I'm w/ PA and Mike on this. I have already started scounting new places for next year. The issue isn't that I am afraid to try new places - scout hard - knock on doors.

I believe that the majority of the public land is hurting for deer. Private land is a different story and access to private land isn't always easy.

Just because a few guys have some spots on public land that are good - you can't say that all public land is good. If you go back and read previous posts about sightings and such - I think the majority of guys reporting seeing less deer and harvesting less deer.

I still think HR on public land is too drastic and not enough is being done on private. Until you can find a way to balance this - I don't think there will be any improvements.