NRA Form Frees Landowners from Liability

NRA has always encouraged hunters to act as invited guests of private landowners, and now there is a way to foster even better relations between hunters and landowners.

A form approved by NRA's General Counsel--"Release, Hold Harmless & Indemnification"--is now available from NRA. The form frees the landowner from any liability claims due to injuries, damages, illnesses, etc., that might arise from a hunter being present on that property.

The importance of private land to hunters is well-established, but getting permission to hunt on private property has become more and more difficult in some areas since legal actions against landowners have become more common. The form is designed to alleviate fears a landowner might have about liability resulting from allowing hunters on his property. Both parties need to sign the form.

To get the form, simply click here to download it.

Comments

Thank you for your support of the sport! From Mike McDaniels on Thursday, November 22, 2012 3:02 PM If you ask any truly avid, safe hunter they will tell you that there is nonihtg better, in terms of rates of success or experience, than opening morning of any hunting season. The primary reason is that each day of a gun season the animals become steadily more reserved.Deer are more intelligent than people give them credit for, they will lay low and move less until the shooting stops and the human scent begins to dissipate. That is one of the other major points, as human scent fills the woods deer also become more shy. To all the contributors who site the number of hunters as a bad thing I take some issue. Yes saftey should always be a major concern, however, if you are wearing blaze orange, (at least your upper body and a hat), you know the land you will be hunting, and you know that if you are on public land you need to be aware of other hunters, you should be absolutely fine. Saftey is about experience, knowledge, and common sense.I must also point out that the more other hunters move around the woods the more they will force the deer to move. Without something to make a deer move they will lay down until after dark during the gun season.The number of deer in my home state of Wisconsin (one of the top perenial buck producing states in the US) decreases drastically each day after opening morning. If you hunt with someone experienced I would say there is nonihtg more exciting than hearing the first shot just as the sun begins to crack the horizon. Opening morning is a tradition and a thrill for virtually every hunter.References : Avid outdoorsman and dedicated hunter, I'll sit for twelve hours without seeing a deer and not give it a second thought. From Sakae on Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:55 PM

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