I live in Md but last time I went to Ohio and hunted there were publically accessible lists of private land owners who will allow hunting. Not sure if this is what you meant by public land but may be worth looking into. There were land owners who would register their land with the state who allow hunting. You just have to find what your looking for. Yes alot of the best places are already locked up but it does give you a little more area to look into. This was about 5yrs ago so Im not sure if its still done this way. Good luck.