I read a few of these posts and scrolled down to reply.
For PUBLIC LAND: the area is 1st come 1st serve (PUBLIC, PUBLIC, PUBLIC). Plain and simple. To the folks who go whaa that they scouted early summer, blah blah blah and they have "the rights" to the place, well then BS. Now if hunter B walks in and hunter A is blinking his maglite at you in the dark, then of course move on.