PC76 said:
I wish there was some sort of a listing, or openings for farmers that actually want folks to come push them off their land. My buddies went to several farms to ask about clearing them out, but it was either no answer. Or the owners wife would say that she like to watch them.
There is, during the CO season. AGFC has a hotline you can call that details the location of farmers who want hunters to keep snows off their property, or at least that's what they have done in the past.
The problem with letting guys hunt is that there is a general state of retardation amongst those asking. When the people requesting permission to hunt realize that the farmer's North 40 is 1-mile down a muddy dirt road, the hunters automatically assume that they should drive their suburban and attached trailer down that road, cutting 10" ruts as they go. When they're told they'll have to walk, they ask if they can take their UTV, ATV, etc. When the farmer says no, they quit and go home.
I've let people hunt CO season snows on my property before. They tend to trash the place, which means I spend waaaaaay to much on diesel, equipment, and labor trying to fix what they mess up. I'm not saying you're like that, but rather that's the reason farmers tend to say "heck no, stay off my property." For those interested in getting permission from local landowners, tell them on the front end that you'll walk in and out and won't let a single tire touch their property. Add to that the promise that there won't be 15 mountain dew bottles lying around when you leave and you'll pick up your empties, and I'd guarantee that your level of success will increase.