Public lands are great to hunt and often overlooked. I do maintain my membership at some clubs for reasons other than land. I have some great friends and great memories from club hunting. If you are fortunate enough to find a good one it can be well worth the investment. The club I hunt with most of the time only has 30 members and there are a lot of kids around my kids age learning to hunt and getting to spend some good time in the field with their parents and at the same time they have kids around to relate to and learn with. Off season events, hunt camp comradery(sp?), and people to share in the excitement/success of huntsis a good thing. Ecspecially if your trying to spark interest in a young hunter or new hunter.