"Public hunting" refers to the activity of hunting on land that is owned or managed by the government and is open to the general public. Full definition
Does that mean you could hunt them on the millions of acres of public hunting areas, called wildlife management areas, that the FWC maintains? (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
Florida wildlife officials are proposing a tough policy of ridding public hunting areas of feral cats and also cracking down on feral cat shelters anywhere near threatened or endangered species of wildlife. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)
On the lee slope of Mauna Kea, where the grasslands burnished by the sun are interspersed with brush and clumps of mamani trees, public hunting grounds stretch from 6,000 feet elevation up over the volcanic rubble that caps Mauna Kea at 13,800 feet. (si.com)