ORIGINAL: Dozen Arrows

Ok,I am fairly new to hunting. I started hunting 5 years ago on private land with a rifle and so far to date I have taken just a puney little spike that I am not very proud of with the rifle. Last year I began bow hunting on public land down in Jackson, MI in the Waterloo Recreation Area but my stalking skills are not very good, yet. I need to get out now that it is already August and start scouting but my problem is that I really do not know where to look on my own because I have a very hard time driving around and finding the state lands to hunt on around here unless like I said, it is a recreational area. However, I am not a big fan of the recreational areas because of the high pressure and the well beaten paths and of course, hardly ever seeing a deer puts a damper on things..

What should I do? What can I do? Anyone familiar with Michigan enough to point me in the right direction? I am not looking for a high fenced, basically buy myself a deer sort of thing. I was thinking about going and knocking on doors, but I don't really even know of any hot spots to do that either. I guess I am looking for some real good direction here. I need to get going now that the countdown has begun it is only two months away and I really REALLY want a great successful hunt since I will be venturing out on my own!

Thanks in advance..