Best Western State to Move to

[tomengineer]

How high are the tulips there?

Not sure but I’ve got a place for you to plant them.

 

[Pucky Freak]

If it was just me, WY. If I was moving my family, ID.

 

[tomengineer]

If it was just me, WY. If I was moving my family, ID.

Ok thanks. It’s job contingent but fortunately we are pretty mobile.

 

[madtom]

From January, and this is pretty common for winter. For reference, category 1 hurricane starts at 74 mph. It was funny when the mall in Casper used to have a hurricane machine you could pay to stand inside

 

[rwc101]

Actually being serious, Wyoming is great so long as nobody resents you for dragging them here. 5 minutes after getting your Wyoming plates you'll be bullshitting people to keep them from moving here too.

 

[MThuntr]

I think I'd look for hotspots in your (or your wife's) line of work and make sure the family is ok with a move to that location...worry about the hunting later...no use in moving to a spot that your family doesn't want to be just so you can hunt mule deer for a few weeks a year. Admittedly that will likely mean moving to some of the more expensive locations out west. That's the math you'll have to run for yourself.

Some of the best hunting spot I know would make for meager living arrangements for a family 10 months of the year.

 

[tomengineer]

Actually being serious, Wyoming is great so long as nobody resents you for dragging them here. 5 minutes after getting your Wyoming plates you'll be bullshitting people to keep them from moving here too.

I hunted antelope there last year and the people seemed excellent and loved the landscape but damn I done touched a nerve here on hunt talk. Nobody move to these states! They are awful (sarcasm)

 

[tomengineer]

I think I'd look for hotspots in your (or your wife's) line of work and make sure the family is ok with a move to that location...worry about the hunting later...no use in moving to a spot that your family doesn't want to be just so you can hunt mule deer for a few weeks a year. Admittedly that will likely mean moving to some of the more expensive locations out west. That's the math you'll have to run for yourself.

Some of the best hunting spot I know would make for meager living arrangements for a family 10 months of the year.

Thanks for this genuine response. Family comes first.

 

[Trial153]

Anyone my wife is willing to work in...

 

[brownbear932008]

Those states are filling up awfully fast it seems. None of the three mentioned is where I'd move to honestly. But if I had to choose between those WY.

 

[madtom]

Didn’t touch my nerves, you’re just naive if you think your couple day antelope hunt represents living here all year. It’s not a coincidence that it’s the least populated state. You really do have to see it in the depth of winter.

 

[OverlordBear]

Move to New Mexico or Colorado winter is for real north of Colorado and it will bring you serious cabin fever if you are not expecting it.

 

[brymoore]

Idaho is a Covid hotspot.

Colorado, however, is Covid free due to it’s liberal drug laws.

 

[LopeHunter]

If plan to put down roots rather than just a few years then here are factors I looked at before buying a second home in AZ.

Lots of medical facilities and specialists for old people stuff
Less than hour to an airport that flies to major U.S. cities nonstop and some overseas cities
Not a boom/bust city if a single industry tanks for a few years
Growth in population steady but not disruptive
City that offspring and siblings would want to visit for one or more holidays a year
Robust entrepreneurial environment
Easy access to freeways and no gridlock beyond heaviest hour or so of workday commuting peak
Could throw away my ice scraper and snow shovel
Arts and entertainment options
Ability to hunt one or more big game species most years as a resident

Things I did not factor in since no kids at home as sought a second home
Quality of schools
Quality of youth sports and activities
Quality of post-secondary school options

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Isn't the "2 door rule" year round in WY? it sure is in NV.

I was about to say the same thing.

 

[The Hedgehog]

First choice should be California- but if you’re a liberal atheist, Utah for sure.

 

[runningmt]

Montana is full......I hear North Dakota is nice.

 

[Hunting Wife]

I hunted antelope there last year and the people seemed excellent and loved the landscape but damn I done touched a nerve here on hunt talk. Nobody move to these states! They are awful (sarcasm)

Don’t take it personal. If you checked the archive, you would see that during some stretches of time there are like 3 or 4 (or more) of these threads a week that get posted. The advice is the same, perhaps with the caveat that with the continuous influx of new people it’s getting harder to get tags and the hunting isn’t as good. The amount of growth per resident hunting opportunity isn't sustainable long term. Doesn’t really matter what state you pick...don’t expect draw odds and such to remain the way they’ve been.

Also, the locals do get tired of giving people advice about the long winters, wind, remoteness, lack of quality health care and job opportunities. But they move here anyway, then we listen to them complain ad nauseum about the long winters, wind, remoteness, health care, and job opportunities. If you really want to try a place out, come spend a week or two in January or February and imagine that for about 7-9 months, depending on the state.

 

[Setcams4u]

You should consider Arizona. It has the most public land of any state in the lower 48. Booming economy in Phoenix. And some of the best hunting in the west. I grew up in Montana. Arizona is where it's at for me!

 

[tomengineer]

Don’t take it personal. If you checked the archive, you would see that during some stretches of time there are like 3 or 4 (or more) of these threads a week that get posted. The advice is the same, perhaps with the caveat that with the continuous influx of new people it’s getting harder to get tags and the hunting isn’t as good. The amount of growth per resident hunting opportunity isn't sustainable long term. Doesn’t really matter what state you pick...don’t expect draw odds and such to remain the way they’ve been.

Also, the locals do get tired of giving people advice about the long winters, wind, remoteness, lack of quality health care and job opportunities. But they move here anyway, then we listen to them complain ad nauseum about the long winters, wind, remoteness, health care, and job opportunities. If you really want to try a place out, come spend a week or two in January or February and imagine that for about 7-9 months, depending on the state.

Ok thanks yes I should’ve checked on that. Sometimes the hunt talk search tool isn’t the best but I kind of stepped on a land mine topic here.