Question for our American friends

[Bsums]

I figure a good five day hunt should help you to appreciate the weather in Zambia.

Of course, if you'd prefer to come in Jan/Feb I'm sure we can find someone up there to take you ice fishing. Which, I've never done, and have always wanted to do!

Thats a great idea haha. I'd love to see a bunch of Africa PH's trudging along in below zero weather and 2 feet of snow.

 

[Wheels]

I would recommend Oklahoma except for the weather, tornadoes, earthquakes, and locust plagues. Lots of things to shoot, inexpensive land and good gun laws. If I talk it up too much a whole bunch of people might move here and crowd me. As long as they are AH people it should be ok.

Mike,

Did you wear out your welcome in Jersey?



Live in central Oklahoma. Hunt in NW Oklahoma.(not the panhandle) Photos from last week. Not to unlike parts of RSA. There are deer in all the landscape photos. Iphones don't do to well on longer photos, sorry. We don't have any tigerfishing. This is the best we can do!

 

[gizmo]

Apparently I was wrong. Is a large portion of that million acres in west Tx by chance? It's almost worth the drive from here if the hunting is good there.

. There are large portions in west Texas. Public hunting land is spread through out the state.

 

[gizmo]

Can you hunt in the Palo canyon? I've driven through it a couple times and saw a lot of critters.

. Yes, every year they have a draw for hunts in both palo duro canyon and caprock canyons state park ( its the southern portion of palo duro) the hunts are for free range aoudad sheep and whitetail/mule deer. The odds are very good. I have a friend that has drawn twice. If you look at the Texas parks and wildlife website it will give you all the info on them as we'll as some of the common public lands. There are thousands of acres of public hunting land that you kinda have to know where it's at to know about it. The walk on land hunts are typically very good also. Even on a DIY hunt if you put the time in you will be successful.

 

[gizmo]

This is the first time I have ever heard someone fron Texas say their state is second in something!!!!! the Palo canyon is pretty, though.

. Well the only things that have us beat is the Grand Canyon and the size of Alaska. That doesn't however mean they're better...... How's that for keeping up the stereotype. Lol!!! In all seriousness, I am a native Texan and would not live anywhere else. That being said there are many beautiful wonderful places all over the country.

 

[enysse]

I think the Western USA is beautiful, I'm giving strong considerations to moving out there. I like wide open spaces.

 

[CAustin]

Montana or the Southeast

 

[spike.t]

Come my way and I'll gladly take anyone out ice fishing. Gives me an excuse to go. I don't usually use an ice house tho... Was out about 9 days ago and caught a meals worth. Only thing is my retail season is just starting to get going. Lets go in Jan or Feb. Of course Feb is steelhead in Idaho at Orofino. Average 30-36 inches and 10-16lbs. Usually don't see it below 30 degrees or so. Bruce

ok bruce 30 deg is fine .........mmmm that is c of course ???

 

[spike.t]

I was in the valley the second half of august this year and was surprised at how warm it was, shorts the entire time. I understand it was a little warmer than normal while I was there.

yeah prob only need a coat rated down to 5c in those temps end of aug, especially at night and a nice duvet on the bed

 

[spike.t]

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Mike,

Did you wear out your welcome in Jersey?



Live in central Oklahoma. Hunt in NW Oklahoma.(not the panhandle) Photos from last week. Not to unlike parts of RSA. There are deer in all the landscape photos. Iphones don't do to well on longer photos, sorry. We don't have any tigerfishing. This is the best we can do!

nah just checking in case ................cant get the last photo to enlarge , what is it?

 

[spike.t]

. Well the only things that have us beat is the Grand Canyon and the size of Alaska. That doesn't however mean they're better...... How's that for keeping up the stereotype. Lol!!! In all seriousness, I am a native Texan and would not live anywhere else. That being said there are many beautiful wonderful places all over the country.

yeah but heard your steaks are a bit on the small side....and tough

 

[gizmo]

Lol Never heard of the Big Texan steak ranch have ya, with the 72 oz steak.

 

[Wheels]

nah just checking in case ................cant get the last photo to enlarge , what is it?

Hope this is better. Our answer to tigerfish!

 

[Bert the Turtle]

I moved to North Carolina from the northeast almost 20 years ago. I absolutely love this state. The firearms legal climate isn't perfect, but it is already good and moving in an even better direction. We have varied geography from beach to mountains.

