Chicago and northern Illinois has few public land acres, however Wisconsin is just north of there and, heck, EVERYBODY from Chicago comes up to Wisconsin to play in our millions of acres of public land.

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ChuckC

you know I didn't read past the first page but I'm a bit surprised Alaska wasn't on the list.

Kodiak?
Sitka?
Juneau?
etc

Lets see..you could live with the big bears, hunt them in a year, blacktails out your back door.  Mt goats.  Some great salmon halibut rockfish fishing plus some awesome steelies.   hmmm

back door, not an hour away....BACK DOOR! lol.

The fact that you are an MST opens up some unique assignment options. Lots of small towns in fairly low cost areas. Anywhere on the Western Rivers is going to be close to decent deer hunting.

Alaska is wonderful but not for everone. And the hunting can be expensive, even if you live there. Travel and weather play a much larger role than in the lower 48. The AK members can expand on that.

I retired 2007 as a GMC and have lived in every region of the country. When it comes time to choose; something will likely stand out.

Just make sure you are both onboard with whatever you select. As a general rule the closer to the coast the less hunting opportunity; with the exception of AK and PNW.

QuoteOriginally posted by centaur:
If CG dream sheets are anything like the Army, you will probably be in Kansas.

Which for a bowhunter wouldn't be half-bad

Thanks to all that have replied.I am now at the school, studying and having  agreat time.Our instructors here are awesome.My wife is pushing for Tampa area Fl, so got to keep the wife happy..Hopefully there will be something there!

Savannah

Be sure and think in terms of a geographical area. Not just the state or particular city you reside in. If stationed in Washington state you may find better hunting in Oregon closer to where you live. Travel cost often exceed non-resident fees.

If you are stationed close to your home of record, you may be able to hunt two states as a resident. Also, take leave to hunt rather than visit family.

Check out the Hawaii thread on the main forums.
Sometimes the not so obvious.

Just a  note some states offer free hunting/fishing lic. to  members of the armed service      

Christos, my sister lives in St. Pete. if y'all end up there, hopefully we can still get together some.

Tampa has great fishing, bowfishing, and not to far from good pig hunting and gator hunting. Besides if the wife works for Southwest, they fly to some awfully good areas with public land hunting.  

Chicago would be VERY close to the LAST place I would go. I'd choose NYC over Chicago.

northern ca the eureka area is an area that has a lot of timber co land and since they can no longer hunt bear with dogs they are everywhere.

Don't rule Oklahoma or Kansas out. Both have great bow only public lands, especially Oklahoma. In Tulsa or OK City your going to have about 100,000 acres of bow only public land within a couple hours.

Should you land in Houston, Texas is one of the few places you can hunt these...



In all seriousness; Texas is pretty hard to beat, Michael Arnette makes a very good point too.  Good luck to you and your family.

Best Regards

Chase makes a point about Texas, however the jackalope capitol of the world is Douglas, Wyoming. However, we have very few Coast Guard stations in Wyoming; theTexas gulf coast would be easier to be posted to.

Jacksonville