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Last fall 10 of us drew Doe Tags in in the Cheney Unit and we only had access to a couple of areas in the Fishtrap area. We saw a lot of deer in the wheat fields in the so end of the Unit on land we did not have permission to hunt on, as a result two of us made it a point to contact the land owners in the area and ask permission to hunt their land as a result we were able to gain permission to hunt their land not only for the two of us but also for the rest of our party as a result we were able to nine of of the ten tags we drew and we made a special point of contacting the land owners after the hunt letting them know how we made out and thanking them for the opportunity to hunt their land.

As a result of our actions the word got out of actions and it has opened up other blocks of land to hunt from other land owners in the area. This year we already have permission to hunt these same lands and intend to hunt them as we were the recipients of another 10 tags again this year.

It pays off to stop and talk to the land owner as all it takes is a little common courtesy and respect for his property rights. Over the years the biggest complaint I've heard from many a property is if only the hunter would stop and ask I would give him the permission to hunt my land , all I ask is that you abide by a few rules that I may lay down, but it really upsets me when the hunter doesn't respect my property rights, it ruins it for other hunters.