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chuckybrown wrote:johncanfield: I'm sure your friends are wise and smart. ..

LOL - yes they are as a matter of fact .

I had a law class as an undergraduate and learned for example you cannot exhibit a sign (not responsible for accidents) that relieves you of responsibility for negligence. Signing a hold harmless document acknowledges that you realize certain risks but the ultimate arbitrator is a court of law.

chuckybrown wrote:

Shinesintx wrote:. I disagree that farmers and ranchers won't let you hunt their place for free....I say that with the belief that you can present yourself well and convince them that you are an honorable person. I've found that most rural folk seem to be better humans than those in the city. If you can help than at no cost, prove worthy of their trust...why not?

Well, the primary answer to that question is liability. Everyone is a nice guy until they get hurt.....then their ATTORNEY isn't so nice.....

I hunt pigs on my brother-in-law's ranch and I have two friends with ranches that I hunt on in the hill country. One of my friends makes everybody using his ranch sign a hold harmless agreement which addresses the liability concern. My other friend with a ranch won't let hunters use his property until he provides a training session where he determines their proficiency and he gives them do's and don'ts. He's had some idiot hunters before so he's careful now about who carries a gun on his ranch.

Without ranch/farm contacts I think the guided hunt idea is a good one. Pigs are incredibly smart and if there's any pressure on them they quickly learn to not appear during the day so if you hunted on farm/ranch land where they are currently hunted, you might walk for hours and not see one (ask me how I know )