Evening Y'all,

Before i get my head yelled off here, i know what y'all will say and I'm not looking for everyone's or anyone's hunting spots. I got out of the Marine Corps and moved back to the upstate after 7 years away. When i left there were a few places where my brother and i could hunt ducks, but now i go back to those same places and don't see crap when it comes to ducks. What i'm trying to figure out is, would it be a waste of my time hunting public or is it better to try and hit the pavement and ask any and all land owners to see if they would allow me to hunt their land?