I own a farm in Ohio and I signed up for the program several years ago. There are some really nice benefits to the landowner as well. It's all free too. I got a package with nice metal signs for posting my property bounderies. This allows the local game warden to better look out for tresspassers. Although we still have problems from time to time, amazing how a visible presence from the game warden, even if just a time or two a year, helps cut down on poaching.

I do get several requests every year which I do refuse because I already have a core group of 4 hunters (1 neighbor and 3 from out of town) that I allow to hunt. Plus my own family and the occasional friend. But who knows, if one day the out-of-town guys quit coming for whatever reason, I may have space open up for someone new.

And to the folks looking for property to hunt, I would be much more impressed with a personal visit and offer to do some farm work than a letter in the mail. Offering to do some varmit hunting first, might also get you an in and while I don't have room for deer hunters right now, if I knew someone through past experience from coyote, groundhog, raccoon hunting, they would most likely have first shot if a spot openned up.