gun dude, are you calling me stupid? It won't get you in trouble. I won't accuse you of name calling. I just want to know... Was that directed at me?

I've said many times: I could go knocking on doors today and I'd get permission several times TODAY. But the likely hood of it working out is slim.
Besides, why in the heck would a guy buy, maintain, pay taxes and drive to the ohio river when it's as easy as knocking on doors an hour from his door and getting permission to hunt more land than he can hunt?
There's a reason people are leasing. It's because of what I keep saying. It's one thing for the landowner to WANT to lease. But the reason guys are PAYING it is because they want a better experience than what they get knocking on doors.
Jim Irsay desires to own a football team. He desires to pay the players millions and charge lots of money to sell seats to come watch it. If the people decide it's too much money, jimmy is screwed. People want that experience and are willing to pay big money for it. Even though they could go watch football at their local HS or colleges for next to nothing It ain't the same.

Same thing here. Hunters are obviously willing to pay lots of money for exclusive permission. According to the DNR, those people are all LAZY, because all they have to do is knock on doors. I'm not stupid. Currently not willing to pay and sick of bad experiences.
I'm also quite certain I'm in the majority as we'll.