bowhuntercoop
WKR
Grandfather was born and raised in Butte, grandparents ended up moving to Wyoming in the late 90s. Spent many a summers learning how to fish and about woodsmanship up there in both states and still hunt out there whenever I draw a tag.
Haven’t been to Id since my buddy drew an elk tags in 2019. Have some friends that live in the north east part of the state and they said the population growth since 2020 is unreal.
Wyoming is the same way, heck even SC is growing like crazy the last 10 years. It’s everywhere these days and the small town vibes and feel get less and less every year it seems.
As mentioned in this thread about Va, big cities seems to rule the entire state when it comes to politics and policy’s. Va is rugged and gorgeous in a ton of parts yet the likes of Richmond, Roanoke, and subburbs of DC are just flat out leaning and taking over.
No doubt their are still some great areas but it’s gunna take visiting, boots on the ground, and getting a feel if someone actually wants to live there. Winters alone are a man in reason I will glaldy stay in the south and pay to play to hunt instead of moving out west.
Cost of living is just way cheaper in the south imo all around, and the weather is a huge plus for me. Plenty of deer and pigs, year round hiking and fishing and I don’t freeze my butt off. I try my hardest to stay away from the big cities, Greenville, Columbia, Charleston, etc.
My wife’s a doc and we visited all over the US when she was finishing her degree and knew pretty quickly we wouldn’t stay in the north or move out west, weather was a huge factor to say the least.
