This private land debate is going on everywhere. You would think that in a place like Idaho their would be a lot of public ground to hunt. Compared to back east, I am sure this is true, not looking for any sympathy. The problem with many landowners is that they think that the non domesticated animals that cross their land also belong to them. I don't dispute the rights of the landowner, but when a hunter tries every ethical way their is to hunt animals in a specific area, and the landowners are complaining about deer eating their gardens, I don't understand why it is so hard to get permission to hunt their ground. Especially when you try everything to make it worth their while, not leave gut piles, not shoot animals in their vicinity or in front of their kids, buy dinneretc. I am not trying to take sides, but I do lean slightly towards the side of public ground hunting, and working towards its improvement. Have not had good luck with getting permission to hunt private ground.