RE: Would you hunt a lesser parcel of land?
Definitely. I go out of my way to avoid hunting areas where other hunters are or may recently have been. I have had to stop hunting some of my best areas because of the increased numbers of other hunters getting in there. I have permission now in some very small acreages close to high deer concentrations, some decent sized farms which have very little actual huntable spots and the like. When I find out that the owner gives permission to pretty much anyone who asks (and people are finding this out), I don't hunt there anymore.