Help, I need suggestions.

[jeric2]

I have found an old homesite from the 1800's that is simply beautiful with a very large yard and plenty of hunting area. The house is for sale, so I did a search to find out who owns it. Turns out that it is owned (was left to in a will or donated to) The Nature Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
I contacted them to ask permission to hunt it and I also contacted the realtor. He said that he would ask them as well for me. I did not receive a response after a week, so I contacted the realtor again and he said they said no.
I do not want to hunt the spot without permission, so my question is, how can I get permission? Or, do I have to wait for the property to be sold and ask the new owners. As far as I know, it's been for sale for quite some time. It is older as I mentioned and would need a lot of resoration work, so I don't see it being sold anytime soon!!

Signed,
Frustrated, ugh!!!

 

[oddcoins]

WOW ~ that sucks! Sounds like a great spot to hunt for treasures. He probably didn't even ask them ~ he probably is just telling you NO so you won't keep calling him.

If I were you I'd try to contact the current owners myself. If that doesn't work then hopefully the new owners will let you sometime in the future.

GOOD LUCK!
Neil

 

[Nick A]

No is no. You could press them, but chances are you'll only aggravate someone. Not a good plan. My hat is off to you for doing the right thing and asking permission. Sorry it did not work out, but there are lots more sites out there.

 

[jeric2]

yeah, I was hoping someone knew or could suggest a way around the group to get permission.

 

[johnnyi]

jeric, I guess it depends on how much you want to detect the property, but if you really want to get in there you might consider contacting the Conservancy (personally, not by phone!) and offer a little yard work and fall cleanup at the place in exchange for a day or two detecting. I've done that in the past and it has occasionally opened a few doors for me. Good luck.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Best to just find a new spot......That Realtor does not want you in there. He could cause you some real and serious problems you know?
Besides, if you went behind this man's back to get permission there is a great chance he manages other properties in the area. All it takes is a trespassing Warning from the Sheriff

 

[jeric2]

some real and serious problems?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

some real and serious problems?

JAIL? Bad place...bad food. I visited that hotel once~!

 

[Iron Patch]

Approach the owner and offer some service to help with the property in return to be able to detect it. They'll probably deny the help and you'll have your foot in the door!

 

[jeric2]

4H, as I said, i will not be going here without permission. My post was asking ways to get around the Nature Conservancy or to get a foot in the door in order to gain permission.
He can't cause any issues for me if I don't give him a reason to.

 

[vayank54]

The realtor may not want you in there because he's afraid any dig holes might cost him a sale. That did happen near me. There were a couple sales lost because the people walking the property saw dig holes and thought it looked terrible. The woods were not even cleared for development yet. They stopped everyone from digging for a while but eventually let a few of us back in.
Good luck on getting into the site.

 

[jeric2]

I honestly don't think it is the realtor that doesn't want me there. He seemed genuinly excited to have me detect the property. I believe it was The Nature Conservancy that told him to tell me no.

 

[Treasure finder]

1. Another suggestion. Talk to the Conservancy and offer to donate all your finds on the property
to them. They could make a display of the finds and maybe include you as a good guy. I know
that is not exactly the answer you want, but some people enjoy catch and realease fishing.
2. Wait until it is sold and speak to the new owner.
3. Lease the property. Should be too expensive compared to the finds.
Maybe these ideas will spawn new thoughts.
Good luck

Rich

 

[fmerg]

i received permission to detect on a conservancy's property's it took me two months
the steps i took were as follows

researched who was on the board
researched the property looking for any historical information i could find
went to a meeting with some relics i had found near their site
offered to take them out in to the field with me
gave locations as to were i had done detecting so they could see that no damage was done
and sent them the following e-mail

As a metal detectorist I have 3 area of interest

1) Discover land use history

your property did have a building on it that I believe dated back to the early 1800's
further detecting may show what type of building it was and its exact location

2) recover and preserver period artifacts

While most of the artifacts have no real value by themselves
together they can give some insight to the life of the period

3) Educate people who stop by to see what we are doing

I am quick to show my finds of the day to anyone who shows any interest
I usually have more then one machine with me and offer to show others how to use it
This also includes showing them how to dig their finds without doing damage to the property


One of the areas I pride myself in is the fact that I have done this while preserving the environment and
leaving the property unharmed or in better condition then I found it
This can be seen by visiting the blah blah property
I have spent two years detecting this area and when I leave for the day no one can see any of the areas I have dug.

Last but not least
The offer to stop by and show your members items I have found over the last year or so

 

[DigginThePast]

I think your best bet at this point would be to take the approach that fmerg did.

fmerg -