So have you called the local enforcement and asked him about the issue yet? Are we planning on hunting it or just making a case study?
I'll throw this in there. All sins may be equal in the eyes of God but my experience is that's not the case with LEOs. Kinda in line with what dalton said, the state/feds want the public to utilize the land. But they want people to do so safely and in a way that doesn't diminish the value of the land. If you're littering, baiting target practicing, hunting too close to a campground, or parking so that you block access, you will in all likelihood not enjoy your encounter with The Man. But there are enough silly rules on the books that 99% of hunters technically deserve tickets. Orange hat with green trim under the bill? Technically illegal. Gun in a case in the back seat while you're driving the wma but you just dropped the mag out without removing the rounds from it? Technically illegal. Walking out of the woods at night with a light? Technically illegal. Walking through the woods and crossing a dirt road while carrying a loaded gun? Technically illegal.
But if when you get stopped you can promptly provide the correct licenses, you're wearing your orange, you have your safety harness, you're polite, and you're not doing something blatantly illegal, you will in all likelihood at most get a friendly, "Just for your information in the future...have a nice day and be safe" talk.
If I was in your shoes and thought it was taxpayer-funded land that had deer, I'd make some phone calls. If the answer was anything more than an absolute "Yes" or "No" I'd wait a week and email so I had a written response that proved I had tried to get the answer and been given an ambiguous response. Then I'd hunt it making sure I was minding my Ps and Qs in all other regards and if stopped and asked what exactly I thought I was doing, I'd have that email on my phone to show The Man and at worst take the ticket.
That may sound "lame." But I've only had 1 ticket in 14 years of being an "adult" hunter responsible for my own actions. What you're doing sounds less injurious to society than a busted tail light or doing 55 in a 50 or not buckling up to drive to the corner gas station. It's not worth thinking too hard about it.