Why are you guys going at it when neither one of you has even tried to hunt the other man's style??? What the heck is all the Private Land, Public Land BS. Private or Public that has nothing to do with it: the mosquitos aren't thicker one or the other, it's not any colder on one or the other, and I guarantee you that you've got the same idiotic hunters on both.

I'm originally from Michigan and have hunted ever since I was old enough to hold a bow. When I was 19 I spent two years in Dallas, TX. Luckily, I had an uncle that had a lease with three other guys about two and a half hours west of Dallas. I spent four or five weekends out there with him hunting. The first weekend I was there, we saw a total of 13 different bucks anywhere from 70 yards out to 400 yards. I shot a large 3 1/2 y/o 9 point that probably scored somewhere near 140 to 145 the last night of the weekend hunt. Yes, the deer was standing at a feeder and yes, the deer was about 250 yards away. We were sitting in a tripod and my uncle told me it was big enough to shoot if I wanted. I stuck the rifle out the window and took the shot. After it was over, my uncle looked at me and was thrilled. I just kind of sat there...I couldn't believe it was over. My heart never once sped up or skipped a beat. To me, that wasn't hunting. At least not the way I was used to.
The year after I returned to Michigan, my uncle joined me on a hunt. Yeh, know it's kind of funny. He felt the same way in Michigan that I did in Texas.

Conclusion....It's whatever you're use to. If either one of you guys grew up in the same place as the other, you guys would be agreeing. Since we're all sportsman and we respect other sportsman, quit the bs and go on to another posting.