I’ve hunted all over eastern NC and have never paid a dime to hunt anybody’s land, but have put in a ton of sweat equity. I have always went and knocked on doors you will get a ton on no’s but all you need is 1-2 yes. It goes along way if you are not afraid of work ie mowing their yards, fixing stuff around their house, and sometimes just sitting around and listening to them. I’ve been hunting a couple of farms for 10+ years always checking on them through out the year and not just during the season. Both farms are 20 mins from jville and are 50-100 acres each and I’m the only one they allow to hunt. Once again by stopping knock on the door and asking. On X maps makes it easy now to find out who owns what.