thanks for the replies guys ill be going out there tomorrow and spending all day scouting.
we are allowed to use bait, 2 gallons max.
i dont know to much about the area as ive never hunted it before, but a local guy at the bar told me back in the day he use to hunt a ridge over by pats lake so i figured id try my luck over there going in blind and all.
and yes the one thing im afraid of hunting public is all the other hunters so im willing to hike as far as i have to to find a good area, not full of other hunters.

this is located in the nicolet national forest around oconto county if anyone is familiar with the area