Actually, there are lots of pieces of private property that are completely surrounded by National Forest Land. I think that is what is confusing the issue here. I never meant to imply that the National Forest was one contiguous piece of ground. By definition, if it is National Forest Land, it is public, not private. Therefore i stand by my statement that NONE of the Shawnee National Forest is private property.
Point taken
. I guess I'd like to see it as one huge block of public land, be easier for people like me to interpret the maps.......lol. Hope to make it there for a few weekend hunts sometime just for the fun of it.