I know it's their land and for any general tag i belive they can charge whatever they want close it completly open it for everyone whatever they want. I am just against charging for damage hunts. If they want to keep their crops damage free maybe they should put a 12 foot fence aroud it at their own cost not the states. Maybe they should not complain about their crops being damaged if they are not willing to let hunters on their land.

I completly understand why landowners close their land to the public. I would say MOST ALL hunters respect the land and take good care of it. There are however the Few who should just stay home. I hunt private property every year for general season elk the property is open to the public to permission needed. The only thing the owner asks is that you pick up you litter watch your fires closly and no wood cutting. Seems like easy rules to follow but every year i see people cutting wood leaving camp with the fire still going and i am always picking up beer cans and candy wrapers on the game trails and along the road. I see lots of other hunters picking up trash also. There is one camp in particular that is there every year they always leave wiskey bottles and beer cans hanging from trees we usually wait till they leave on the last day of elk season and clean up after them as we like hunting this area and want to keep it lookin nice and keep it open. So i definatly see why landowners close their land or charge to ensure everything is taken care of.

Since i mentioned about the trash in the woods i would like to thank all the other hunters out there that also pick up their trash and pack out every thing they packed in and maybe more. Seems like a great bunch of guys on this site and i'am sure this applies to everyone here so THANK YOU ALL for letting my kids enjoy the same experinces i have had.