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re: Best location for an outdoorsman in the lower 48?

Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:19 am to
Posted by treble hook
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:19 am to
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Fishing - 3 hr drive to some of the bet trout fishing in the world (cold water not speckled trout). 1 Hr drive to Sardis Lake for bass, 1.5 hr drive to TN river for catfish, SMB, LMB, crappie, etc. 6hrs to coast for saltwater, local ponds for wetting a line


Alot better fishing in the US than this.

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Elk - yep elk in AR and east TN if you're so inclined.

I can't remeber the last time onemof my buddies booked an elk trip to AR
Posted by ZacAttack
The Land Mass
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:22 am to
I'll give some love for the northeast and say Pennsylvania. Black bear, elk, whitetail (big ones), foxes, wild boar, coyotes, groundhogs, bobcats, rabbits, pheasant, ruffed grouse.

Fishing you've got: small mouth, largemouth bass, walleye, pike, Muskie, trout, crappie, panfish.

There is also a Cabelas, and the most gun friendly state north of the Mason Dixon line.
Posted by Raz4back
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:24 am to
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I can't remeber the last time onemof my buddies booked an elk trip to AR


I think the only way a non resident can get a tag is through an auction with the RMEF. It's a tough draw for a resident, I've never been drawn, but there are some huge bulls in Arkansas
Posted by Blue Velvet
Apple butter toast is nice
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:24 am to
Idaho has pronghorn, elk, moose, wolves, grizzlies, black bears, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, whitetail, mule deer, fly fishing, incredible hiking/camping and the edge of yellowstone, desert for atv/offroading, pheasant, duck, grouse, turkey, quail (northern bobwhite & california), varmint & predator hunting, and chinooks/sockeye/steelhead/muskie/pike/cats/bluegill/crappie/bass/perch/walleye/sturgeon/tons of trout. And Idaho may not even be best, as it doesn't even touch the coast. Lots of diversity in this country when you broaden your perspective.
This post was edited on 3/1/13 at 10:48 am
Posted by Choirboy
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:28 am to
Rhode Island??
Posted by Charter n Coke
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:29 am to
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Rhode Island??


They have huge democrats there, i bet
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:30 am to
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Alot better fishing in the US than this.


Name one place where you can fish with that kind of diversity.
Posted by Blue Velvet
Apple butter toast is nice
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:31 am to
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Deer hunting is comparable to anywhere
No.
Posted by Blue Velvet
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:32 am to
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That is awesome.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:33 am to
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Name one place where you can fish with that kind of diversity.


anywhere on the coast...
Posted by Charter n Coke
Member since Jan 2013
2786 posts
Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:36 am to


Do any of yall have instagram? And before you say its for girls, remember this guy has instagram




choose your words wisely
Posted by JAB528
The Mexican Ocean
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:37 am to
It's for girls and black guys.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:37 am to
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Do any of yall have instagram?


don't frick up my thread
Posted by Charter n Coke
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:39 am to
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don't frick up my thread


Not fricking it up, hippie. If someone does, I was going to say to search

_todmanning- his pictures of wildlife make me want to move to Oklahoma.

COmpletely relevant to this thread
This post was edited on 3/1/13 at 10:42 am
Posted by Charter n Coke
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:41 am to
sorry _todmanning
Posted by Charter n Coke
Member since Jan 2013
2786 posts
Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:45 am to
I found his online photo library

Alot of them are waterfowl, but if you scroll down to the bottom, he has some awesome picture of whitetail, hawks, owls, bobcat among other things
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
86099 posts
Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:52 am to
Prob Oregon, Washington or California. Especially if you include things beyond fishing and hunting (hiking, climbing, skiing, mountaineering).

LA, for example, has few hiking or camping opportunities that are interesting, and has little freshwater fly fishing.

In the SE, I would guess NC as the all around best. Decent hunting opportunities, good river/stream/salt fishing, good hiking and camping, etc.
Posted by Blue Velvet
Apple butter toast is nice
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:54 am to
Posted by treble hook
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/1/13 at 10:58 am to
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In the SE, I would guess NC as the all around best


No ducks. Count me out.
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
29857 posts
Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:02 am to
Gotta go with Texas for what I like.

HUGE deer and great Bass lakes around the border.
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