I'm with you... figure 2-4 guys/gals (small groups only) could really help a few farmers/landowners with tree clearing (fire hazard reduction), road repairs, fence repairs etc. in exchange for some future return good will. Especially with the coyote and hog disasters that are ahead of us.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/feral-hogs/feral-swine-presentation.pdfI already have some great places to hunt myself, but reaching out to farmers and landowners with a bunch of VAGT good will might turn the tide on the automatic "no" that so many farmers/landowners are conditioned to say.
I have a farm in Ohio and let two young men hunt it (only two because it is 96% crop land and 3 acres of woods... and Ohio is bow and shotgun only). My land, my rules, but two guys get to hunt.
SO MAYBE (???)... we (VAGT) could start a Forum trying to connect small groups with farmers/landowners having needs.
Maybe we also throw up a quick bio on ourselves (i.e. I am a 27 year seasoned wildland firefighter, with a dump truck, professional chainsaws and LOTS of fence build experience... I own a couple of farms myself, so I understand landowner concerns).
Something like that?