TEmbry,
I don't for a minute blame a landowner for taking advantage of an opportunity to make any money off his property, and yes I would do the same. And it is not impossible to find private ground, but that is soon becoming the case. As I said, I see your side of the argument, but do you agree that money is soon going to become, as it does with everything, the thing that drives the sport. I am no hypocrite, but I simply believe that hunting is not what it once was, and I think it is sad. If it comes to the point where I and the other thousands of hunters can only hunt public ground, and I have to set my treestand 20 feet from another hunter, I am going to quit, because I will no longer enjoy or believe in the sport. Again, though my earlier posts may have suggested it, I have no quarrel with you, but I still believe that OURsport is slowly going downhill. And if you can't agree with me on that, you are not a true hunter.