I've had my eye on some land to trap but there's no houses near it and I dont know anyone around there to tell me who owns it. So how do get permission in this kind of situation?

Alec - Go to the local library and ask to see the county plat map book. Very detailed map of property lines, acreage, and ownership. These maps cannot be copied but you can usually buy them at the AG. Ext. office in your county seat. I have one for each of 4 surrounding counties. They are updated every 3 - 4 years.

Alec-

A lot of that info is now online. (will save you some $ on an outdated book) I had a post in one of Redsnows "out of state" trapping threads about it.

If this (and K-zoo's info) doesn't get you what you want, send me an email or pm, and I'll help you however I can.

Regards,

I go to my town office or the town office of town Im looking in and look at tax maps. I find the lot Im looking for write down the map number and lot number take it to the counter. They will look up and give you current name and number of owner.

This is handled differently in different places. In Ohio, the county engineers office handles the plat maps.

Hal

Good point Hal. Knowing who to talk to (Dept., office, title) within a given jurisdiction makes it easier to quickly get the info one seeks.

In my area, the most useful office/titles are: Treasurer, Assesor, Clerk, or Register of Deeds (which is often part of the Clerks office) that has the owner/tax payer of record info (name and address). Some offices have more information available than others. Townships often have more information than the County, but not always.


Regards,

Alec, Go to the Douglas county GIS map. I use it for Sarpy county's all the time, www.dogis.org. It will give you owner's name and address. It is a great tool for our needs and it also save alot of gasand time.

I use a county platbook and a telephone book. The days are gone where you can go to the nearest house, or even the one sitting on the land and expect to find the landowner. One thing I do before I go ask permission to one person is look at other properties in that area. Sometimes its hard to pinpoint an owners location, so I ask the one I'm going to next and they usually know exactly who owns or farms it and what town they are from. Hope this helps Alec, and those are some nice looking coons in your photo gallery post, bet the pile gets bigger now that your driving. Good luck, Dale

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