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Now this is just a friendly question and I know on this site people tend to get pretty riled up about some of the threads. This one is harmless however. But please tell me what state has the best OVERALL hunting and explain your answer. By this I mean deer, turkey, waterfowl, upland, etc...

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I think IL is up there. We have crop-fed turkeys, deer, pheasants, quail, squirrels, rabbits, greenheads and pintails, geese, coyotes, foxes, and I even saw a river otter last year. Before too long, we will have elk. Yes ELK! Supposedly they are making there way up to Shawnee Nat'l Forest and will be here in a few years.

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Well, I think Colorado has pretty good hunting opportunity. This state has pheasant, quail, blue and sage grouse, goose and duck, dove, turkey, jack and cottontail rabbit, coyote, fox, bobcat, mtn. lion, racoon, whitetail and mule deer, antelope, elk, moose, mtn. goat, bighorn sheep, marmot, black bear. This state has the largest elk herd of any other state. We've got lots of National Forest to hunt, and a good bit of state lands. If a guy does it right, in one year you could hunt bear, antelope, mule deer or whitetail, and elk. The moose, mtn. goat, and bighorn sheep are a very long shots to get drawn for. Small game is not the best, but there is enough to make it worth while to hunt and the state has been able to lease a lot of land for small game hunting from private owners.

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Colorado, Montana & Alaska

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i have a few things to say, 1) I used to live in Illinois and the hunting doesnt even come close to other states. I go to school in Nebraska and this isn't even the best hunting state, but i know its 10x better than Illinois. 2) I would have to say that Alaska would be the best hunting with Montana coming in second. 3) South Dakota is also damn good hunting.

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I have to be an advocate for Michigan. With a rather wide array of game animals including: whitetail, elk, black bear, turkey, pheasant, partridge, small game, tons of waterfowl (not going to start listing species) Michigan has some excellent hunting opportunities. We may not have the most Record Book bucks, but Michigan has the second largest whitetail population and one of the largest annual deer harvests in the country. Lots of fun for everyone!

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My vote goes for Ohio.

1) Take a look at the big bucks being harvested there on a regular basis.
2) Quaility turkey numbers year in and year out...and getting better.
3) Decent upland game (quail in the south, pheasant in central ohio).
4) Overall variety of hunting opportunities.
5) Good management programs.
6) Dove hunting is nice.
7) It's not WV! (LOL)
8) You can hunt all day, then fish for trophy smallies on Erie the next day.
9) It's round on the ends and hi in the middle?
10) We have snowshoe hairs?

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o come on wisconsin but i am young and have only hunted in wisconsin but we have bear,deer,fox,coyote,and other varmits so in the winter it is fun and were i live we got wild hogs like just last week some one shot a 400 pound russian boar it was on the front page of the paper

wisconsin rules

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you can count illinois in for deer, turkey, and waterfowl, but thats about it. upland just sucks...unless you live in a county were theres a small wild bird population, plan on hunting little pen raised birds.

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Colorado and Alaska are my two picks. Hunted both states. For the shear variety of animals and huntability. I haven't hunted in Montana, have a few friends that have and they say it is even better than Colorado. So, I guess I will have to go there myself to find out.

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It's really hard to tell, since every state will have spots better than another. But since the question seems to be on the variety and quality of game hunted, I would have to say the Western Midwestern states would win.(Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana) My reasoning is because they have great whitetail, waterfowl, and pheasant hunting. In addition for ex. Kansas, since I'm familiar with it. Kansas supports huge Mule deer, antelope, and Elk. The are several B&C shot every year. Most people don't think of Kansas and associate elk but there are great numbers in N-C Kansas with a well established herd which monster elk are killed every year. Plus there are herds in SE Kansas also.

I think it's the variety of game that puts the western Midwest States in head of the eastern Midwest states. Just my 2 cents.

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i believe that the state with the best hunting in general would have to be michigan in the midwest new york in the northeast do to its size and texas or wyoming in the south:eek:

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ok ok ok..out of all of this no one has mentioned nebraska..yes i am from nebraska and let me tell you..great hunting here..whitetailed deer mule deer turkey coyotes elk bighorn sheep pheasants dove quail duck squirrels rabbits..its just prime hunting area and ive hunted here ever since i was little..i tell you what..i would like to go other places to hunt..but if i had to chose over goin some place else to hunt and missin nebraska hunting for a year..i dont know if i could do it..;)

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Hey Iam from IL. and rather hunt in Ark. ducks, deer, bear, hogs, elk, snows everythingand lots of state ground and the laws are made up by good old boys.

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3 words for ya! Wis...con...sin

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Id have to say wisconsin, BOOOYA!

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My uncle and cousin -- big hunters -- say it's Montana hands down.

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gotta represent Minnesota! i have taken a wide variety of game squirrels, coyotes, deer, ducks pheasants, etc. My friend has a farm out in west mn and they are stocked with game! I also go to South Dakota i have to admit its a good state for hunting and fishing too!

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anywhere you can hunt is the best. if the tree hugging legislators could have their way we won't be hunting. hopefully we continue to ask "where is the best?" not "where was the best?"