I've got a couple hundred acres of small scattered woodlots and agricultural fields here in IL that are privately owned that I have permission to hunt on. In exchange for hunting privileges my father and I help out the landowner when we car - i.e. work on his car, help him trim bushes, post the property, keep trespassers off, fix fences, etc.

Up until this year I also had an 80 acre parcel of privately owned land in JoDaviess County IL to hunt, but we were running into conflicts w/the landowner who also hunted w/us, so we left.

And for the first time this year we leased 130 acres in SW Wisconsin. Hopefully that turns out to be something worthwhile and I don't make the 4 hr ride every weekend for nothing. [8D]