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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 243134" data-attributes="member: 3373">I hunt both public land and private land. My observations are that even the posted land doesn't mean they don't allow hunting Those that don't usually have a valid reason; opening weekend and I have family coming home to hunt, someone has already received permission etc. Sometimes it's because someone has leased the property for hunting rights, not common in the areas I hunt. So for me, the getting permission isn't the biggest headache, in many cases it's finding the landowner/operator to get permission. In many cases it's not like the person you need to talk to lives anywhere near the land you want to hunt. I would think upland hunting would be the biggest chore as many times it's drive to find some good looking cover. Same thing for the coyote hunters in the state. Not a lot of them but that is a sport that generally covers a lot of ground at a time of the year when many landowner/operators might be snowbirds.When I have hunted in other states that have trespass laws (most of them) it's doable and requires more planning. On the positive side, you will probably find some new friends by contacting and visiting with the person you're asking permission. You may find some jackasses but you will also find some who are just as interested in you as you are them.Will it change the hunting ND? For sure, but it won't stop me. Just change how I/we hunt.</blockquote>