While the huge majority of Unit 2A is private, public land hunters should not overlook it. The majority of the public land makes for excellent deer habitat. The Sheyenne National Grassland provides approximately 70,000 acres of excellent public access and is surrounded by many smaller public access areas like the Hartleben Waterfowl Product Area or the Prochnow Waterfowl Production Area.

While the public land here is limited, it is easy to access, and thus very easy to scout. Hunters will find the most success by surveying and glassing all of these areas prior to the season to figure out which one is holding the deer they want.