Sharing the Finds

[crbhood]

I just got permission to hunt an area that could be the site of a Confederate Civil War camp. It's located at the intersection of a highway and a river. The tough part is that the course of the river and the highway have changed. He said that he had an old map that shows the original layout. But, I do know that I will be in the general vicinity. And, did I mention ......I'M PUMPED! Anyway, the condition of the permission is that I share the finds with the owner. I don't have a problem with this. What I am wondering is how do I go about deciding what goes to him and what do I keep. What have you who have experienced this done? Thanks for the ideas.

HH
Chris

[schoser]

never been lucky enough to get that far yet...id say that if there are a good number of finds you could lay them out, flip a coin (or let the owner go first), and take turns picking an item. im sure there are other ways though ..

[anne]

Let the owner choose...........show him all your trash as well and give him half of that in time he may say keep it all.
Good Luck

[Capt.B]

There is a chance that you could find something of great value there.
50/50 split is fair to both parties involved.
Always be careful when money or valuble items are in the mix, you just don't know how some people will react.
They could claim it all and because it was found on thier property, you might be left out of any claim to it.

[bdahunter]

I think that you get first pick of the finds, outright. After that you can toss for who picks first on a 50/50 split. You're the one investing in the equipment and the effort, he's the one who will be getting something for nothing. It's a bit like oil rights under your land, the oils there but until somebody invests the money and time into getting it out of the ground you have a whole lot of nothing.
With horizontal drilling techniques being used more often to tap into oil reserves from the side, owning the land above the oil isn't that critical anymore. Some land owners have found this out the hard way when oil companies have drilled into oil under an adjoining parcel of land and drawn off the oil, the guy with the mineral rights above the oil usually gets nothing.

Cheers,

BDA

[grasshopper]

i agree, split 50/50, you get first pick. that's how it's usually done.

[crbhood]

Originally Posted by bdahunter

I think that you get first pick of the finds, outright. After that you can toss for who picks first on a 50/50 split. You're the one investing in the equipment and the effort, he's the one who will be getting something for nothing. It's a bit like oil rights under your land, the oils there but until somebody invests the money and time into getting it out of the ground you have a whole lot of nothing.
With horizontal drilling techniques being used more often to tap into oil reserves from the side, owning the land above the oil isn't that critical anymore. Some land owners have found this out the hard way when oil companies have drilled into oil under an adjoining parcel of land and drawn off the oil, the guy with the mineral rights above the oil usually gets nothing.

Cheers,

BDA

I like your thoughts.....I don't mind sharing. I just want to make sure I come out with some of the good stuff.

[Joker]

50/50 but if he gets critical it might come down to getting a price on everything then spliting it.. good luck

[EBCIII]

I just want to wish you good luck with the hunt. I really think 50/50 is the way to go for sure, Beale.

[tater320]

I give the farmer that im huntings land a coin. Usually an indianhead and keep the rest. Dont know about the Civil War stuff. Give em a button and keep the rest.???