Th DEEP can't give you that permission unless the property is one they own. An Encon officer can try to ask for you, but that may or may not work.
Best bet is probably to talk to someone before the season, explain that you have the required written permission to hunt next door, and ask if you can have access to their property to recover game (should that become necessary). If they say yes, ask for it in writing, (or pull out a pre written letter saying they allow gam recovery, and ask that they sign it).
You might mention that you'll be happy to keep you eyes open for trespassers and poachers for them, and report anyone doing anything against the rules.
The hard part may be figuring out who to talk to, as it has to be someone with the authority to grant you permission.
Don't be surprised if they say no, and if they do, you'll have some choices to make. You may have to take that into account when choosing your stand sites.
Good luck, let us know how it works out.
I think I will keep my stand where it as as deer travel to and from the sanctuary, if traveling from, I will shoot as they are most likely to keep traveling that way, correct? Then at least I have greater chances of recovery on my property.
If traveling to, I will let them pass.
I had a thread a couple of years ago asking people in what direction deer run after they shoot them?
The answer was EVERYWHERE!
going 60 MPH is speeding too but you still do it
Last season I lost a great buck who ran downhill into a sanctuary. I suspect he had left that property to get to me. At the time I had no contact information for the land, would be entering and exiting across a busy road, had to wear the mandatory orange and he was close to two hundred pounds, which I would then have to drag UPHILL. I am still bummed about it, but, better shot placement wouldn't have put me in that position.
Go for it, do the best you can.
better to ask forgiveness than permission....
NO WARDEN wants a deer left.....so unless someone is raising a stink even if they caught you they might even help you drag
I shot a deer once and it ran just to die on someone's front yard.
I went and knock to get permission to drag my deer. I now have 2 properties that border land trust. When I asked permission to drag I told them where I was hunting and they went to talk to the land owner and asked him to tell me to please hunt their property too. Last year we had to ask permission from third neighbor to drag 2 deer. He was happy and said take'm all. Land owner #2 told me she would talk to her other 2 neighbors because they had a lot of deer damage as well.
Funny thing is neighbor #2 texts me every 2-3 hours to tell me to come in for coffee. Last year she texted me to let me know 4 deer were coming from the other side of the property. All she asked was from me not to shoot one specific deer. There was a spike that came all the way to her window and she liked him. He won't be a spike this year....
SHE, did you say SHE asked you in for "coffee"???
Just asking :) :)
That deserves 2 smileys.
There's a piece of state land that is land locked by private land, but the blue trail runs across the private land right into the state land.
I called the DEP (few years ago before name change) and I asked 3 separate wardens if I could carry my bow on the trail with no arrows nocked, just as a I would in the car on a public road, to access the land.
They said it made sense, and the final word was try it and see what happens!! I asked, "What does that mean?" They said the court would decide and I said that doesn't work for me.
So even the state doesn't have the answers.
My analysis of the situation is that you were repeatedly asked by the landowner to "shoot a doe" and refused. That is dereliction of duty so you better invite me in to do the job so you don't lose your hunting privileges ;-)
As far as everyone speeds comment, the difference here is retrieving a deer is part of hunting and this would be a hunting violation, not just simple trespass. Which means if you got caught and someone wanted to push it you will get a hunting ticket. If you pay it or fight it and lose, you will most likely lose your hunting, fishing and trapping privileges. It is not the same as paying a speeding ticket. Paying a hunting ticket fine is the same as pleading guilty and most hunting violations result in loss of license. Just like in speeding, just because everyone was doing it doesn't mean people don't get caught.
From the hunting guide: "License Suspensions Remedial Hunter Ed Requirement
In accordance with Connecticut General Statute 26-61, payment of a fine, forfeiture of a bond or a plea or judgement of guilty for a fishing, hunting, or trapping violation will automatically result in the suspension of all fishing, hunting and trapping privileges including your fishing, hunting and trapping license."
Many years ago this exact thing happened to us. We did approach the land owner and he did not grant permission. We did track it to a point where it went across his yard. We gave up as it wasn't worth losing our license.
In the end it comes down to is it worth the potential aggrevation for you or not. Good luck.
I suppose there is always an argument to be made, but I think its a stretch to charge someone with tresspassing on land that is open to the public.
If you get stopped for speeding with a deer you just shot in the back of your truck, is that also a hunting violation?
