Any die hard hunters on here ever have to move from prime hunting areas to less desirable areas?

[Rogue Bay]

I may have a slightly different view on this. As much as I appreciate the convenience of hunting close to home, I find having to travel puts me in a different state of mind and I’m more driven and focused.

We used to live in Montana and we had great hunting just minutes from home. It was great with a young family but it was also easy to talk myself out of going or into packing it in early. We moved back to Oregon and I knew going into this I was going to be sacrificing some great, convenient hunting opportunities, but was providing more opportunities for my daughters and better careers for my wife and I. We have incredible black-tailed deer, bear and bird/small game hunting and fishing at home, but travel for elk (access issues locally). I find that I get more enjoyment out of a good hunting camp in a special place than always hunting minutes from home. Traveling to hunt elk means less time so I hunt harder and better. And there’s a finality when the trip is over. No temptation to ditch the family or skip out on work for another outing.

I believe anywhere you choose will have great hunting of some kind. It will likely just be different than what you are used to but you may find you love it. Best of luck to you and your family.

 

[Dexter Grayson]

Glad someone can relate to the cold, How far south did you end up going? Just travel to other states to hunt ?


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We are originally from Oklahoma and moved back. So pretty far south. I do travel to quite a few other states to hunt, but most of my hunting is within 2 hours of my house.

 

[BRTreedogs]

So you want to move somewhere more expensive.
And make hunting more expensive as well with fuel costs?
So then you’re gonna have to work more and have less time for hunting.

 

[NorthIdahoDude]

I lived in SE BC (East Kootenays) back when it was more affordable (2001-2010 ish). Amazing hunting opportunities, wife and I killed whitetail and mule deer every year. Elk sucked for success rate because of the 6 point regs, but we saw so so many elk, it's hard to explain to people who have never hunted high population densities like they had. Weather in winter was sub zero cold, but winter was also pretty sunny actually.

Moved to North Idaho about 15 years ago. Hunting here is not awful, but not on par with what we had in BC. Took me a few years to get my groove back; lower animal population density and higher hunter density changes the game a fair bit. Weather is like a vacation after BC, super rare to see sub zero (f), but lots of overcast sky all winter. Cost of living is not too insane, except for housing, which is very insane.

All that said, Grand Forks or Creston or Osoyoos are all much warmer climates than you likely have in north BC, if you don't need a big city. But then you'd still be in Soviet Canuckistan with the woke crazies running the show, LOL.

I will say USCIS is a third worldesque nightmare, if you and your wife aren't already US citizens. Took me quite a few years and many thousands of dollars and dealing with more stupid than you can possibly imagine to legally import my Canadian wife.

 

[Elite]

So you want to move somewhere more expensive.
And make hunting more expensive as well with fuel costs?
So then you’re gonna have to work more and have less time for hunting.

Southern bc Is yes. But that’s why the post states we are exploring further south


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[BRTreedogs]

Southern bc Is yes. But that’s why the post states we are exploring further south


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I’d have a hard time giving up otc Goat and Sheep man.

Unless you’re rich plan on never hunting them again if you move to the states.
And shed hunting is highly competitive here.
I average at least 10miles per antler.