In the Michigan dictionary public land is defined as save your money and shop for your very own hunting property for fire arm deer hunting.

I was about 20 decided I would hunt some state land down the road from the family farm. Walk way back in there to a nice hill over looking a deep valley with Mature oak trees. Got where I wanted to be about 5:00 AM legal light another 2 hours away. By day lite I can see other hunters at least 25 of them some as close as 35 & 40 yrds away. I low crawled out of that area and went back to the farm.

Public land can be OK in some places to bow hunt, small game hunt but during Michigan's fire arm deer season opening day and the first week end just not a healthy place to be.

Al