Here in Tx private land is either non-accessable or expensive. There are a few exceptions to this but not many. Most of my public land hunting has been for turkeys however I'm looking into deer hunting a few places. The WMAs in Tx are highly pressured so you have to look hard to find deer in relatively unpressured areas. There are several National Forest areas in Tx as well as US ARMY Corps of Engineer lands that may offer an opportunity. None of the areas I may like to try are very close. I'll be driving at least a couple of hours if I do give it a go. If my early season bowhunting on private land isn't successful I'll try public in the late season.