&nbsp; I didn't know where he lived so I asked another farmer in the area (took time) and it took a few phone calls to get a hold of the guy.&nbsp; I think many people don't answer unfamiliar phone numbers these days and I've never had much luck leaving landowners a voicemail.&nbsp; I try to visit them in person to ask but that's often just not feasible as things are so spread out these days as has been mentioned.&nbsp; Big reason I don't duck hunt much anymore; tracking down landowners.&nbsp; It would be a shame to have to go through all that to hunt stuff that the landowner would rather you just hunt without bothering them.- I'd be more supportive of a no driving on private land without permission law.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zoops, post: 243142, member: 790"] Couple other points - I think license sales would go down but not dramatically. Loss of habitat is a bigger factor in that IMO. I've hunted in many areas of the state and have never found a lot of unposted land; I've hunted around 30 days this fall and can think of one unposted spot that I've hunted. Almost all the rest has been public; have only hunted a couple days on posted stuff. Point being I would hate to see the ability to hunt unposted land go away but it wouldn't take away much land as I just don't see much unposted land that's worth hunting. - As has been mentioned, it's hard to get a hold of landowners. It's probably the biggest reason I don't ask to hunt more posted stuff. I got permission to hunt some sloughs for pheasants a couple weeks ago but it was an absentee owner who lived in town 50 miles from the land. I didn't know where he lived so I asked another farmer in the area (took time) and it took a few phone calls to get a hold of the guy. I think many people don't answer unfamiliar phone numbers these days and I've never had much luck leaving landowners a voicemail. I try to visit them in person to ask but that's often just not feasible as things are so spread out these days as has been mentioned. Big reason I don't duck hunt much anymore; tracking down landowners. It would be a shame to have to go through all that to hunt stuff that the landowner would rather you just hunt without bothering them. - I'd be more supportive of a no driving on private land without permission law. [/QUOTE]

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