I don't see one answer to all the problems with gaining access these days. I understand the landowners being skeptical at best and flat out pissed in some cases. And, I can tell you from experience that it's darn hard to find private landowners that will allow a stranger on it these days.

Too many people IMO. With more people you have more likelyhood of encountering dweebs. Didn't happen very often when we had half the people. Less stircrazy people I suppose.