Best value for the dollar game animals and regions to hunt?

[Macintosh]

Im having an extremely hard time wrapping my head around flying for a guided trip to africa, new zealand, etc even being mentioned in the context of “best value for the dollar” hunt. I would have said the answer was hands-down a diy public land hunt in one of the many states with non-resident otc tags around $100 or less, many of which have large national and state forests measuring in the 10,000’s to millions of acres, combined with over-abundant WT deer herds.

Am I completely misinterpreting the original question?

 

[Northern Safari]

Im having an extremely hard time wrapping my head around flying for a guided trip to africa, new zealand, etc even being mentioned in the context of “best value for the dollar” hunt. I would have said the answer was hands-down a diy public land hunt in one of the many states with non-resident otc tags around $100 or less, many of which have large national and state forests measuring in the 10,000’s to millions of acres, combined with over-abundant WT deer herds.

Am I completely misinterpreting the original question?

DIY will always be the cheapest option but is often limited to local residents only. I'm a Canadian so that same $100 hunt for you won't be the same for me. Here in Canada, unless you have a close resident living in another province or territory which you can hunt with, hiring a guide/outfitter is required to hunt those provinces.

I DIY hunt white tail, black bear and moose every fall for just the price of the tag, gas, money and beer money.

I'm not aware of any US states that would allow me to DIY hunt as a non-resident.