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do you guys use trail cameras on public land? i did before and was wandering if anyone else does.

what if the property you intend to hunt isnta thousand acres, what if its 200 acres. you cant trek 10 miles into the bush, but you know deer are around? can deer be killed close to trails, logging roads, bike paths, etc? where i am going to hunt is not that large, but i saw alot of deer sign last year and a few deer. but i jus dont like the idea of being 45 yards off the main trail ya know, but i did see deer sign, so im guessing deer must be around. does anyone hunt small parcels of public land with success? Hunt early in the season and look for the less noticed and hunted areas. I hunt on chunck that is only 40 acres and gets presured by about a dozen people for bow season or more alot. About 30 acres is lowland and the rest is pines. Everyone hunts the woods. I go in the far back corner on the lowland/pine edge and see deer in bow range regularly. This spot only is good for the first 2 weeks then they are turn nocturnal. But like you were saying about trails this spot is 100 yards from the parking area and only 50 yards of the main hiway. I can watch cars from my treestand. Sometimes the unlikely spots are very effeciant. also its right by the border to a little highland of about 8 acres of private that most of the deer come from to cross the corner of the public and then go across the hiway to the private corn field. Just study the deer and what they do to avoid the people and you will find them. Deer also know where they are safe and pivate to public property lines are good places to look to see where deer are traveling to and from especially when they get bumped.