A lot of good answers, but the first thing that popped into my mind from reading the OP was, why did the owner have to tell the man "sternly" not to hunt it, if the man asked for permission? Wouldn't a polite no work? The man was doing right at least at some point.
I know this land owner Chuck is talking about and he's completely against any hunting on his property and if he says no he aint kidding and he'll say no in a way you wont forget that he said it