The problem with hunting public land is first of all, some of the hunters might not be as safe as you think. Wear tons of orange. Secondly, there is alot of human traffic in the woods putting pressure on the deer. The deer will be easily spooked. I guess the trick for you is to try to plan on where the deer will go when they are pushed or spooked. I have sat in natural blinds (nothing more than a large oak that had fallen from the wind) and had deer walk right by me. I knew where the bedding/safe area was for the deer (cedar thicket) and tried to intercept them as they traveled to and from. If your thinking about stalking, bear in mind where the other hunters are in relation to where your planning on stalking. I usually stalk when the winds are high or raining fairly hard. This tends to keep deer either in their bedding areas or very close to them. When conditions like this do occur, alot of hunters pack it up for the day or at least until it stops.