Does the state have many hunting leases or not. If leasing is normal, check for a local or state hunting site, that would probably have lease offerings for the total land or for members of the lease. A good starting point.

What are the taxes on the land. Owners sometimes use to judge a hunting lease by the amount of taxes on the land. Another starting point.

If the land's been hunted protectively or hunted for "trophy" deer, the cost goes up. If hunted or heavily hunted the owner should ask for less. Does the owner know the deer numbers in the area. Land without deer is no good for a hunter .

Leases are going up, not only for the fee to the owner, but for costs associated with food plots. Owners may expect the leasee to make "deer" improvements and keep up the work to maintain land value with deer or trophy deer.

Owners of land have an idea of the value of the land before a potential leasee even shows up. Get an opening quote from them. Expect the owner to know more than you do. He bought the land.