Thank you for your responses. If anyone remembers when this issue was addressed I would gladly look it up to save covering the topic again.
Thanks again, Maria
P.S. If there are any SE Michigan lurkers out there that would like to join me in a hunt I'd welcome the company. Please mail me off-list.
----Original Message Follows---- From: "John K. Gwilliam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Maria Haas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Agreements with property owners Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 08:38:11 -0700
Maria and List,
It's important to remember that private property owners should be treated with respect and that their rules, requests and instructions be followed to the letter. It doesn't take too much for a land owner to get annoyed and close access to his property permanently.
Those who have been on the list for a while can remember this topic being discussed a few years back. At that time, an issue was brought to light where a "meteorite hunter" had left behind some trash on private land resulting in the owner denying any further access to his property. I've been on both sides of the fence with this issue, so I can speak from experience. My family owned two different ranches in Southern Arizona and it was common for folks to want access to our land. Theses weren't meteorite hunters, but rather hunters
At 06:53 AM 4/6/2004, Maria Haas wrote:
Dear List,
In the near future I plan to approach a property owner with a lot of farmland near where I live for permission to hunt meteorites. I have walked other people's fields with permission but have never known what type of agreement to make with a property owner for a meteorite find. I would be more comfortable if I had something in writing before a situation presents itself.
I wondered if you would please share your agreements and experiences (good and bad) with property owners as it relates to a find.
Any guidance you can provide will help, Maria Haas
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