I live in Roanoke and hunt only public for turkeys because you can cover alot more ground and find more birds. I have 2 small farms i can hunt and do sometimes for deer and smallgame, but most of my time in the woods hunting is on public land, National Forest. The areas I hunt are not crowded, I have never had a big problem with other hunters whereI hunt.Private is not easy to come-by, but it can be done around here.