So my buddy in Idaho sends me this message just now:
QuoteArchery season starts this Saturday and I have licenses for deer, elk, moose, bear, mountain lion, wolf, and turkey. Wish me luck!
My reply:
QuoteHave fun. I can shoot squirrels and doves.
Right there with you Brother!
I know your pain! My buddy starts hunting mule deer today in Colorado and also has a bear, elk, and antelope tag. Meanwhile here in Mississippi we have to wait till October just to hunt whitetails ha
:biglaugh: Woodchucks and carp in New York.
I would love to shoot doves ;(
I'm right here with ya. :help:
Deer season opened Aug 15th here in the Lowcountry of SC on private land. There are many that went hunting on that day despite a heat index of 110+. Not ME!!
Bill
Ditto in Illinois. Squirrels and doves... if I can find a place to hunt...
On the other hand, we could live in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts :cool:
There will be of course far more large white-tail bucks coming from the counties in Indiana.
I was born in KY but spent the first 37 years of my life in Indiana. Great place, super deer hunting (these days), lots of turkey, dove hunting, and of course the wonderful grey and fox squirrels.
I love the western mountains but the seasons are sure shorter out there.
Best I could figure out for Idaho is general seasons end October 31st (Indiana is just getting good then). Some controlled hunts go into November with a closure of Dec. 1st being he last time to hunt.
Here in KY, no matter the temperature, I'll be guarding a favorite cedar tree the morning of Sept. 6th when our deer season opens. The first few hours are always plenty cool.
Here in the midwest (or northern South) we will be able to pursue our passion until mid-January.
Still though I think Coeur d'alene, ID is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited!
I have turkey, antelope, bear and elk tags for Colorado. If nothing else should make for great tag soup.
I here yard! Sounds like you need to visit your buddy more often or get a urban deer spot ot start hunting in KY like I did early season. That will get you in the woods is Sept.
Still not the same as Elk, bear and wolves!!!!
Go Hoosiers!!!
Although I am jealous of the western and Alaskan guys hunting more critters and starting sooner.
They are often jealous of us hunting until January.
Best case scenario is to have Dual citizenship between Colorado and Illinois. :thumbsup:
Urban starts Sept. 15th up here in Lake county and I will be there! 17 days and counting :thumbsup:
Just think my deer and elk hunt I'm doing now is almost over for the year! We started on the 16th. It ends on sept. 12th
Nothin wrong with good ol Indiana. Been here all my life.
Here in KS you can hunt deer from Sept 15th - Jan 31st and turkey from Oct. 1 - Dec. 2 and Dec. 15, 2014 - Jan. 31
Trust me, I know what we got here. Nearly unlimited deer tags if you have the places to hunt. And tons of small game with long seasons. I love it here. I meant that. I'd hunt there more but my elk tag and license costs $650. That's tough to justify more than every other year or so.
I would really like to have the opportunity to hunt moose, elk, and antelope but Indiana and big whitetails are what I love.
NYS October 1st Whitetail start!