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When I was in AK I was surprised that the people I talked to were not hunters. I asked about bird hunting, nope. Asked about deer, made it sound like once in while. LIke it was more of an event. For people in MI and WI, it is a yearly tradition.

UP and WI you have to wait for black bear. Lots of grouse in UP and N. WI. Deer hunting is a deep tradition in UP and N WI. I don't like WI shorter gun season, but they start bow earlier. But I would rather have longer gun and longer muzzle loader. Some people complain that big ones are not as common. Due to wolves, winter, and we just like to kill everything we can. I just get so excited. I enjoy shooting deer.

I do think it would be cool to be in western states and AK with other game.

I might get board hunting wide open spaces. Last year cut 100 yard lane. I didn't like being so far away.

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Daughter sent me a photo of the vehicle map and controls a few minutes ago showing them near Gunison, Co showing outside temp of 58*. DFW is 99*. This is what I'm talking about in my previous post.


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Originally Posted by JackVliet
I can't stand Oklahoma, sorry about that. Basic training and AIT ruined that state for me. I'm going to take some trips to the Montana Idaho Wyoming areas.


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Lots of cool stuff out west. But can you draw a tag or just buy over the counter, and hunt every year? Nce thing about deer, is you just buy the tag.

I understand protecting resources, but having to wait years, is alot of years not hunting. If you had the money and time, you would be trying all the states lottos.

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Zerk,

How many species are draws depends on the western state. Some are pretty much draw even for deer, except bowhunting. I have friends in a couple of western states who rarely draw anything, or maybe one tag every 2-3 years. In other states residents can buy tags for several species over the counter. It primarily depends on how many people live in the state in question, but also on how the game department decides to manage things.


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Originally Posted by Zerk
Lots of cool stuff out west. But can you draw a tag or just buy over the counter, and hunt every year? Nce thing about deer, is you just buy the tag.

I understand protecting resources, but having to wait years, is alot of years not hunting. If you had the money and time, you would be trying all the states lottos.

In Idaho, yes. If you fail to draw deer or elk, there are lots of OTC tags available although you might have to drive farther to hunt.


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Yes Lawton, Fort Sill. I am more interested in being able to get over the counter and hunt every year, than I am about getting the best areas to hunt. To me its about being out there in the wilderness and less about coveted tags and units.
I wouldn't be able to stand only drawing once every 2 to 4 years. I want the most time possible hunting, big game, with a rifle. That's number one for me. Having a couple animals that are tough to draw/lottery type would just be an added bonus.

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Originally Posted by JackVliet
Yes Lawton, Fort Sill. I am more interested in being able to get over the counter and hunt every year, than I am about getting the best areas to hunt. To me its about being out there in the wilderness and less about coveted tags and units.
I wouldn't be able to stand only drawing once every 2 to 4 years. I want the most time possible hunting, big game, with a rifle. That's number one for me. Having a couple animals that are tough to draw/lottery type would just be an added bonus.


Alaska hands down. As a resident your opportunities are virtually endless and one could hunt something 12 months a year. If you want to hunt multiple animals every year like moose, caribou, deer, bear (both brown and black), sheep, goats, etc. there's no place on earth like Alaska. A fellow can hunt animals up there every year that those same critters are once in a lifetime draw down here. For shear time afield and variety of game available to hunt I don't think Alaska has a peer. Your biggest obstacle would be scheduling your flight services ahead of time for all the animals you want to chase. Good luck.


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Definitely California!!


+1, Idaho sucks, to many Californians.

BIG TIME.

WAY too may transplants from everywhere else.

Boise was once a nice little town.

That whole valley is a mess, and I avoid going over there like the plague.

If it were me, and I was looking, I would go to Wyoming. Extremely under rated.


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NO!!! It is cold here, no services.. BAD PLACE!!!!


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If it wasn't for the politics I'd have moved to Vermont a long time ago.

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Originally Posted by JackVliet
Yes Lawton, Fort Sill. I am more interested in being able to get over the counter and hunt every year, than I am about getting the best areas to hunt. To me its about being out there in the wilderness and less about coveted tags and units.
I wouldn't be able to stand only drawing once every 2 to 4 years. I want the most time possible hunting, big game, with a rifle. That's number one for me. Having a couple animals that are tough to draw/lottery type would just be an added bonus.


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Lots of cool stuff out west. But can you draw a tag or just buy over the counter, and hunt every year? Nce thing about deer, is you just buy the tag.

I understand protecting resources, but having to wait years, is alot of years not hunting. If you had the money and time, you would be trying all the states lottos.

In Idaho, yes. If you fail to draw deer or elk, there are lots of OTC tags available although you might have to drive farther to hunt.

I wouldn't want to live in a state I couldn't hunt every year.

The idea of having different zones is a western thing, other than bear. But around here it is common to have a camp, you hunt out of it every year. It is something I really enjoy. I do get the pleasure of hunting different areas.

For me, I'd want to be able to hunt deer every year, and apply for tags. Maybe if I got something else I wouldn't hunt for deer. But I would probably go visit family for atleast a weekend or so.

Even with bear being by zone, residents in good zones can get late period pretty much every year, maybe earlier. Every other or so for earlier.


I do get the idea of it being a thrill to hunt something you don't get to hunt every year. I want to do it myself. I think I should just move out west for a few years, on contract, and hunt a bit.

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Big game you can hunt every year, OTC as a resident somewhere in Alaska:
moose, caribou, black bear, brown bear, mountain goat, dall sheep, elk, Sitka blacktails, wolf.

Big game you have to draw for or hunt tough places:
Bison, musk ox

Alaska is the best place for a number of seaducks and such... only seven native species of grouse, readily available. Arctic and varying hares... swans...


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I've hunted SD most of my life, except time in USMC. Whitetail hunting is fantastic. Pheasant hunting is fantastic. PD is good. Coyote is good.
Hard to get elk licenses. Antelope hunting is good.

Montana seems to be outstanding in my opinion.

I've hunted in AZ, CO, WY, TX, MO, NY, IA, MT, NE, SD, ID, and I'm probably missing one or two. Lately I'm getting out of state permits in WY for whitetail and Elk.

I really want to hunt AK.

I'm retiring in SD. I have whitetail, coyotes and pheasants on my property-all I need.

But if I didn't have so many ties here, I'd consider WY, MT, AK and ID - not sure. The main reason for not all out MT is public land, but I'm not an expert regarding MT.

TX is out due to $$$$$'s the Texan's want to step on their property.


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Fister here as well PaulBarnard.

Alaska really sounds fantastic. It would just be harder getting back for family things, and for them to go there. That is the biggest thing holding me back at all. I'm very close to my family and we're all here in Michigan.

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Hope to get to WY or MT someday. The mothers are getting to be senior senior citizens....................


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Oklahoma:
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Mule Deer
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Montana! That's why I just relocated to the state.

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