RE: Public ground hunting problem?
Quit marking your spots...buy a compass, learn to use it to get in and out in the dark....
Public land is just that...open to the public. I've had packs of fox hounds run through on me, small game hunters, duck hunters, hikers, bikers...you get the pic...
If I saw another stand where I planned to set up I'd go the other way, but I go in in total darkness and out in the same. I'm not likely to see it..Say something to me...P-off!
~Will Hunt For Food~