Best State to hunt deer
03-20-2008, 10:05 PM
#41
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Erie, Colorado
Posts: 1,530
RE: Best State to hunt deer
Wasthis a white-tailed deer only question?
Five native species of deer occupy the United States: caribou, moose, white-tailed deer, mule deer and wapiti. And then, these species are broken up into sub-species..
My choices include:
Caribou: Alaska
Moose: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Maine
Muleys: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah,Nebraska, Kansas
White-tailed deer: Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, S. Dakota, Texas
Muleys alongside Whitetails: Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana
Coues deer: Arizona, New Mexico
Columbia Blacktail: Washington, Oregon
Sitka Blacktail: Alaska
Desert Mule deer: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Wapati: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, NewMexico
What about common imported deer?
Axis deer: Texas, Florida
Fallow deer: Texas
Sika deer: Texas, Maryland
Red deer: Texas, Maine
Five native species of deer occupy the United States: caribou, moose, white-tailed deer, mule deer and wapiti. And then, these species are broken up into sub-species..
My choices include:
Caribou: Alaska
Moose: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Maine
Muleys: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah,Nebraska, Kansas
White-tailed deer: Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, S. Dakota, Texas
Muleys alongside Whitetails: Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana
Coues deer: Arizona, New Mexico
Columbia Blacktail: Washington, Oregon
Sitka Blacktail: Alaska
Desert Mule deer: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Wapati: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, NewMexico
What about common imported deer?
Axis deer: Texas, Florida
Fallow deer: Texas
Sika deer: Texas, Maryland
Red deer: Texas, Maine
03-20-2008, 10:28 PM
#42
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Carroll Ohio USA
Posts: 812
RE: Best State to hunt deer
ORIGINAL: popeandyoungchaser
I'll tell you what Ohio is a HORRIBLE deer state you all need to go to Iowa, Illinois and Kansas!!! I guess i can stay behind and deal with the crappy hunting in Ohio!!!!
I'll tell you what Ohio is a HORRIBLE deer state you all need to go to Iowa, Illinois and Kansas!!! I guess i can stay behind and deal with the crappy hunting in Ohio!!!!
03-21-2008, 05:21 AM
#45
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: Best State to hunt deer
IL. is good but I feel the way the DNR is handling seasons and permits is going to affect it. IA is great and should do nothing but get better in the coming years. Sleeper states would have to include Ohio, and Wisconsin, even KY.
Yeah Kansas, and Nebraska have some great areas for Whitetails as well.
Dan
Yeah Kansas, and Nebraska have some great areas for Whitetails as well.
Dan
03-21-2008, 07:54 AM
#47
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: north florida
Posts: 1,277
RE: Best State to hunt deer
I actually prefer my clubs in north florida better than anywhere else. I always see plenty of bucks and i dont have to feeze by going up north. You guys keep your big bucks, I want to see alot of deer and be warm.
03-21-2008, 11:16 AM
#48
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,076
RE: Best State to hunt deer
all the states have their HoneyHoles....the comments about IL are Funny....IL is no better than Ia,OH, NE, MO ect ect...we just have more bowhunters than those other states probably combined wich means more big bucks are seen and taken. thats the bottom line.
also People forget about the Northern half of the state....which is fine with me...i know where some real honey holes are, i just dont have permission to hunt...its probably the best non managed Big buck private(partially public but you gotta be juiced in)area in the state...only locals know about it and its a fairly big area.
oh and by the way....IA doesnt even come close to IL for Bowhunting....
IL has it All...alot of times on one property...IA doesnt have many places like that. Id take Wis, Indiana, OH, Mo over Iowa anyday...not saying IA doesnt have GOod Deer...but i think the others have better Ground to hunt...unless your good at stalking Corn field .the Majority of IA just to flat and Plain for me to like.....
also People forget about the Northern half of the state....which is fine with me...i know where some real honey holes are, i just dont have permission to hunt...its probably the best non managed Big buck private(partially public but you gotta be juiced in)area in the state...only locals know about it and its a fairly big area.
oh and by the way....IA doesnt even come close to IL for Bowhunting....
IL has it All...alot of times on one property...IA doesnt have many places like that. Id take Wis, Indiana, OH, Mo over Iowa anyday...not saying IA doesnt have GOod Deer...but i think the others have better Ground to hunt...unless your good at stalking Corn field .the Majority of IA just to flat and Plain for me to like.....
03-21-2008, 08:51 PM
#49
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 945
RE: Best State to hunt deer
ORIGINAL: Splitear_Leland
Yeah, all of the big bucks that were in Illinois were either killed in the early 1990's, or swam the river to seek refuge in Kentucky and Iowa. Sorry to say, but if we ever want to regain our big buck status, we are just going to have to quit hunting, and start managing for those big Illinois cottontails. Yep, don't even bother with Illinois, we're tapped. Nothing left here but a few mangey does and 10,000 out of state hunters trying to kill them.
ORIGINAL: bddavidson
Hey you guys from illinois what happen to the great big buck state? thought this was the greatest state in the us for big bucks what up?
Hey you guys from illinois what happen to the great big buck state? thought this was the greatest state in the us for big bucks what up?
03-21-2008, 11:26 PM
#50
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: North Central Iowa
Posts: 1,642
RE: Best State to hunt deer
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ORIGINAL: JoeRE
IL for sure, IA has no deer, I killed the very last one back in November.....or maybe you should try WI or Ohio....
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I saw him do it....It was crazy.....Last deer in IA....
ORIGINAL: JoeRE
IL for sure, IA has no deer, I killed the very last one back in November.....or maybe you should try WI or Ohio....
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I saw him do it....It was crazy.....Last deer in IA....
Honestly, Missouri has got some monster deer, but good luck finding them in that mess
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