AMEN. I know hunting public is all the craze, but it can be a lot easier and more fun hunting private if you have/can get access. My philosophy is to hunt wherever is most fun, and no one else should make you feel bad about that. If you have fun bow hunting highly pressured bucks 3 miles deep on public land in Michigan because you like the challenge, great—hunt that! If you like sauntering out to a heated blind overlooking a private corn field behind your house and smoking a doe with your rifle at 200 yards, awesome—hunt that! Personally, I enjoy a mix of both public and private, but I generally get greater joy out of not having any of my limited number of hunts each season ruined by another hunter on public than I get satisfaction from “challenging myself” more by hunting public land. Whenever I get bored of that, I’ll see you public land warriors out in the field a lot more often. Until then, I’ll enjoy undisturbed hunts and driving a truck or tractor to within 50 yards of the dead deer, and I’ll enjoy it with ZERO shame whatsoever! This is supposed to be enjoyable, not stressful, so if hunting private land maximizes your enjoyment, go for it!!