In Mississippi, my brother and I have been on several leases over the years. The one we have now is only 550 acres, but it's ten minutes from the house and our two families are the only people on it. My brother and I are hoping it's the last one we have.
Unlike some states, Mississippi does have good public land hunting on the many wildlife management areas. Within thirty minutes of us are two areas totaling almost thirty thousand acres. We've hunted them quite of bit and could again if we didn't have the lease. Actually, we do hunt them sometimes just for a change.
People around the country that have so little access to hunting land, would be surprised how much is accessible in the New England states. Sure it's hard in the metro areas, but otherwise, finding somewhere to hunt is not really a problem. Land not posted can be hunted and permission can often be gotten by knocking on doors.
