i hear what you're sayin splitear, which is why i both agree and disagree with you on it... i'm fortunate enough to have purchased my own land to deer hunt on... and plan on purchasing more as mgmt time and $$ permits...

reconciling public hunting vs private leases/guided hunts is going to be difficult... if the free market allows guides to dominate to the point where public hunters have no chance I believe we'll either see legislation (not likely) or the anti-access guys (check out the blue ribbon coalition as a group that fight anti-access groups) are gonna ruin it for everyone... maybe the best thing that could happen would be to restrict the amount of leased land in the state and the number of guide permits granted... only thing i can think of which will drive the price of guides thru the roof (supply and demand eh??)