RE: Scouting on public land
Use the dove hunters to your advantage. They will definitely be moving the deer and if they are shooting and you are stealthy then the deer will be more concerned with them rather than you. Find the deer escape routes off the fields and look for their bedding areas. The deer will not venturetoo far off the fields, but I believe will be in positions where they can observe as much as possible. Try to find downwind in the bush and let the bird hunters push to deer to you. This system has worked for me many times in the past. You must get in the bush early, well before sun up and watch to movement of the deer off the fields. This will give you a great idea of where to set up when hunting season starts.