Where to live if Public Land Hunting is a major draw?

Virginia has everything you said you were looking for.

Native Virginian here. I would definitely not say VA fits OP's bill. In 20 years of hunting, I've seen two whitetail over 120 on public land, and deer is pretty much all we have. Also, anyone considering moving to VA for public land hunting should first google the dog hunting fiasco... that would be a hell of a surprise after relocating.
 
Tennessee,sc,nc,ga, northern al. All fit your bill for public land whitetail. I've hunted all of them from the mountains to the coast. Also gotta decide how much traveling your willing to do to hunt. Buddy can drive 5 minutes and shoot all the deer he wants but it's to flat and hot for me in the summer time.
 
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