Indiana does have some great public land hunting, during the bow season is best IMO. I had a lease in Indiana and there was some great public land nearby in southern Indiana just off rt 65.
Ohio has some great public land. I hunted some great private land there a friend of mine owned. His buddies son shot a great mid 170s buck during the opener of the shotgun season on some state land..North central ohio.
But like Matt pointed out. The walk in hunter access land in Kansas is excellent. I would time it during the rut, during archery season. I saw a ton of 120 inch plus bucks I passed on every day waiting for 150 and over.
North central Kansas is where I hunted as well. I NEVER saw another hunter and hunted two farms there.
