My brother and I have talked about taking a trip to hunt some public land this year. MO, IL, KY are all on the radar and I'm open to other suggestions. I've never hunted public land out of state so for you guys that do it what are some things we need to think about/lookout for/consider.

Good maps or if your using a phone as a map, will u have phone signal to access the info once you arrive at your hunting area.

OnX maps. From App Store.

X2 for hunting anywhere!!!

I've hunted public land turkeys in Missouri. My experience is that it's similar to other states in that hunting pressure will be greater on the weekends. I'd plan to hunt during the week if I could.

My second tip is to give lots of thought to where you plan to hunt. A WMA with lots of food plots near a big city will attract lots of hunters. A national forest in the middle of nowhere will have less traffic. Don't overlook other public lands too. You need to have a plan A, B, C, and D if you're traveling that far to hunt.

Good advice yelp, yeah I was thinking it would be best to hunt 3 or 4 days during the week, most likely what we'll do.

I'd consider yellow bank KY for a place to hunt. Austin, an aldeer member, took me there for a few days and it was fun. Some monsters been killed there.