I do not like trying to hunt public hunting areas. Too many people. If you do a little scouting and spending time trying to get a deer opening day ten more people will be in the same place. We lease 100% of the property we hunt. Most of the land runs around $6 per acre. That way we can try to manage the property for better bucks. It doesn't take but about 3 years to see a big difference in the size of your bucks. Most of our leases are timber companies but we are always looking for 300 plus acre leases in the right areas. If you don't lease or have family lands to hunt in our area you miss out on the best hunting.