Personal bonds between recreationists and landowners can become quite strong. Visitors share stories, lend helping hands and leave packages at the door to show gratitude for access privileges. Many become friends that landowners look forward to seeing on opening day. Not all visitors and landowners encounters are this positive. The goal of the landowner should be to have people on the property who are respectful and responsible.
Visitors can become additional eyes and ears spotting lost cattle or trespassers.
Perhaps they can help mend a piece of fence. Visitors won't want to spend their whole trip on labor, but the odd jobs could be a welcome break from the camping trip or hunt and a way that they can demonstrate their appreciation and respect for you and the property. Landowners can grant privileges to people who demonstrate good outdoor behavior, but take equal care to exclude violators. You do not have to tolerate outdoor destroyers and violators. Laws against hunting without permission, littering and game violations have been tightened in the landowners' favor.