BUCKY i also hunt public land and it seems that when you start dragging out two or three deer past other hunters the area you once thought of as your honey hole has become crowded with other hunters scouting and setting up stands in the middle or end of the season. i hunt as far back as i can about 1 1/2 miles back i started dragging the deer out at about 11 o clock usually most the hunters have given up by then try to use a dolly, they will follow drag marks.dont tell anyone where your hunting but if they do start hunting where your at nothing you can do. dont tell them of your success