You are lucky that you can still hunt there. About 10 years ago on a farm I had permission to hunt on, a hunter fell and broke his femur. I guess he called one of those lawyer firms that advertise on TV and sued the land owner. I got a call from the land owner before the season was even over saying that I could not hunt there anymore. I understood, although it took a while, the land owner's position but man was I pissed at that hunter. 2 years later, similar thing happened on another farm.

The problem I see with release forms is that they really don't mean a hill of beans in court unless there is some form of state code releasing liability. Lawyers will just pick them apart.

The fact that land owners should buy insurance just to cover this type of liability really hurts a hunter's chance of getting permission.