Bigfish, it makes no difference to me but it seems a good candidate is La Crosse , WIs. It is 100k people. Your name implies you like to fish and the Mississippi River is right there. It is an old river town. The fishing is very good on the Missy too. The deer hunting is good but private land is a big plus, but not a must . You will be close your parents too. If you decide to go north you will be in huge chunks of public land if you like to grouse hunt and grouse hunting is second to none in northwest WIs and Minnesota. It would only be a 3 hour tour to the north woods. Go west a few hundred miles and you can hunt pheasants. Biggest problem is don't live right in La Crosse, stay in a smaller town and if you buy a house watch out for the property taxes, in some areas it is really high.
If you're not in the Medical field don't count on a high paying job. Don't expect a lot of great renting options unless you want to pay the equivelant of a decent sized mortgage. North side is getting "darker". Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem, G-E-T areas are all within commuting distance. Deer hunting is good - great in the 4-5 county area, won't be for you though unless you pay. Fishing is great.
If you don't like drinking & ice fishing you're going be bored from about mid-november to late april.
