Best State in the US for resident Hunting
#14
Im curious to see what people's opinions are when it comes to what state in the contiguous US 48 states is the best for resident hunting.
What I mean by that is what state allows it's residents the easiest access to tags without a lottery system. A state that offers multiple species of animals (Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Moose, and/or Elk). And a state that is easy for Do It Yourself hunts. I am in a unique situation here where I have several options on where to move for my next jobs and I want to move to a very hunter friendly state with plenty of access to big game hunting. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
What I mean by that is what state allows it's residents the easiest access to tags without a lottery system. A state that offers multiple species of animals (Whitetail Deer, Mule Deer, Moose, and/or Elk). And a state that is easy for Do It Yourself hunts. I am in a unique situation here where I have several options on where to move for my next jobs and I want to move to a very hunter friendly state with plenty of access to big game hunting. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
***There is no PP system for Wyoming residents for deer, elk, or antelope, but there is for moose and sheep. All my comments were for NRs.
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
***It doesn't really cause that much of a problem since you can still buy NR licenses until you have lived there a year to qualify as a resident. Being rich doesn't have anything to do with it since there are no outfitter sponsored tags in Wyoming nor are landowner licenses transferable.
#18
***It doesn't really cause that much of a problem since you can still buy NR licenses until you have lived there a year to qualify as a resident. Being rich doesn't have anything to do with it since there are no outfitter sponsored tags in Wyoming nor are landowner licenses transferable.
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
***The general tag is fantastic for residents since it's an OTC license and allows you to hunt in a number of units. NRs can do the same thing on their general tag, but it usually takes a PP or better to draw it and that means you may only hunt every other year or once every threee years for a bull. That is still much better than most of the other states, except for CO that has a bunch of OTC tags and Idaho has some on a first come first served basis. I'm still not really following you on your rich and outfitter comments, so please send me a PM to explain if you don't mind.
#20
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Laramie, Wyoming
Posts: 55
Wyoming does have a point system only for moose and bighorn sheep. Anything else there are no points issued, but it really isn't that hard to draw pretty much any tag you want (that is elk, antelope and mule deer of course) there are some exceptions to these for some areas which hold pretty good trophies in them but you should be able to draw within two to three years on some of the harder tags.