When trying to get access to private land it's pretty much a numbers game , you knock on doors or approach the landowner in his yard(better) and politely ask to discuss it with him . Once you get a yes they will frequently reccomend you to fellow landowners , especially farmers . Offer to do some labor or snipe varmints for them , sometimes that can be worth more to them than cash .

My entire point was that you don't have to be one of the "say yes to any price" drones yourself , there are alternatives if you look for them . I've hunted many places totally free of charge , public and private , before I finally bought a house with a small amount of acreage . Other than a $4 per day entry fee at a local national forest I haven't been out any money , and I can get a season pass to that forest for only $25 . You seem to be making the same mistake that many others do in thinking that private land is the only good land , and that's just not true . Yes , I'm aware of the differences between hunting here and Virginia , that still doesn't preclude you from being more enterprising than those who just roll over and pay up . You don't have to be in a hunt club to hunt . Believe it or not they don't control all of the good land . You can still hunt for free or very little if you just look around , if I can so can you . Those who give up might as well start saving up to buy land , and where you live that may be even harder than finding a good lease . Start using your noodle instead of simply breaking out your wallet every year , yeah , it can be tough at first , but once you master saying no it comes a lot more natural . Let the suckers pay to hunt , as they crowd the private ground they're just driving more deer off of it every year . Guess where those deer go .