OP seems to be wanting to make a business out of this - he's gonna be the lease finder/maker. He needs to do some research and see how popular this is. There are already week-long leases being listed somewhere.
Also - OP - if you are leasing, you need to figure in insurance and lease contracts the farmers and the leasing hunters.
And the rich Dr. is gonna go behind your back and offer farmer an load of $ after he shoots a big one off the farm.
I know 3 guys who do the travel lease thing regular - IL, KS, NE and shoot some nice deer. They got a 180+ and a couple 120-140s first time on one place and the owner doubled the rate and hung a picture of the big buck on his ad.
Question for OP and everyone else - when does a piece of private become over-hunted and no better than public?
Posted this earlier..."Just trying to help local landowners/farmers. My motivation is to see them get more involved in conservation again by connecting them with hunters who want a more DIY experience, and I think it's a situation where both could help each other."
Not sure what others experience is, but what I have seen in the last 30 years is equipment, fuel, seed, fertilizer... All the cost of running a farm, have gone up disproportionately to the commodities they produce and sell. The result has been that farmers now cultivate every square inch they can and bail absolutely everything, which leaves no habitat for the wildlife to flourish.
And I don't think they all have to sign up with a big time outfitter to see the benefit of hunting ace conservation again. So this is more me taking some time to find good people I canthen refer to the farmers/have owners I personally know in here North Central Kansas. I've hunted with these people since I was 7 years old, and as a group we would each give a combined gift of about 500 back then.
But the NRs on here that would like to develop those kinds of relationships don't have the opportunity to, unless someone like me can get them connected. So that's what I'm trying to do. And hopefully it catches and somewhat restores a local commitment to conservation and relationships with hunters.
Financially, I think it needs to provide enough incentive for the farmer to wait until seasons have ended to cut and bail the remaining grasses and cover. Before I get that far down the road though, I want to see how much support there is from DIY hunters and what they consider a fair amount.
My real job is actually quite similar, working for a non profit in resource development/management. This is just something I loved as a kid, want to see others enjoy and don't mind giving some time/energy to accomplish. It's a worthwhile thing to do.