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100% public land
12.90%
100% private land that does not charge you to hunt.
30.65%
100% private land, leased/trespass fee.
4.84%
public land & private land that is not leased
46.77%
public land & private land that is leased.
4.84%
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0%
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Do you hunt on Public land or leased private land

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Old 01-23-2006 | 01:18 PM
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Just wondering what type of land you hunt on? 95% of my hunting is done on public land. The other 5% is done on private land. The private land I hunt on anyone can hunt on. They justneed to ask the landowner. The private land I hunt on does not charge a trespass fee.
If you hunt both public land and private land? Please state the percentage of the time you hunt on both. Just like I did above.
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Old 01-23-2006 | 01:19 PM
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I hunt both public and private, without paying anything.
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Old 01-23-2006 | 01:45 PM
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95% of the time i am on private land for free the other 5% is public land
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Old 01-23-2006 | 05:38 PM
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Default RE: Do you hunt on Public land or leased private land

Up until this year during bowseason I was on public land about 75% of the time. This year thoughI found a few spots on my farm and it was about 50/50 between the 2.

For shotgun hunting however it is 100% private land.
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Old 01-23-2006 | 07:05 PM
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My dad and uncles own a nice 80 acre plot of hardwoods that is primarily used for rifle hunting...luckily I'm the only one that bowhunts the property, so I usually have my pick of spots til the rifles start blasting!
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Old 01-23-2006 | 07:12 PM
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Default RE: Do you hunt on Public land or leased private land

I hunt on some conservation area in central MO and I am part of an 1100 acre lease in northern MO.
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Old 01-24-2006 | 07:41 AM
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Default RE: Do you hunt on Public land or leased private land

I hunt my own small parcel and have free access to several properties owned by others , I also still occasionally hunt small out of the way publics as I always have , in fact I'll be checking out a new one near my house during the off season this year .
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Old 01-24-2006 | 08:31 AM
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Ihave a little over 200 acres in North La. That is the only place I deer hunt. I have plenty of deer so there is really no need hunting public.
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Old 01-24-2006 | 08:37 AM
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Ileaseand hunt in private landas do most here in Texas. Hard to find public land other than some wildlife refuges. Since this'll be my first year bowhunting, I will be hunting in the local wildlife refuges as well.
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Old 01-24-2006 | 09:45 AM
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Default RE: Do you hunt on Public land or leased private land

About 60% of the time I hunt on private land and the rest on public. I dont know why because the privat land I hunt on is some of the best in La. but theres just something about killing a good buck on public land. Gives a sense of real accomplishment I guess.
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