the public land I hunt on most gun openers is hunted as hard as just about any land in Minnesota. I'm lucky, I've found a spot that is near a main road that most other hunters overlook. I don't think i've ever gun hunted that stand w/o having deer walk right under me. while other people, less than a mile from me consider themselves lucky if they see deer at all.

i just bought 40 acres in november. I don't think it gets hunted too hard based on the number of deer in the area. I saw 123 all within just a few miles of my land a couple weeks ago. i'm excited to see how much (little) pressure the land gets.