public land

[bowslinger]

i was wondering how many hunt it on here i hunt both public and privite my self

[fly]

Both here.

[earnhardts12000]

both here

[Nickel]

Mostly public but some private but not much

[sskybnd]

i havent hunted public land in 23 years, i know there are people thats all they have to hunt, its getting realy crowded, and around here if you dont have a lease you realy dont have a place to hunt unless you want to go to the few places we have thats public and than its almost shoulder to shoulder.

[dawgitall]

Use to be only private back in GA. Now that I live in the panhandle I do hunt some public land.

[ohiobuckhunter]

all private

[ricfirefighter]

both

[deer_slayer08]

Both

[SourthenILdeerhunter]

so fare only private but that may change int he near furture

[Stinger-Hunter]

Both. Depends on the season. i try not to hunt with a shotgun on public land - at least not on the weekends.

But if I found a sweet spot, I would definitely give it a try.

I prefer private land and many people do. The solitude and appreciation of nature is more easily captured when you know you have a little room all to yourself and do not expect to see another person jumbling through your area.

[redkneck]

I've hardly ever hunted public land my whole life. I've been fortunate to always have good private land to hunt. BUT, some of the best hunting in this state is public land, and the reason I don't hunt it more is because the distance of those places from home.

[Doc]

Mostly public land. By the way, during bow season, it is not the archers that provide the most interference. The public land that I hunt (next-door) has been taken over by mountain-bikers and hikers. They have laced the hill with so many trails that you are never out of earshot. Try hunting deer with a constant parade of hikers and bikers shouting and carrying on just a short distance away.

Fortunately, when gun season opens up, they have enough sense to stay away....lol.

That's funny, here in NYS the hunters carry the frieght in terms of financing the DEC and the maintenance of state lands, but it is non-hunters (free-loaders) who are making it almost impossible to to hunt.

Doc

[Rem308]

I hunt both.

[GWSmith]

That's funny, here in NYS the hunters carry the frieght in terms of financing the DEC and the maintenance of state lands, but it is non-hunters (free-loaders) who are making it almost impossible to to hunt.

Doc

I could not agree with you more Doc

I hunt mostly private land in the last few years now but I still "Give It A Rest" and go hunt the state forest land nearby a few times a year.

There's absolutley no reason not to when your seeing this kind of sign on public land....

[NYmathewsman]

Private land. I have hunted public land when I lived in Michigan, it wasnt a pleasant experience.

[RangerClay]

Both

[Randyman]

Mostly public for me. I try to outwork 99% of the other hunters. I don't have much trouble at all getting an area to myself most of the time.

[rhine16]

Had never hunted publicland until last year when I got to college. To be honest with you, I think it's fun to go into and scout and have to learn what the deer are doing at a new place. Definitely not my favorite place to hunt, but it's better than not hunting during the week.

[Bowhntr]

All public. I tried to get some stuff going on the family farm land a few years ago but poaching and other BS made it not worth the trouble. Other than that experiment there I have not hunted private land since 1996.

[Ghilliesuit22]

Use to hunt a lot of birds on public land in Michigan. I got my first archery kill on paper mill owned land which is open to the public. I usually try and hunt private as much as possible. I also don't like being on state land during rifle season.

I agree completely with what Storiale said. I like the fact that on private land you can be at ease knowing that it is unlikely for someone to walk across your hunting ground.

There was a lot of open state land in the UP of Michigan where I went to school, and it was awesome scouting for good spots. I just hated how far you initially had to drive to get back there.

[PAarcher]

I recently moved from Michigan where I hunted public land during archery season I didn't encounter any hunters but gun season is a different story. I now live in Pennsylvania where I've found some very promising public land hunting.

[hunter109]

i hunt alot of privet land but we also hunt two public land areas two i mean the near by one ant to bad in bow season but gunseaoson it is crowded

[bghunter777]

Used to be all private land for me. Owners pass away and there kids decide that deer are more important than life long friendships.Now its mainly public land being a PA resident its mainly out of state public land. College takes up most of my time I am on campus 50 to 60 hours a week. My major of exercise science takes up the majority of my time. I do get out on weekends occasionally though.