Reasons people say “no”

Silversmith45 said:

Farmers are more often faced with firearm hunters. This is where a lot of them get their attitudes toward strangers. This leads to contact with others who might just be looking to detect. Still their past experiences often judge their feelings toward anyone.

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ToySoldier said:

I bet you read him right. Pointing at liability is a nice way of saying "no" without saying "no". Blame it on the lawyers. It might be arguable sometimes, but I'm not going to waste some old fella's time. Besides, it's a lot more fun when the owner is excited about what I'm doing rather than merely tolerant.

Other than an outright "yes" I can deal with the "It's been hunted before" response. At least you can come back with a "Oh, I like a good challenge" without it it sounding like an argument.

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Nailfinder85 said:

Yup, and sadly I can’t blame them really. I stayed to chat a few minutes in hopes of a change of mind but no luck.


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ToySoldier said:

I think that's a good lesson and a much healthier perspective than thinking everybody is paranoid.

It might be hard for some of us to believe, but some people are completely fine knowing there are some goodies in their dirt and they're happy to keep them that way.

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My parents and grandparents were deeply religious and didn't believe in drinking. If you were to show up with that you would instantly get a no.

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Nailfinder85 said:

I’ve received some amazing life lessons in this discussion. Maybe the whole idea here is maybe good people can tell other good people no, and it doesn’t have to be justified. It ended with a handshake and a smile and maybe he’ll change his mind next time he sees me around.


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