I would suggest typing up a letter which I have done in the past and simply place it in the mailbox if it is someone you don't know. I would tell them about being willing to help do chores around the land, being an ethical hunter etc. This way they know what kind of person they are dealing with, without being pressured into answering right away. Face it, folks who own land have absolutely nothing to gain by giving a person they don't know permission to carry a gun, bow etc. around on their property. Yet, they have a lot to lose. Like one old fella I met who let his relatives hunt on his property and he ended up with buckshot hitting his house. Do you think I had a chance in hell of being able to hunt this guys property - thanks to the poor examples of hunters before me? Take a wild guess at the answer I got.