To some degree, maybe you're right. Maybe I'm using the wrong words. Maybe it is a way of life that is gone. Up to this point, I have never sat on water to hunt my antelope, but have friends that do and they love the close encounters that occur. If people would respect others, and back off when they see someone is already there, but some just march right in and invade, because, by damn, it is public ground, and they have as much right to be there as the next guy. That is the ethics part I am talking about. Others get pissed because someone got up earlier than they did and beat them to the spot. That is when setting up blinds before season started becoming the norm. Someone else mentioned that maybe the law should be that you set up when you get there, and you take your blind with you when you leave. That would alter the building of blinds from surrounding material to some degree, and cause a lot more disruption in the area, but maybe that is what needs to happen. There is no easy answer. Just like antler hunting starts at mid-night on opening day, with everyone running around with bright flashlights, just to beat the other guy, the same would happen with setting up blinds, also. Some people would be getting into fist fights, just to claim their spot. So is it ethics? Some of us old farts tend to think ethics have a lot to do with it. Maybe its just the changing of the times. Google Earth, GPS's, fancy trucks, 4 wheelers, high dollar equipment, friends, showing friends, who then show their friends. Most of these things, (all but the last one) are not bad in and of themselves. But they have definitely changed the face of hunting. Some people say the number of hunters is shrinking, but it sure doesn't seem like it. There have been some good comments, and I guess if it makes us all think a little, and try to be respectful of one another, it is all good. I hope you all have a great fall, filled with special future memories.