I have never hunted turkeys on public land but I do plan on it this spring because there are about 2400 acres around my school town. Even if I don't go hunt, I'm going to go scout and practices my calling (this is my first turkey season ever). I have however hunted my fair share of public land for whitetail and I will never do it again. The public land in Missouri is way overpopulated. About 5 or 6 years ago, my father and I were hunting some public land in Northern Missouri and had multiple shots whiz over our heads/right by us. People just don't care about other hunters it seems. *sorry for the rant*