I've been hunting public lands for a long time. Pre GPS i carried BLM Maps for every area I hunted(still do). I have GPS's on both my truck and morotcycle with public lands chips on them.
I've had many encounters with land owners, only one has threatened to call the cops after looking at my maps, he kept telling me he leased the BLM land but he conceded that I could hunt there when I offered him my phone to call with.
A couple times I've had land owners offer to let me hunt there deeded lands just because I cared about staying on public lands.
Most of the time things go very well if I stay calm and respectful.
