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At 35 years of age, I think you did the right thing. I suspect you will take a yield reduction where he drove, especially since he traveled over the field twice in the same place. The bigger issue is he had no respect for your property or crop. By the way, I spent 7 years in Manhattan KS, great duck hunting area on the Kaw river.

You got to keep focused on why you gave permission for your son's friend to hunt on your land. He is your son's friend of and they wanted to hunt together. The rest of the family did not have permission and should not have expected to hunt on your land.

It might be better if you talk to your son a bit about this issue. Tell him that every person who hunts on your land must have permission from you. That when you give permission for his friend to hunt you did not want his brother and father to think that they could hunt also. Next time that happens you won't let anyone hunt. Your son must make sure that his hunting buddies understand this.

I would write a permission slip to give to all guests before they hunt on your property. Something like the following:

I give permission for Bob Smith to hunt on my property on 10/20/03 from 6am - 6pm under the supervision of my son Little If It Flies It Dies. No one other than the invited guest has permission to hunt or tresspass on my property.

The permission will be withdraw and hunt cancelled if uninvited guests show up, the guest is careless, causes damage or fails to follow instructions of my family members or employees. The guest is responsible for all damage and injuries that he causes.

This probably could use some refinement and a review by a lawyer, but it should make your life easier.

Conrad