Man, it must be nice to live up north. If a landowner around here told me I could hunt his land for free, Iwould have to assume he was hopped up on crack. Land in this area leases for $10.00-$25.00 an acre. $15.00 an acre is average.If you don't pay, you don't hunt. Even at these prices, it's almost impossible to find a piece of property that's not already being leased. Public land is scarce and if you do decide to hunt it, you can pretty well bet on at least one near death experience each season due to someone else's negligence. $500.00 to hunt 140 acres? Consider yourself lucky.