Good advice GregH. I know alot of farmers, I worked on a farm for 18 years. I was there many times when hunters came to ask for permission to hunt. Most of the time the answer was no. I will tell you why. Most guys would come and ask for permission just before or during hunting season, after they would leave the farmer would say " you don't see these guys all summer when we have all this work, they only show up when they want something". I heard him say this many times. Do not show up just before hunting season. Go early in the year and offer to help them put in hay, pick stones, fix fence etc... GregH gave some great useful gift ideas to show your appreciation. Somemay notlike deer meat so give them this along with something else. The main idea is to show you are thinking about their land throughout the year not just when you want to use it for hunting.