One of the things I use to do when I hunted private land in Utah and Idaho I would bring all the farmers and ranchers who owned the land a Holiday Season gift. The gifts were usually smoked hams / turkeys or some jerky now and then from a great smoker in Utah. These “thank you” holiday gifts were always appreciated by the farmers and ranchers, and I was always invited back for the following season.
I was living in this region mostly in the 2000s and the appreciation gifts annual cost me between $50 to $100, not cheap, but a small amount to pay when compared the hours of hunting I enjoyed.
Of course, I was always the good guest who respected the access, informing the farmer I was coming, always obeyed their rules, and most of all, safety first.
I am curious who does the above also and what do you do. And if you don’t, why?
I was living in this region mostly in the 2000s and the appreciation gifts annual cost me between $50 to $100, not cheap, but a small amount to pay when compared the hours of hunting I enjoyed.
Of course, I was always the good guest who respected the access, informing the farmer I was coming, always obeyed their rules, and most of all, safety first.
I am curious who does the above also and what do you do. And if you don’t, why?