I stay away from public land due t othe amount of idiots that hunt it, i used to hunt a large farm that backed up to gov. land and it seemed all we did instead of hunting was hear truck doors slam, watch orange vests walk all over the place and run people off POSTED land. You cant control your boundaries as well being surrounded by public land than being surrounded by private land. Deer are alot more spooked also, IMOA ill take private land away from public land any day, thats hunting in the south though