ok charlie p..i know what you mean about most public land hunters only walking into the woods a few hundred yards..i hunt public land and this is definetly the case...so i do walk into the woods at least a mile to where i hunt...i've gotten 3 bucks the last 3 years there and 2 have scored over 100..(110 8 pt, 121 10pt) and to me this land is just as good as private land. so if a hunter scouts the land well for deer and for other hunters you can enjoy great success on public land..it does get frusterating though when a squerril hunter comes stumbling through past my stand at 7 am....i love where i hunt and will stay there as long as the deer do.