ORIGINAL: GMMAT
It stands to reason if you have land in other states that you've probably scouted or at least been on this land before. No spin....if you live in MI and have land in OH....I'd consider BOTH "your woods".
So.....for the sake of the original question....YES....other people are setting you up if you're hunting "other states".
I guess the question has changed/been added to a little bit.....so my answer will have to as well.
I hunt a lot of other areas, almost totally DIY. I look at topo maps and satelite images before I go and try to locate the key bedding and feeding areas. Though I have never been there, I have already done a lot of the scouting myself.
Once I get to the new area, I most likely won't be hunting the first day. I'll spend it setting stands or quietly observing from a distance, to see if my pre trip scouting was correct. I would never consider this to be "My Woods" if I have ever been there before, but you may because someone is not telling me where to hunt.
As far as someone telling me where to hunt, I don't get a lot of joy out of it......which now seems to be what you are asking.