Landowner Courtesy Sheet

My name is:	____________________________________________________________
My home address is:	____________________________________________________________
My home telephone number is:	____________________________________________________________

I very much appreciate your granting me permission to hunt on your property. As an active member in The Varmint Hunters Association, Inc. I firmly believe in promoting good relations with landowners by conducting myself in a most professional and safety minded way. This sheet and the following list of rules are part of the club's Landowner Relations Program. You are invited to contact the office at 605-224-6665 and request more varmint shooters from my organization, should you have the need.

• Always ask permission to shoot on private property.
• Always leave gates the way you found them.
• Report any damage you see to the landowner.
• Select a gun and direction of fire that suits safety. Make sure that livestock, buildings, equipment & people are nowhere in the field of fire for your gun.
• Don't drive off of marked roads without permission.
• Don't drive in wet areas. Be cautious of the roads after rain. Don't drive areas which you can damage, because they are wet.
• Report poachers to the authorities.
• Report game law violations to the authorities.
• Invite the landowner to shoot with you.
• Immediately report any accidental damage you cause and make restitution.
• Do not meet the landowner armed or wearing camo clothing.
• Ask the landowner if he has special areas he wants you to concentrate on.
• Always say good-bye, when you are done shooting for the day.
• Always practice courtesy.
• Make SAFETY your first priority.

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