![]() ![]() ![]() Nevada lived here my whole life and you get such a variety to hunt and I'm comfortable here and have many ranching roots. Kyle Huebner (Facebook)Ĭolorado, # of species to hunt, quality of game, access to hunting lands, plenty of tags and drawings, convenient location in west central US, great youth hunting programs and flexible hunting tags, the place is just beautiful!!! - Michael Krieg (Facebook) Continued below. it there is never not enough terrain to hunt and there is always a different way to hunt it. Wolves have taken a toll however there is still plenty of game and dozens of different retain styles to hunt from open hillsides to sage flats and river bottoms. Seasons are short enough to keep a reasonable amount of game on public ground which is arguable. sheep, goat, and moose tags aren't impossible to draw and there is plenty of public ground to hunt. Idaho is my home state it is represented and managed in such a way that monsters are present and there are general tags for most of the state for deer and elk. Also, the small towns and locals make staying in MT very hospitable, not to mention its beauty during the hunting season. - Patrick White (Facebook)Īs a western hunter there are a half dozen different states that would fit the criteria of a home state. The vast amounts of public land are abundant in small game, large game, and birds, it's never a wasted trip when you go out. Montana: small in human population, huge in animal diversity, I believe that Montana is the best place to spend your life hunting. hunt Montana! I hunt elk above timberline in September (bring your fly rod)! I hunt deer in the late fall, I hunt waterfowl in the winter, I hunt black bear in the spring (while collecting elk sheds), and I float the rivers with my fly rod during the summer! When you're field dressing your elk, watch your back for Grizzlies. As a resident you have access to more tags, country and species than any other state. Nevada: amazing elk hunting, amazing deer hunting and amazing chukar hunting next would probably be Montana. I'll always hunt my home state and wouldn't be disappointed if it were the only state I could hunt for the rest of my life. Not many states can compete with Arizona when it comes to trophy-class animals. While some tags can take a lifetime to draw, there are great over-the-counter opportunities every year. Another couple hours north and I can be on the Kaibab plateau or the Arizona Strip. I love that within a 2-hour drive I can hunt world-class elk, desert bighorns and Coues deer. And one final bonus you can still purchase tags over the counter. - Joshua Kamplin (Facebook)Īrizona - first off, it's my home state and I love it's diverse terrain and unique beauty. Plus they have an incredible variety of big game animals to hunt. There is such a variance in hunting environments you can go from arid desert to 10,000 ft peaks to heavy timber. Montana, they don't call it the last best place and big sky country for nothing. goat, moose, black bear, grizzly, yotes, birds, I think there are few other states on the continent that can boast almost every big game species in North America. Montana has it all, mule deer, whitetail, elk, antelope, cats, wolves, big horn, mtn. A lot of game animals of various types to hunt, and of trophy quality, the magic is alive there and fills your dreams in many ways. - Randall Jess Schopper Sr. (Facebook) I would say Colorado ABSOLUTELY beautiful part of the country. It's rich in history like the Pony Express and historical mining (which still occurs), but with its remoteness it's not uncommon to find yourself not only isolated (which is not a terrible thing), but you can still encounter the western lifestyle found in the ranching communities that call Nevada home. Nevada is not only a great western state with many big game options, but there is still true western feel to it. Michigan - It's home, we have lots of public land and opportunity to hunt, and if that doesn't continue for the rest of my life and beyond then I haven't done my job as a hunter-conservationist. - Drew YoungeDyke (Facebook) That's not even mentioning the fishing. - (Instagram) Such a vast array of terrain and big game from the coastal buck, Roosevelt elk, and spring bear to the upland birds, giant muleys, and sheep of cent and eastern Oregon. Percentage breakdown of the responses we received. ![]()
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