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Contemplating a move in the next year.
Is either of these a clear preference over the other for quality of outdoor life?
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Greensboro and the general Piedmont area of NC is pretty heavily populated, and not all that conducive to easy hunting, but there are lots of lakes nearby if you'd rather fish.
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Can't say much about Greensboro but Knoxville is close to lots of good fishing. Tellico is a great crappie lake and Douglas is as well with great bass fishing too. Oak Ridge has some great turkey hunting. Also lots of river fishing around Knoxville for bass and trout.
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Knoxville will give you access to much more public hunting land within 1 1/2 hours drive than Greensboro. As for fishing, within 1 1/2 hours of Knoxville are two of the best trout fishing tailwaters on the east coast, many of the Smokey Mountain brookie trout streams, plus numerous lakes with great bass fishing.
For an outdoorsman I would vote Knoxville.
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Tn is sportsman friendly. I'm a couple hours west of Knoxville in Jackson County
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There is no shortage of Places to hunt within a hour or so of Greensboro...Lots of Good fishing....It is over populated!!!!!
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I'm just east of Knoxville, and get down there for work often. Pm if I can help.
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No state income tax in Knoxville.
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SW Virginia or Tri-Cities area!!
I also like Western NC to middle-TN.
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sjb, thanks for the offer. It's up in the air right now, but work and life situations are steering the wife and me out of here before very long, and we're narrowing down options. Quality of life will be high on the list of variables.
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TN needs more residents, NC is overflowing with people; roads and infrastructure cannot keep up - I'd go to TN.
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State income tax situation would steer me to TN. NC is a pretty high tax state.
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Greensboro sucks,,,, hot, crowded and flat,,, Knoxville has more to offer and you are close to the mountains,,, heck in 2 hours you can be over 6,500 feet up.
Location Western NC,
after alot of other places
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TN needs more residents, NC is overflowing with people; roads and infrastructure cannot keep up - I'd go to TN. Knoxville is no better when it comes to that. The roads are all to hell and dont plan on going anywhere when there is a football game at home. But it is close to some killer fishing.
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I didn't pick Tennessee by accident.
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sjb, thanks for the offer. It's up in the air right now, but work and life situations are steering the wife and me out of here before very long, and we're narrowing down options. Quality of life will be high on the list of variables.
NOT GSO. RWE doesn't live that far from GSO, and he's in a decent area. That said, he'll give you the straight skinny on the area. TN or SW VA (or quite a few other places in VA) kick GSO squarely in the ass in any measurable "quality of life" metric I can think of, however.
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I live 30 minutes north of Greensboro just across the state line in VA. Rural life here. We go to Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh when we feel the need to go to the "city."
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I am about 20 miles from GSO, and that is plenty close enough. While there is good hunting and fishing to be found and you are never more that a half day from the grand strand or God's country, you are are surrounded by Winston Salem to the west, Charlotte south of you, and Durham to the east. You might as well be in Mogadishu as live in one of those hell holes and they are all Sanctuary cities. This area has it's bright spots but I am not sure that I would relocate here. If not for aging family I would be 3 hours west of here.
If you do decide on GSO, look north of the city for a place to live. Nice areas and schools around Summerfield or Stokesdale with a decent commute. Good luck.
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NC has had a larger influx of liberals in comparison. Knoxville is cool, but their road system blows!
Why these 2? Only options for your work?
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