Originally Posted by
daleintampa
You can try but I think its a waist of time unless you know someone that owns the land and even if you do know them its still hard due to Liability.
I'm in Texas, but I suspect things are pretty much the same everywhere regarding this situation. It won't hurt to contact the county agent or the local co-op, but don't get your hopes up. Most folks either charge to hunt, or (more likely) let their friends and relatives hunt on their property. As others have mentioned, there are multiple liabilities involved. My father-in-law occasionally gets requests to hunt on his farm, but he always declines. He just doesn't want to take a chance on someone shooting a cow, damaging something (crops, fences, structures), leaving trash, leaving a gate open, etc.
If you do make contact, remember that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. Dress nicely, comb your hair, speak politely, and act as if you're interviewing. In effect you are. Good luck.