I moved last year from the suburbs outside of Detroit to the countryside about an hour and half north. Before I had one piece of public land nearby that was only 20 acres. Another piece was significantly better, but it's always hunted pretty hard. When I lived there I drove 2-3 hours to get to some good hunting land.
Now I live 5 minutes from a ton of public land. I've been keeping track of which parking lots and pieces of land seem to be used the most to help me identify where I want to focus. I also have quite a bit more public land in the surrounding areas too. I do still drive to those other spots, but now the drive time is cut in half since I moved closer. I've got this one spot that barely ever gets pressure and I consistently see deer most days I go there, even consecutive days. Last year a good buck walked right in front of me at about 10 yards, but took off and got out of range before I could knock an arrow!