I own a farm and I was thinking about whatsomeone coulddo to get permission to hunt my place. Because I am part of my state's cooperative hunting program, my address is on a published list. I get several letters a year from people I don't know asking to hunt. Letters get ignored by me. Personal visits get my attention though. It's much nice to meet someone in person. A letter followed by a visit would be ok. The problem with securing permission on my farm is that right now I have 5 people that I have given permission to bowhunt plus my spouse and I, so we are pretty full there.

BUT, if you asked to take out some raccoons or coyote, well I would probably give someone permission for that. If someone offered to hunt varmits, then visited periodicallywhen I was home so I got to know them, and helped with a little work around the farm, I would say there would be good chance of getting permission to hunt deer in a couple of years. Maybe that is too many hoops for most people to jump through, I don't know. I've given people permission to hunt varmits and then I usually never see them again. Just some ideas thrown at you from a land owner who has lots of people hunting deer already.