business cards for coyote hunters??

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boogercounty

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.....I'm sure this has been discussed, in the past, but I missed it.


Does anyone use business cards that they have had printed with their name, address, etc., to try to gain access to new hunting grounds???

I am about to convince myself that this would open a few more pieces of private land to predator hunting, if I had some cards printed. The card would contain my name, address, phone number, and maybe vehicle description. It would give the land-owner a ready reference as to who that guy is, that was just here asking to hunt this property.

My niece can print them on her computer, so a small run would be no problem. If I changed vehicles, it would be a minor problem to print a new batch.

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Does anyone use them or have any experience with them, good or bad???


Advantages??

Drawbacks??


Any comments will be appreciated. Thanks!!!


Also, if I decide to do this, where can I find a coyote silhouette for a logo???
 
have business cards and a letter of introduction... works wonders to hand to someone when they're busy as to not hold them up... follow up at a later time or have them call when they are free...
 
boogercountry,

Obtaining permission;

I always introduce myself with a smile & hand extended.
Tell them my name, address, where I work & what I'd like to hunt eg;(coyotes, what else is there!). I also tell them how many years I've been hunting coyotes. I don't bother landowner's on Sunday, Holidays or during dinner or supper.
I only hunt the days/hours & areas that is OK by them.

I treat their land, as if it is my own...With all due respect.

I started useing (cards)last yr. IMO, they are a good idea. As you stated, They can be usefull for you, in obtaining more land(by word of mouth). They also help the landowner remember you. As well as enabling them to contact you if needed for any reason.

I always ask the following;

Where are your land boundries?
What hours & days is it OK to hunt.
ect, ect.

Good luck
 
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boogercountry,

As for logo's. Go to "GOOGLE" type in "coyote logo pics" or try an find a local artist...(perhaps a high-schooler kid?) to make one for ya. If ya have a local print shop near-by. They charge very little, plus they generally have some logo graphics on hand.

As for putting your vehicle description on your card. Thats a good idea. But is no big-whoop, IMO.

I have always drove and met all the farmers "face to face" to ask permission. I work hard to keep a GOOD relationship with them ie;(RESPECTFULL). That go's a long ways. I always "thank them for their time" regardless of whether they give me permission or not.


Make sure your "cards" are small enough to fit into a billfold.
 
What ever happened to just walking up and asking permission ? I am looking at it from a landowners perspective and would much prefer that. I don't need any cards, just a little respect. Permission is so easy to get but it is still a privilege not a right.
 
I use them by putting them on bulletin boards in cafe's gas stations ect. I always meet the landowner face to face but i do get a few calls from someone that has problems and seen my card somewhere and invites me to come hunt! Those are the ones that i really like to go to becasue they really appreciate you being there and they are more than happy to spread the word that you can take care of peoples problems.
 
.....skb2706....no one said that the card was to be used IN PLACE OF a face-to-face meeting.....also, no one stated that permission was a RIGHT, now, did they???

Maybe you have an infallible memory, but in the course of meeting and speaking with a landowner, he may later forget your name and phone number. A business card would be a very handy reference for him. A card may also show him that you had nothing to hide. If you are willing to leave him your name and number, plus vehicle descriptions, maybe you are on the level, huh???


Nobody is saying that YOU have go out and get some cards printed up, okay???
 
I think the business card idea is a very good one. I am thinking about doing that myself. Landowners in SD where I have hunted have had a log book to record the very information you are thinking about putting on the card. Not only that, just last week a rancher contacted my father-in-law to try to take care of a calf killer. It would be great to have people calling you to hunt rather than searching for land. I think a card along with the face to face is a great way to build trust with the landowner.
 
I use them. I tell the farmer/rancher...this way you know who I am and how to contact me if you need to. They appreciate that and I think it has made the difference between getting turned away and getting permission.
 

Logo
PIC

COYOTE HUNTER

36 years of experience
(No charge)

NAME

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Thats what mine look like. But everthing is "centered" on the card. Except for the logo. Which is in the upper Left corner.
 
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Here is a sample for you:
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I will also give you a link to an article on finding places to call: Link to Trapper & Predator Caller Article

Good Hunting,

Bob
 
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I am the landowner..........I wouldn't need a card if I ..............needed the card.



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I am the landowner..........I wouldn't need a card if I ..............needed the card.





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Now, what does that mean??? Maybe a touch of Allzheimer's?
 
Let me ask this....why in the hell would I need a card. I have access to no less than 18,000 acres of prime prairie dog/coyote property.....all of which are family farm. The whole idea just seemed silly to me but I have never thought of it from the prospective of someone who doesn't have that access. My apologies ................
 
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