The main downside to me is that the religious groups still have more political power than I'd prefer. But, the only manifestations left of that are no firearms hunting on Sunday and no alcohol sales before noon on Sunday. Just a few years ago we couldn't hunt at all on Sunday, so that seems to be going in the right direction. They recently legalized hunting with a suppressor, so maybe that provides a way to move forward with firearms hunting on Sunday. I will say that not having a bit of champagne with Sunday brunch is kind of suboptimal and I don't think that will be changing for a while. The only logical approach is to party hard and late enough on Saturday that you don't wake up till 11.

The humidity in summer is the biggest drawback to North Carolina and the southeast in general. It is spectacular. For dry heat, the southwest is the way to go. We were in Arizona last year and it was 112F. When I got outside from the airport, I thought the Diesel exhaust was irritating my eyes. Turns out my eyes were just cooking. Once I got used to it, I actually found it very comfortable at 105, but my wife was quite cross.

We really have every kind of climate and a wide variety of gun laws. As onerous as most of us find California or New York gun laws, they are probably a huge improvement from the UK and the laws are better in the other states. Suppressors are much more tightly controlled in the USA than are the firearms themselves.

 

[gizmo]

yeah but heard your steaks are a bit on the small side....and tough

. And oh Lord, if your referring to the steak Andri Fox ate at the Cattlemans in Ft. Worth that was the largest chunk of meat I've ever seen one person consume. I don't know how he ate that whole thing. It looked like a full side of beef on a serving platter. Sheesh!

 

[spike.t]

I moved to North Carolina from the northeast almost 20 years ago. I absolutely love this state. The firearms legal climate isn't perfect, but it is already good and moving in an even better direction. We have varied geography from beach to mountains.

The main downside to me is that the religious groups still have more political power than I'd prefer. But, the only manifestations left of that are no firearms hunting on Sunday and no alcohol sales before noon on Sunday. Just a few years ago we couldn't hunt at all on Sunday, so that seems to be going in the right direction. They recently legalized hunting with a suppressor, so maybe that provides a way to move forward with firearms hunting on Sunday. I will say that not having a bit of champagne with Sunday brunch is kind of suboptimal and I don't think that will be changing for a while. The only logical approach is to party hard and late enough on Saturday that you don't wake up till 11.

The humidity in summer is the biggest drawback to North Carolina and the southeast in general. It is spectacular. For dry heat, the southwest is the way to go. We were in Arizona last year and it was 112F. When I got outside from the airport, I thought the Diesel exhaust was irritating my eyes. Turns out my eyes were just cooking. Once I got used to it, I actually found it very comfortable at 105, but my wife was quite cross.

We really have every kind of climate and a wide variety of gun laws. As onerous as most of us find California or New York gun laws, they are probably a huge improvement from the UK and the laws are better in the other states. Suppressors are much more tightly controlled in the USA than are the firearms themselves.

no champagne at sunday lunch???? thats out as a certain person is quite partial to it

 

[spike.t]

. And oh Lord, if your referring to the steak Andri Fox ate at the Cattlemans in Ft. Worth that was the largest chunk of meat I've ever seen one person consume. I don't know how he ate that whole thing. It looked like a full side of beef on a serving platter. Sheesh!

who is andri fox?? they used to do a good one in wombles , harare........but is years since i was there so dont know if its still going. mind you that was only 1.5kg from memory but you got a free irish coffee if you finished it

 

[Bert the Turtle]

Yes, it really is quite uncivilized!

 

[NickyMaz]

When I retire I'd like to go out west, Arizona or Wyoming. I grew up in upstate NY but I was stationed in Tucson, AZ for three years and it's were I met my wife. I love the area (except the summertime heat). For hunting they have coes deer, elk, sheep, mt lion, bear and javalina. My wife's parents also have a place in Jackson Hole and we have been up there a couple times, absolutely beautiful part of the country. Plus, Wyoming has the added bonus of having no state income tax.

 

[gillettehunter]

Wyoming is nice. I've been here almost 28 yrs. No permit for open OR concealed carry. Can now hunt big game with a suppressor. Low taxes. Good big game hunting. Decent fishing. Yellowstone and Grand Teton National parks. Only problem is it can't really be described as a "moderate climate". Bruce