land in the west
 

I am looking to buy some land out west.
I live in VA and would love a place
of my own to get away to. I hunt a lot of
deer and turkey on the eastcoast but
would love to hunt many of the game
animals the west has to offer. What areas
would you guys recommend.

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I live in helena montana the price of land here SUCKS but there is many good hunting spots.

good luck good hunting land is hard to find.

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not to be to one sided, but u should look into wyoming. the taxes are just pennies compaired to other states. the land is good priced and most everyone here is decent. and we have lots of game to hunt! good luck with your search!

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I also live in VA, and will be in WY this September for a week's vacation. I'd like to do some grouse hunting while I'm there.

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Arizona,has a lot of public land to hunt on rather than a lot of states,and there is good hunting there. vangunsmith

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If you are looking for hunting land you would be better off purchasing a small plot that borders BLM or national forest. Most of the western states are smothered in public land. I would look into a plot that is nieghbored by other private land so that access is controlled into the publc land and can't be crossed without permission. I hunt a ranch that is about 10,000 acres. It is bordered by other private land owners. There is several hundred tousand acres that can only be accessed through the private land. So with a situation like this there is a big bang for the buck. No pun intended. You would have your own land and also have control into a portion of public property. To me this would give you more land to hunt at a cheaper price. Western game is more nomadic and you would have to own a chunk of land to make sure that you will have game on your property.

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if you want land in arizona, near towns and cities the prices suck, you will will pay atleast 10,000 per acre, but if you are lookin for strictly hunting land, you can get acerage cheap out in the boonies. I just bought a 2 acre house lot in dewey,az cost me 25,000 but the next town over you can get 40 acres for around 10,000 but...... will cost you a fortune to get utilities out to your property.

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Do a seach on the net for realtors and see what you can find. It takes some digging but is well worth your time.

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Look in GovernmentLand Auction.com

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Elkcrazy8, how is it public land if you can only access it through private land. That land locking is a bunch of BS.

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Oh belive it Kirkl,there are lots that doit,they lock up a portion that has limited entry and so you have to travle farther to get around it.
It sucks alright.

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I know Jack, they do it around here where I live, Its so checker boarded up its ridiculous. Theres excellent elk hunting there but you have to know someone to get through there property to the public land or know your GPS like the back of your had and trust it enough to keep you on the public land part of the checker board or your in trouble by some ahole land owner because your 1 foot on his side of the property by a simple mistake. I think it should be a law that if public land is landlocked by private land there should be an easement.

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Locking up acess to large portions of public property is wrong because it belongs to all of us there should be a law for easements, but at the same time people who refuse to respect private property will get no simpathy from me too many rude folk out there that think just because there is a deer or elk or your place that it is there god givin right to come and get it. The people that own the land have made sacrifices in there familys life to have a private place and it should be treated as such.

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Yeah I like that idea also

The Snowy mountains are that way,great elk hunting if,and only IF you can find someone to let you through,other than the 2 access points.

There was fellow around here a couple of years ago the bought on of those little bi-parachute planes,he would just fly over them it worked great for him.He land owners even tried to sue him,and press charge of tresspasing.He got off,but was grounded for not wating the mandatory 24 hour waiting period to hunt.It was not considered a plane but he was still considered fling.LOL

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Dont get me wrong, people need to respect private property but somewhere in time there should of never been public land landlocked in private land, thats just not right.

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Well good luck in finding land to buy. I dont know what these guys are saying when they tell you to look into Az. The land is cheap, but you have to get drawn for the species that you want to hunt. Unless you want to shoot yotes and cougar. Check into land that offers over the counter tags. But as we all know that could change as well.

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If you think thats bad, there is 600,000 acres of prime public land fenced off near meeker colorado. The mayor of meeker is the one that owns all the land surrounding it and will let nobody cross. 600,000 acres is a massive public resource, its BS.

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Check with www.governmentlandauction.com but make sure you check out everything before you buy.

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That government land auction doesn't look like it is tied to the government at all. Those are just realty listings on marginal land. The 40 acres in Wy. near the Red Desert, is just that, desert, no water, no power, no roads. Those parcels might be miles and miles from the nearest pavement and little likelyhood of finding any water. But if that are what you are looking for go for it! There might be wildlife but you still have to draw for a tag.

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You know what pisses them off, rent a helicopter to fly you in. It isn't that expensive and you might have it all to yourself. It is done up here all the time.

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Thats why you have to check it out before you buy.

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Some of my favorite spots are controlled by private land owners. Alot of times the easy way in is blocked, but if you study maps and use a GPS. You can find your way around and into prime territory by putting forth a little effort. I happened to become great friends with a landowner in this situation. I hunted antelope on prime ground and was virtually by myself. I have another pocket that I hunt that takes a while to walk in. But when I do, I usually have the place to myself because you will loose a large percentage of the people when you stray from the roads. Yes it makes it harder for us to access, but it also makes it harder for the rest to access it. Most of the time, you can find a way in without tresspasing. I know where you all are coming from though, but if I had a choice to buy some land, I would look for a set-up like this. The shoe would be on the other foot if you were the one that owned the property I bet.

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There is lots of public land out this way - no need to own very much.

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Take a look at the Methow Valley in Washington. Look at Methow.com. The deer hunting is great and there are loads of turkeys. Elk hunting is about two hours away. Also Okanogan county is great hunting and in some areas the limit is two deer. The land is cheaper in Okanogan. Both area are loaded with lots of good land. Email me and I will send you a few links.

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There usually is. In theory, and I do emphasize THEORY, it is against the law to land lock public land. Landowners are supposed to provide access to public land. The kicker is, if there is any way possible to get to that public land another way, then they don't have to provide it. Plus, all the landowners around a property can fight and argue for years who is "supposed" to grant access. Most let it die and all is forgetten and these chunks sit out there land locked.

You can cause a fuss going through your local government or even the feds if it's BLM, FS, etc., but you do have a gripe and rights to that land. Beware that the landowners usually have good lawyers (seems like they get one free for owning that much land! :D) and when they get involved it can become worthless. They know all the tricks to lock up the process.

In SW Wyo, alot of effort is going on to provide public access to this type of land and Wyoming even has an "Access Yes" program to help "buy" access into areas.

Bottomline, if you know of a piece that is land locked, do a little digging or stir the pot a bit. You might end up on it next hunting season or you might cussing yourself for even trying!! [:@]

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The deal in washington is say no and make them get a lawyer to challenge you chances are they wont spend 20-30 K and will just give up. The sherrifs dont want any ting to do with land disputes they come out and inform both parties of there civil options and call it a day. I have seen this happen in many areas where BLM,DNR state fish and wildlife land is landlocked. The other thing that happens here is one person sells there place and "forgets to tell" the buyer that there is an easement for acress to the land adjacent and the new ower thinks that since no one told him when he bought the place it not there problem.

Boonies near flagstaff and the white mountians in Arizona are nice. You could also try Sierra vista, it's got whitetails