I lived in MD in the military (Frederick) I hunted near there and out towards Baltimore. I've seen some nice bucks there. However, If I was choosing MD or Iowa. I'd have to go with Iowa. And I've never been there.

My resoning is there are so many people in MD/DC area. Sure there are some nice areas of MD. Just not many near Baltimore. Drive out a while and everything changes. I prefer not so many people. Also I think there are alot of people that come from the cities and think it would be fun to go hunting and kill something. So with Baltimore DC and the other big cities there the public land seems to get pretty crowded Especialy in gun season. So don't forget your flak vest if you go out.

Still there are some positives to up there. There is a ton of money there. Lots of business around besides what you do. You'll probably make more there but you need to consider cost of living to see what you'll realy make.

Like I said I'd head to Iowa. When I got out of the military I worked in Northern VA and lived in WV and drove in. I'd rather less people if I can.