I go every year and hunt public land in Adams and Scioto county. Theres the Shawnee National Forest in Scioto county and Tranquility Preserve in Adams. There's also Brush Creek Management Area that covers several counties. No shortage of public land in south central Ohio. We kill deer every trip and have seen some absolute monsters but none would get in bow range. The license and tags (1 either sex and 1 doe) was $164 this year. Super cheap for out of state. I would avoid the one week shotgun season like the plague. Anytime in November is really good up there.