RE: Questions to ask before signing lease?
"What am I doing considering an overpriced lease when I can hunt for free ?" comes to mind .
I've never personally had any difficulty finding somewhere to hunt , I rarely hear "No ." , and I get more offers for free land to hunt than can use . I'm not exactly Mr. Personality , so I must be doing something right . Maybe you need to knock on a few more doors ?
BTW , not all public land is created equal either , use a topo map to find smaller , less well known publics or unused access points to larger ones . Either will allow you to have prime land to yourself , or at least a large number of "drivers" who will herd the game to you if you place your stand correctly . Leasing is strictly for those who have no time to scout for free land in my book , don't give up so easily . Indiana is only 3% public land , so if I can do it so can you .