RE: anyone hunt public land
After hearing horror stories from friends of mine that hunt public land, my decision is to stay strictly on private land.
A friend of mine was doing some bow hunting on public land (National Forest land) in Virginia, only to be nearly shotTWICE in one day. If blaze orange doesn't stand out enough for everybody (and he's avid about wearing orange - maybe a bit much in my opinion, but I'm no expert), then public land just doesn't leave me feeling comfy inside.