Permission to hunt?

[Old Pirate]

Any of you fellas have any kind of norm for hunting private property? I know here in my area (NE Ohio) you have to have some kind of carried written permit on some of the parks and recreation areas. (Or in some cases a carry permit to CYA) All of which are free for the asking, (except the carry permit) but don't get caught digging with a shovel or you're out on your ear, with a revoked permit for breaking some of the States' surface mining rules. I was thinking of making up a standard form that shows our Ethic Rules and such as well as a release of liability and a who gets what if you hit a Nitro find. So I did a draft that is kinda universal in its' approach to all types of properties and covers liability as well as rules for finds. I'll run it by my lawyer to find any holes, but it makes sense to me to be up front with property owners and lay it all out instead of knocking on doors and hoping I get permission. I mean there are so many properties in my area that are century and turn of the 18th that it makes a kind of sense to get real with these people and show them you're serious.

I won't publish it until my attorney gives it a whirl as I wouldn't want to give out the wrong info. And your States rules may differ. And I may just be an anal bozo, and this is just a hobby, but verbal and handshake agreements are a thing of the past. Those two on NG channel can't possibly drive all over the country and detect without some kind of written agreement. What are all your thoughts on this?

(and a lean past week as well here with seriously horrible weather)

HH