acetum Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Hey boys and girls, New to the site, just wanted to say hi and such. Have a question for you.... I'm in a point in my career that I can pick anywhere in the US to live, and I just started hunting and have learned mounds of information from a friend that got me hooked. I'm so green I haven't even harvested anything yet but I know I love to hunt. I went last year and just scouted with my bud, and I had a blast!!! I love creeping, my heart was racing so freaking fast, I even got within 50 yards of a Antelope and drew down just to see if I could do it. I didn't release because I didn't a tag with his name on it. but next year I'll get him Anyways, so I can pick anywhere in the US to goto. Here in AZ there are very limited times of the year to hunt and only 2 tags a year, which I hate but understand. So which state offers the most? I've looked around for articles on the best hunting areas but sometimes they can be a little one-sided for one reason or another. My buddy Chad lives in Maryland and he said they can take up to 40 a year!!! And unlimited on base because of runway hits. My jaw droped to the floor when he said that. He even took one by shooting from inside his house to his backyard!!! He was in his slippers!!! Sorry for the long post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckNrut Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I would look at each state's DNR website and see what game is available, and how long the seasons are. That will tell you about the hunting opportunity available. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acetum Posted July 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 dang it I knew someone was going to say that, lol, well I guess I'll start my excel file now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Oklahoma. Biggest sleeper state in the union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I was going to say Alabama becuase of thier bag limit, but have to agree with Tominator on the O.K. state. They have a bag limit of 6 deer and if your in N. OK you can have Kansas size deer and kill 6 instead of 1. OK also has relatively low housing cost I think pretty low taxes if I remember right. There is also lots of good fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'd recommend SD. You can shoot something close to 15+ antelope and 25+ deer if you apply for everything and draw the right tags. That includes rifle, archery and muzzleloader. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 If I was strictly moving to an area to hunt Alaska would win hands down! The variety of big game animals one can hunt and the areas to hunt them are second to none in my opinion. In the lower 50 states I'd select Idaho. In IL. there is no limit to the number of whitetail does that can be harvested. Permits are 15 dollars for residents. The season is about 3 months long. Finding a good place to hunt is the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 First off, welcome to the forums! If I had your options of living or hunting anywhere, I'd pick out a state that is surrounded by three or four good states and move there. That way I'd have the oppertunity to hunt each of them and all of them being not a bad travel time to get to any of them. Your options would be wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambo Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 There are lots of great states out there with plenty of oppurtunity. I would pick somewhere near friends and family. You will always enjoy hunting more with people you can share your experiences with. You can always travel to other states to hunt, but family and friends will be there for you to laugh, love and lend a hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acetum Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Oklahoma. Biggest sleeper state in the union. Sweet, I'm going there for a class next month, I'll look around. I did give Alaska a thought, But my mom was like "heck no". Thanks for the ideas guys/gals, I knew asking here would be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Really depends on what game you prefer to hunt or if you'd prefer a variety of big game opportunities. Also depends if you're more into numbers than availability of book size animals. There's a good reason why you see a lot hunting shows hunting for big whitetail bucks in Montana, Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. Wyoming and Montana would give you a larger big game diversity to choose from and both are known for book size big game animals. You can choose to hunt whitetail, mulies, elk, antelope, cougar, and bear there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 The great thing about SD is diversity. The pheasant hunting is phenominal; deer--muleys and whitetails--and antelope are everywhere; we have the best Merriams turkey hot spot (the Black Hills) in the nation and have good populations of Easterns and Rios as well; elk abound in the Hills along with big horn sheep and mountain goats; the cougar population is expanding rapidly across the state; waterfowl and small game are present in excellent numbers and the walleye, bass and northern fishing is incredible! Also, you're adjacent to WY, MT, MN, IA, NE and ND. Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 It would depend on what you want to hunt. The mid-west would be good if you wanted to go after the big daddy whitetails. I live in Texas and am satisfied with what we have here. Feral hogs have no season and no bag limit, for most counties the whitetail bag limit is 4, North and West Texas have some mullies, West Texas has javelina and some elk (very limited though), East Texas has a good whitetail population, turkey is accessible just about all over the state, South Texas is known for decent whitetail bucks. Waterfowl hunting around the coast is good, dove hunting in Central Texas is good. Just pick what you would hunt most of the time and find a state that has a good population of that animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acetum Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Also depends if you're more into numbers than availability of book size animals. There's a good reason why you see a lot hunting shows hunting for big whitetail bucks in Montana, Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. Wyoming and Montana would give you a larger big game diversity to choose from and both are known for book size big game animals. You can choose to hunt whitetail, mulies, elk, antelope, cougar, and bear there too. Indeed, as I only have tried to bag a whitetail last year, and scouted for Elk this year. I don't really know what I want to hunt most, sounds like you guys hunt across the board, and not just one thing. I don't really care about harvesting a lot, just being able to hunt at anytime. I kind of want to compare it to going out on our boat. Some days I feel like going home early from work and just going out on the boat. I want to be able to just get the urge and go out for a day or two, or three.. Thanks again guys for all the intel, this really has opened my eyes up to different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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