i dont know how others have found it but i know when i asked for the first time i was lucky enough to get a reply of yes straight away.
now i didnt direclty ask for shooting permission, i asked could i train my spaniel on his land, and told him i wanted to give my dog a couple of flushes and chases on rabbits to get him hunting hard, and from there it went to we got loadsa rats, and rabbits, oh an a few pigeon etc etc,,, so i think it all depends on how you aproach the landowner..... i think it helps if you click straight away ???
Baz
Ive noticed a lot of people on this site are