odonata
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The south central area that I generally hunt in might offer some opportunities worth exploring. I do a lot of hunting in Arkansas where there's hills & public land to the west with deer & bear and flat Mississippi delta agriculture to the east with waterfowl. There are a few special permits to hunt in certain Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) but I don't think they're as difficult to acquire as some permits are in other areas of the country.
During the spring, hunting for snow geese in the central flyway might be an easy & affordable thing to do. All you need is a valid license "from any state" & they'll give you a free conservation hunt permit. I assume that might work for a hunting license from another country but I haven't researched it. There's nothing more fun than sitting on a plastic bucket in an ice cold puddle of water in a soybean field.
The shooting can vary depending on whether the geese are in the air & flying north (2023) or if they're content to roost on the ground and wait for better weather (2024). But a couple of years ago we got 126 in two days & had a good time. There's no daily limit so when the shooting is good, there can be a lot of it.
One thing I like about Texas is that they offer 5-day licenses for $48 so its easy to drive over there & hunt hogs with thermals for not a lot of money for example. As mentioned earlier, you could also hunt javelina, aoudad or varmints like coyote, ground squirrels or prairie dogs. There's upland bird hunting opportunities as well. Many of these options also apply to Oklahoma.
Before deer season starts, I have a good friend who really likes small game hunting with pneumatics which can be quite the challenge so we like to wander through the Ozark Mountains hunting squirrels & rabbits. That's always a nice time of year to go for a hike through the woods. We'll be out in a national forest all day & never see another person. If you have a 4x4 camper, there's plenty of free back-country campsites along gravel forest service roads.
A forest service ranger who stopped to chat with us gets a laugh out of John's Daystate setup. John managed a 50-meter head shot on a squirrel shortly after this photo was taken.
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is my other favorite option whenever I'm not hunting. If you're camping in a 4x4, this photo was taken at St. George Island State Park on Apalachicola Bay. I usually do most of my Gulf fishing off the coast of Louisiana or the barrier islands near Mississippi. All of them are good locations.
Enjoy your visit to the USA!
During the spring, hunting for snow geese in the central flyway might be an easy & affordable thing to do. All you need is a valid license "from any state" & they'll give you a free conservation hunt permit. I assume that might work for a hunting license from another country but I haven't researched it. There's nothing more fun than sitting on a plastic bucket in an ice cold puddle of water in a soybean field.
The shooting can vary depending on whether the geese are in the air & flying north (2023) or if they're content to roost on the ground and wait for better weather (2024). But a couple of years ago we got 126 in two days & had a good time. There's no daily limit so when the shooting is good, there can be a lot of it.
One thing I like about Texas is that they offer 5-day licenses for $48 so its easy to drive over there & hunt hogs with thermals for not a lot of money for example. As mentioned earlier, you could also hunt javelina, aoudad or varmints like coyote, ground squirrels or prairie dogs. There's upland bird hunting opportunities as well. Many of these options also apply to Oklahoma.
Before deer season starts, I have a good friend who really likes small game hunting with pneumatics which can be quite the challenge so we like to wander through the Ozark Mountains hunting squirrels & rabbits. That's always a nice time of year to go for a hike through the woods. We'll be out in a national forest all day & never see another person. If you have a 4x4 camper, there's plenty of free back-country campsites along gravel forest service roads.
A forest service ranger who stopped to chat with us gets a laugh out of John's Daystate setup. John managed a 50-meter head shot on a squirrel shortly after this photo was taken.
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is my other favorite option whenever I'm not hunting. If you're camping in a 4x4, this photo was taken at St. George Island State Park on Apalachicola Bay. I usually do most of my Gulf fishing off the coast of Louisiana or the barrier islands near Mississippi. All of them are good locations.
Enjoy your visit to the USA!
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