Public or private????

[buckee]

I wish I could afford the gas and had the time to go gallivanting off into the mountains to hunt public land these days.

I hunt private land for the most part and find the hunting great, as long as you can keep the yahoos off the land.

[VtBowhunter]

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I hunt public land in other states but privte land here in Vt and I see about the same number of deer on either since we started the QDM on our land.

[Chrud]

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Some public, but mostly private.

[deerhunter10]

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I hunt mostly National Forest.

I hunt a little bit of private land evey now and then.

[longislandhunter]

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I hunt on both public and private and see just about the same amount of deer on both. I prefer hunting on the private land most of the time simply because I know who else might be there and where their stand sites are so we don't get in each others way. The public land gets a little crowded at times.

[tedicast]

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95% of my archery hunting is done on private land. 95% of my gun and muzzleloader is done on state owned land. I see more deer on my private properties, but the state area I hunt has a decent # of deer too.

[TreeStandBowHunter]

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Some public, but mostly private.

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Ditto

[wtnhunt]

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Private land. My land in the backyard for the most part. Have never hunted public land.

[Guest BuckMaster058]

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I hunt the local club property in Auburn, Pa and see maybe a total of 15 deer in the two week season. We go out the first three days and then the two Saturdays.

[Squirrelhunter91]

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I've never hunted public land. I have only hunted on private land.

[Tominator]

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In the last 10 years or so it's been nearly 100% private. We have a large state park nearby my work, but it's crowded. It's amazing to me how many deer inhabit that park with as much pressure as it gets. They must be some wily deer.

[Guest Andrea]

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Mainly private. First buck I shot was on public land though.

The public land around here is too pressured for my taste. Deer are more relaxed on private land. And so am I!!!!!!!!

[Guest Rod]

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I do all of my hunting on private land.

[Rhino]

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I only hunt private land now. Been that way for about 20 years. It just got to where there were too many encounters with inconsiderate yahoos on public land down here. From the guys that I talk to that still hunt public land the yahoos are a lot worse than they used to be. I'm definately seeing more deer and more mature deer on private land than I ever saw on public land.

[KansasDeer]

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If you count the golf course public then....

[JimT]

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I have only hunted public lands....Would like to try hunting private land some day...Maybe I would see more critters...lol.

[GWSmith]

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I hunt private land that see's alot of Public invasion

I also hunt public land that see's alot of action the first few days....after they run all the deer off then i have it basically to myself

[Shaun_300]

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Pretty much all private!

[Guest DaveGP]

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i hunt private land... that being said we end up sharing all of the private land we find to hunt on ... i used to hunt other private land that backed up a LOT of peoples backyards and a LOT of people trespass. no one had permission but 3 of us and we would always see people out who shouldnt be... the worst is we would see 1 guy with his 2 kids out trying to stalk deer! and he knew he shouldnt be there because he would run when he saw us. lol way to teach the kids. our public land here isnt bad during bow season i hear but a lot of antis walk around to deter hunters. i hope to one day own my own piece of heaven!

dave

[Guest BCBOY]

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100% Public and I think I can say I'm pretty darn successful. Here's some "All Public-General Season" Pics from the last couple years.

[craig mack]

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I hunt private in the beginning of the bow season but I take my 2 week vacation to hunt on Federal Land in the U.P. I've shot more deer on the federal land than the private. Oh and BcBoy you are the MAN!!!!! Awesome Pics

[Doc]

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A good point has been made here. Not all private land is that much different from public land. Where the private land is wide open to public access, there really is no difference. There is also some public land that is so vast that it doesn't see the pressure that some private lands see.

Doc

[FSU_Seminole]

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Where do you hunt at most?How succesful are you comparing public to private land?See more deer on public or private?

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Thankfully I hunt on private land & its a ton of deer where I hunt. The problem is the hunters where I hunt, they drive dogs and many of them don't care about antler size. They shoot any buck that moves.

I wouldn't dare hunt on public land here in SC. Our antler restrictions are too liberal & people are blasting away on public land to.

[David_218]

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Where do you hunt at most?How succesful are you comparing public to private land?See more deer on public or private?

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When not hunting on my OWN LAND I normally hunt on private property of family friends. Have (rarely) hunted on public land, but public hunting land is far and few between here in Indiana. I normally see more game on private property.

[MadHuntinPastor]

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Private land. Haven't had to go the public route.....yet.