I don't hunt any public land anymore , I was shot when I was 18 because someone got anxious and didn't identify what they was shooting at , I was lucky , so I lease property and have for several years I know who is on it and where and I've had safe places for my kids to grow up hunting ... But hunted public a lot back in my 20s I always roosted my birds got in early and call less most hunters call way to much on older birds it works fine on two year olds , if I heard another hunter I'd always back out and come back later if I didn't hear any shooting... good luck and be safe