lease own public?/

[00buck]

well i prefer private lands due to the safety fact and being able to use my four wheeler to drag deer and setup stands as for trespassers i would agree they are every where but in my experience is if it is posted most don't enter and the ones that do usually are from neighboring properties I have had bird hunters shoot while i am bow hunting and get hit with the pellets so i think it is all what you can afford and prefer

[mrbb]

well I agree owning lands has many great advantages
But trespassers here don't care about signs, I have sign every 20+ ft or so, and they walk right past them like there not there, I personally feel its because of the lack of help from the state on enforcing the laws here
as for safety??
well, I think that too can be a plus or the same, as here in PA its a gun/rifle state, so bullets can travel miles
and I have been hit with BB's many many times from folks not away of there back stops, in several states too!
both private and public lands
being able to use an ATV, I think is one of my top 3 reasons to own /have private lands, I am way too out of shape to be dragging deer like I did when I was younger/dumber LOL
that makes life SO much easier on recovery, setting up stands, and all sorts of uses !

BUT many public places also allow use of ATv's these days
Personally, here in PA, we are legaly required to have a licence plate and insurance and registered, yet they don't allow ATv's almost any where, I feel that is wrong, as if we have to ahve all the legal crap, we should be able to use in more places!