RE: Hunting Public Land...
The only land that I have access to is public. Thankfully the area has sign in sheet so you know when you head out to an area how many people are already hunting. And they limit it to 4 people. That certainly doesn't stop them from coming through. I always make a point of walking extra slow if I know that people are already in the woods. But if I am up in a tree already and see someone coming through the first thing that I grab is one of my calls. Soon as they get into range I try to grab the attention to let them know that I am already in that spot. I have never run into a problem with other hunters this way. They usually wave and move on. Once or twice I have gotten the guy to notice me and start talking. But that is rare.