RE: Public land in Illinois??
The southern 7 counties of Illinois has abundant amount of public hunting grounds,,,,,some of the best public hunting areas are in Johnson, Pope, and Union counties,,,even though I have my own ground I still do alot of hunting on public ground,,,,but be sure to bring a GPS there are some areas you can get turned around in really easy,,,,,,,,some of the best waterfowl hunting is on public ground,,,,,but as far as Crab Orchard refuge in Marion IL goes, I wouldn't waste my time I live with in 10 miles of there,, and there are alot of people I talk to that hunt for 4 or 5 days and never see anything,,,,,there has been occasions where I have traded hunts so they would get a kill or atleast see something, that doesn't happin very much though........