Sorry about the first post I was just being sarcastic. Honestly the best state to hunt is MD. I'm from PA moved to MD a few yearsago and have never looked back. I have also hunted Maine, New York andNew Jersey and still think MD is the best. Private land is real hard to find but there are some decent public areas. Most hunters here are just as lazy as everywhere else and if your willing to hike a little bit you will never see another hunter during archery season. Gun season openers can be a little crazy but after the first day things quiet down a lot. We get a lot of out of state hunters already with PA's shenanigans but I dont think its hurts anything, there are plenty of deer to go around. I really dont think you can go wrong with any of the states you mentioned though, do your homework before hand and you will get on deer in any of those states.