I really do not hunt the public lands, we enter them all the time and fish. But i am totally with Fishnhunt - from what i have heard - here in east texas fed lands are better by far.
We have several public areas right around us - way over populated come spring. Lots of people come and hunt the heck out of them, deer season - not so much. Personally i hunt private land, I know hogs are year round and around here we see them about everyday. The rains are back and the rivers rising pushing everything out of the bottoms.
If you do come hunt east texas check White oak creek and sulpher river areas - that place is CRAWLING with hogs - non stop.....
Dave