Goals for Public Land Hunting?

[AC Rider]

To kill a mature buck on opening day at a brand new spot I found over the winter.

[JoeRE]

To love every minute I get out in the woods. Beyond that, I want to get a chance at a 5 year old or older buck, although I know I probably won't pass a big racked younger buck. I want to zero in on the 3-4 bruisers I have scouted. This year will be the first year I go 90% public up till now I've done 50/50.

[wmahunter]

Goals - to find more buck beds than I have have in the last 2 yrs thanks to this website on the knowledge it has provided me.

2. To hopefully harvest a deer off of one of the beds.

3. Enjoy my time out in the woods no matter what, even if I don't see a deer and even if hunters cross my path in my hopeful secret location on public land.

[Treeshark]

Mine main two goals this year are 1: Not get lazy and hunt the same spots over and over (I've put in enough leg work this off-season so there is no excuse to do this) and 2: to shoot a 100" buck or nothing at all (again, I've shot enough small bucks to where there is no real excuse for me to shoot a small buck).

[PLB]

My goal is a decent 8 point or better on public where I hunt 90 percent. A doe too on public. During the rut on private, 140 minimum.. Most of all have fun and take it all in!

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[ihookem]

My goal for this year was to shoot a deer on public land , the Kettle Moraine S.F. I have only seen 3 deer on 11 sits there. Next year my goal is to find a place where there isn't so many hunters, and shoot a deer down here so I don't have to spend so much time and gas going to Price co. The Kettles are beautiful but never knew how spoiled I was in Price Co. Up there I can find a stand and never even think someone else will find it in 10 years.

[bowmike]

#1 shoot a buck older than 2.5 years old

#2 shoot a bear

#3 find some more buck beds and hunt them effectively.