You guys are great! I feel like I could ask the Drury brothers for permission to hunt their woods.Thanks again for the info.

Amen Windwalker , that's exactly what I was talking about .
Approaching a landowner is the same as approching someone you'd like to have as a friend , and 9 times out of 10 that's exactly what they will become . Thank you for condensing it for me .

It couldn't have been said any better than what Kevin said! Like Aretha's song RESPECT.Respect and courtesy is what it is all about.People will look for reasons to help you if you are genuinely nice and considerate toward them.
I laughed when I read Lone Wolfs post! Good thing Dad wasn't around initially when you lost your original focus and chose a new focus.You may have never hunted that farm!

I USE TWO DIFFENT APPROACHES, ONE IS AROUND FEBURARY I PUT A SMALL ADD IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT SAYS LOCAL BOWHUNTER LOOKING FOR LAND TO HUNT ON THEN PUT MY CELL PHONE # AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THERE ARE SOME PLACES AROUND THAT SOME HUNTERS HAVE TRIED AND GET AND WHERE TURNED DOWN. I TAKE AND FIND OUT WHO OWES THE LAND AND THEN I CALL THEM AT AROUND 7 PM THAT WAY I DON'T CATCH THEM AFTER JUST GETTING HOME FROM WORK AND DURNING DINNER. I JUST ASK THEM IF THEY COULD SPARE ME A FEW MINTUES ON ANY DAY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT HUNTING THERE PROPERTY. I LET THEM PICK THE DAY AND TIME. SOME WILL AGREE AND SOME WILL HANG UP. ON THE DAY TO MEET I GO DRESSED IN JEANS AND A NICE SHIRT, THEY ARE USED TO THE OLD BOYS IN ALL THERE CAMO TRYING. I TELL THEM THAT I WOULD REALY LIKE TO HUNT THERE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO SIGN A RELEASE AND FOLLOW ANY RULES TO THE LETTER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE FROM TIMES I CAN ARRIVE AND SO ON. I TAKE A SMALL NOTEBOOK WITH ME AND WRITE DOWN ANY RULES THEY MIGHT HAVE AND I KEEP A RELEASE IN CASE THEY AGREE. IF I'M TURNED DOWN I THANK THEM AND GIVE THEM A BUSINESS CARD WHICH I MADE ON MY COMPUTOR AND JUST ADVISE IF THE CHANGE THERE MIND I WOULD BE INTERESTED. I HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THREE PROPERTIES WHICH OTHER HUNTERS HAD BEEN TURNED DOWN FROM. TWO OF THEM CALLED ME ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I SPOKE WITH THEM. ONE BIG THING TO ALWAY DO AND DO AS THEY ASK AND THANK THEM. IF THEY LIKE WILD GAME GIVE THEM SOME, ALSO SEND THEM A CHRISTMAS CARD EVERY YEAR AND BE WILLING TO HELP THEM IF THEY NEED HELP WITH A FENCE OR SOMETHING. YOU WILL HAVE LAND TO HUNT ON AND MAYBE MAKE A NEW FRIEND.
BE CAREFULL AND GOOD HUNTING.

This is a great subject. I agree that it can be very tough to get up the nerve to knock ona farmers door, but you have to be willing to get several " no's " in order to get a " yes ". Look at it this way, the worst that can happen is that you'll get told no. It's worth a shot to try. Everyone has given great advice and the only thing I will add is that once you get permission to hunt that initial farm, ask the farmer about adjoining properties. Chances are that he knows his neighbor well, and may even go with you to talk to the adjoining landowner. Doing this helped me gain access to about 960 acres of private land comprised of four adjoining farms all because the initial farmer vouched for me. I'd have never gotten permission if he hadn't went with me. Good luck