IF YOU HAD ALL THE TIME AND MONEY?

[Knawbone]

All good points Charlie, not such a bad state for an all around sportsman. I was born, raised, and have lived in the finger lakes region all my life.Good hunting and excellent fishing here in our State.      

[Marc B.]

Montana with my Silvertip and cedars.

[Sam McMichael]

I would stay in Georgia and would use either my Hill Wesley Special or my Hill Cheetah - sort of a toss up at this time. My quiver would be a Hill back quiver full of wood arrows. I would hunt whitetail, turkey, hog, bear, and coyotes. Why? 'cause its home.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I'd stay in Oklahoma.  Everything from pigs to pronghorn, elk to bear, and a few critters they haven't made seasons on like feral goats and armadillas.

Hunt with my regular setup of a longbow made by a guy nobodys ever heard of, mfx shafts and vpa 150gr 2 blade heads tucked away to rest in an Eagles Flight 4 arrow quiver.

[joe ashton]

well,  Colorado!  Of course the DOW would have to umm change.
Elk
mule deer
bears
whitetail
lions
antelope
sheep and goats.
I'd use a 62" Black widow longbow 55#
probably a WW broad head ( or grizzlies I'm undecided)
I'd also need a mule to haul all the game out and a wrangler because I don't want to mess the mule!
Now that I've had time to think... Colo's bow season starts in 5 months and 2 days and I will have licenses for elk, deer and bear.  Life is good.

Joe

[Spookinelk]

Guess I'm lucky, I'd stay right here in Colorado and chase wapiti every September....

[Hoyt]

Made the choice a few yrs back and am already here..middle of nowhere, walk out the door and start hunting whitetails and gobblers. National Forest, S. Il.

If I had of been in better physical health it would probably be somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

[Bowwild]

I skipped this thread for days.  Let me try...I would have said Colorado a few days ago. Not so sure now.

IF I could entice the kids and grandchildren to go with us, my wife of 35 years and I would be in Cody, Wyoming.  Or Missoula, MT.

[Knawbone]

Wyoming would be be a strong consideration for me.Outside a city though.Someday I may want to get out of NY.Build me a nice little ranch home at the foot of the mountains.Hunt, fish the trout streams and bow hunt some more.  

[kibok&ko]

i will try to come to live in Montana !!!

[cacciatore]

Originally posted by kibok&ko:
i will try to come to live in Montana !!!

Me too but before the wolf explosion!LOL

[ChuckC]

I would find a place where there are multiple big game animals to chase, decent seasons, and hang in there. Mountains would add a bunch to the mix.  

Nothing fancy, just the affordable opportunity.  I know,  money is no object, but I was raised a certain way and even if I had won that big lottery of recent, I would not go nuts.  I would buy land, a bunch, and otherwise stay as much the same as I could.
ChuckC

[Fletcher]

Originally posted by Knawbone:
Arkansas, that's interesting, what exactly about that state?

Arkansas has a lot to offer.  Long seasons, some variety of game and terrain, good fishing and bowfishing, always something to chase nearby, not too far to the gulf, moderate weather.  A person could do worse.

[sagebrush]

Wyoming has some great hunting but lots of wind. The hunting is good in the mountainous areas. And did I mention the wind. A lot of the state is quite barren and there is a lot of wind. Gary

P.S. I have been there a lot and the wind seems to never stop.

[Knawbone]

Originally posted by Fletcher:
 

Originally posted by Knawbone:
Arkansas, that's interesting, what exactly about that state?

Arkansas has a lot to offer.  Long seasons, some variety of game and terrain, good fishing and bowfishing, always something to chase nearby, not too far to the gulf, moderate weather.  A person could do worse. [/b]

Fletcher, I hope you didn't think I was cutting Arkansas out of the equation, I just don;t know very much about it. I think most States offer opportunities for outdoor enthusiast.Thanks for your post.

[Fletcher]

Wasn't thinking that at all, Knawbone  I'm not from Arkansas and don't have any plans to move there, but I've visited and enjoyed myself.  It does have a lot to offer.  Enjoying this thread and making me think.  

Most of think/dream about heading west or to Alaska, but for most there who have to live near the city to work, etc, hunting means a long weekend trip or other travel.  I really like being close enuf to an area that I can hunt or fish after work or part of a weekend.  Midwest is hard to beat for that.

[Mitch H]

You have unlimited time and money, and you are talking about hunting one state only........

I don`t understand the question......  

[Knawbone]

You got me there Mitch..............What was I thinking?              

[Knawbone]

Fletcher, I'm with you there, I like being able to walk out my door and start hunting. I really am blessed to have the home and land I do.If I die here, I will have no regrets.Still, sometimes it's nice to dream.

[Mitch H]

Originally posted by Knawbone:
You got me there Mitch..............What was I thinking?                      

In all honesty, I understood your question perfectly.    I spent many years hunting right near my home, and never felt the desire to go elsewhere.

We even have a good bear population in my state, yet I never wanted to hunt them.

Somewhere along the road of life I decided to try hunting another state.....and the floodgate opened. Now I cannot get enough of hunting different states, different countries, and for animals that I once never considered hunting for.

If I had to limit myself to one state for the rest of my hunting days, it would be Alaska. After that, I would go for a western state, but I would have to research seasons and tag availabilities before picking one.