WOW GREAT INPUT ... seriously.. these are really all great ideas. i'll keep these in mind myself.
thanks!

Does anyone have a "mock" letter written from there years of experience, that you could send to potential land owner wishing to gain hunting permission?
Then follow it up 1-2 weeks later in person on that Sunday afternoon ride.
Or this letter could be used for far away properties?

Some people like GMMAT, may be better at writing a letter than others and this info could be very valuable to some frustrated hunters.[:@]

I own a farm and I was thinking about whatsomeone coulddo to get permission to hunt my place. Because I am part of my state's cooperative hunting program, my address is on a published list. I get several letters a year from people I don't know asking to hunt. Letters get ignored by me. Personal visits get my attention though. It's much nice to meet someone in person. A letter followed by a visit would be ok. The problem with securing permission on my farm is that right now I have 5 people that I have given permission to bowhunt plus my spouse and I, so we are pretty full there.

BUT, if you asked to take out some raccoons or coyote, well I would probably give someone permission for that. If someone offered to hunt varmits, then visited periodicallywhen I was home so I got to know them, and helped with a little work around the farm, I would say there would be good chance of getting permission to hunt deer in a couple of years. Maybe that is too many hoops for most people to jump through, I don't know. I've given people permission to hunt varmits and then I usually never see them again. Just some ideas thrown at you from a land owner who has lots of people hunting deer already.

Greg, what's your opening line?

You remembered that!!??

Hre's what I do......

I pull up to the house, knock on the door and when they answer I say, " Where do you want me to park, because I'll be hunting here this fall".

It helps if you arrive on your bike looking like this...

Oooooook then