As a land owner I can answer from my perspective. I only hunt on my land, or with Friends on their land (very rarely public land).
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In general, how are the private landowners in your area?
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Tired. Tired of poachers, tired of people leaving trash and gut piles and other remains. Tired of trespassers and people who don't zero their rifles chasing deer all over hell's half acre.
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Do they say yes to most people that ask?
Do they say yes to some people?
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If it is a friend or someone we know well than generally yes after we fill our bag limit (day one). If it is someone we barely know or not at all then normally no. We only have 20 acres, but it is adjacent to two 2000+ acre plots that are mostly wooded. The only source of running water in the area runs through my property and we get a lot of traffic there. With us it is less like hunting and more like harvesting. We keep an eye on the ungulates and figure out which ones we are going to shoot and which we ones we are going to keep for next year. You can't rely on everyone to fulfill your wishes for what you want to do with the local resources. Friends are different and generally respectful.
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Or do you save time and just don't even ask because they will say no?
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I don't ever ask anyone, but accept if offered. It is about community. If you are just in it for the hunting than in my mind you are in it for the wrong reasons.