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Two weeks of below zero sunrises has the wife and me thinking a bit about heading south. We love it up here in Minnesota, but we're 10 years from retirement, and just don't weather these brutal winter temps as well as we did a decade ago.

My requirements would be good hunting and fishing, affordable housing, and good medical facilities. I'd like a little bit of winter, but not this 20 below zero crap on a frequent basis we've been experiencing this year. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks for your input. I'm an optician, and should be able to find work in my field pretty easily, possibly transferring with my current employer, which is Wal-Mart. My wife does pre-school out of the house.

There was a thread on here discussing the various southern states, maybe it'll be of some help:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/8561199/all/Best_state_in_the_south

I'd say given your likes that somewhere in the Nashville area would suit you well.

Sounds like a move to North Bama. You could even become an Auburn fan instead of that team you rooted for this season. We have excellent hunting and world class fishing. I would suggest right here in Madison/Huntsville area.

I moved to TN to get 4 seasons, but none are extreme. We have had several days this winter where the temps hit single digits (they didn't stay there) and it was apparently the coldest it has been in 20 years.

This is my second winter and have yet to see anything more than a dusting of snow.

Demographics are very good here too.

What's the crime like in the Huntsville area? My wife and I have always loved the S.C. low country.

Born and raised in Ohio. Still a die hard Buckeyes fan. One of these days they're gonna seal the deal at the end of the season.

How long is your deer season, and is there public land available to hunt in your area or is it all pretty much privately owned?

When does your deer season start? Is it cool by then, or still pretty hot out?

Deer season ain't much---runs from middle of November to the end of January but you can't kill but one doe and buck per day. It's varied from that some lately, I think. Since I no longer hunt I don't try to keep up with it. Lots of public land to hunt in the state, especially in the northern half. Bow season usta start in the middle of October but don't know for sure now.

Gracias...er Thanks.

Dan

Oklahoma? Pretty good medical in OKC with OU Med. And Integris. Snows here are usually gone within the week. This week has been an exception snow been on the ground for a week and more coming tomorrow. No ice fishing here but plenty of lakes with bass,crappie ,cats and strippers (Google Lake Texoma). Even have some lakes and streams with trout .

Lots of deer and public land (most by drawing for gun and mzl though).Archery runs 10-1/1-15 mzl 3rd Saturday in October for nine days .Gun Saturday before turkey day for 16 days and a special doe hunt around Christmas . 2 bucks 4 does if you bow hunt .

I would say the worst thing about OK is the tornadoes in the spring . Feel free to PM

Bow is late September, ML begins 2 weeks prior to rifle and rifle begins the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

I guess that depends on your definition of hot. I killed a deer on the 12th of November and it hung in a tree for 3 days. The deer I killed on the 24th of November hung in a tree for a week.

50's would be about average highs of mid-late November with 30's for low's.

The only way I can think of for you to have COLD weather for early November deer hunting is to live in places that have 2 weeks below zero weather.

Yeah, I knew it was a much longer season. We get two weeks and can harvest 5 deer or less depending on area.

That sounds like nice hunting weather to me.

Rifle this past season ran from the 23rd of November thru the 5th of January. ML season is the 2weeks prior to rifle.

Bag limits depend on where in the state you are. My area we are allowed 3 bucks total for all the seasons but are allowed 3 doe a day.

in Alabama Bow Season usally starts around 15th of October . Rifle Season around 3rd Sat in November with a 5 day Muzzleloader Season starting Monday before Rifle Season starts . Varies by county but you on average you can take a Doe a day and 3 Bucks per Season . Turkey Hunting s great here as well as small game . A lot of public land hunting available state wide especially in the North . World Class fishing on the Tennessee River Lakes . Great Hospitals in UAB & UAH along with others and Vandy is just a hour or so from the Huntsville area . Crime is not to bad except a few areas mostly Birmingham and Montgomery are worst . Less than 6 hours to Gulf from anywhere in the state and the same for the Smokey mountains . My pick would be NW Alabama around the Tennessee River from The Shoals up through Scottsborough area .

look at Payson AZ............

The last listed would be a definite plus if the fish weren't biting.