I think back in the late 60's I paid about $20 to hunt one year on a private ranch and a couple years I paid the same amount to hunt on the Jicarilla Apache reservation. Then I did one guided hunt in Alberta, but it was on public land.
Other than that, I have always hunted public land from 1955 until now. I don't see the crowds because I hunt wilderness areas or at least hard to get to areas.
If God wanted you to walk and carry things on your back, He would not have invented stirrups and pack saddles
