I've only hunted private land around princeton and cameron, but if you hunt a funnel between private and public you'll be fine. the bucks are huge compared to what im use to seeing down here in southwest mo. also conservation is in the process of moving the start of gun season back a week. so if you want to go the week before gun season dont go off last years gun start dates. bowhunters in missouri should be happy about this cause now we can hunt in the rut instead of hanging the bows up just when the action gets good.