Real talk. Family talk. Life decision talk.

[OKHunter84]

Don't move west. Stay where you're from and where your family is from. Just go hunt a couple weeks a year and get your fix.

Moving west is like dating a really hot chick. It sounds cool and they're fun to bang. Then once you're dating them, you find out they're super shallow, all the guys she works with are trying to screw her, you can't have a deep conversation with her because she's a narcissist. You end up hating most the time you're with her because you don't have any extra money.

 

[IDVortex]

Don't move west. Stay where you're from and where your family is from. Just go hunt a couple weeks a year and get your fix.

Moving west is like dating a really hot chick. It sounds cool and they're fun to bang. Then once you're dating them, you find out they're super shallow, all the guys she works with are trying to screw her, you can't have a deep conversation with her because she's a narcissist. You end up hating most the time you're with her because you don't have any extra money.

I feel like you may need to vent to someone.... need a hug and a beer?

 

[Oakman]

Let’s get real for a minute.

Since I was young I have been enamored with the west. The freedom, the wild, the beauty, the possibilities.

I have a wonderful wife and an amazing little girl. We do ok on $$$, I’m a hunting guide and my wife works in th medical field. Shes knows I love it out there and has agreed to move when she gets out of school (furthering her education in nursing). Admittedly she “doesn’t want to go” but has said “I want you to live your dream and I think it could be a great move for us”. She can work anywhere with her education and I can always find work in the outdoor space.

If you guys were in my position, what would your thoughts be? Moving from Kentucky to Wyoming seems like a dream, and even though my wife isn’t hell bent like me…she’s supportive .

All of us have that dream home or hunting setup, I get it, I share that passion too. But when you have a family, it becomes a shared decision, not just your own.

Some things to really think about:

• How old are your kids? Are they settled, with good friends and routines?
• How strong are your family’s roots in the current community?
• How would they adjust to a big move, new schools, new social circles, harsh winters?
• And beyond hunting season, which is short, what does life look like the other 9–10 months of the year?

The way I see it, family comes first, their needs and stability drive the decision. My hunting dreams will always be second to that, if that has been taken care of then best of luck, you followed the right way

 

[OKHunter84]

I feel like you may need to vent to someone.... need a hug and a beer?

No...
I might know from experience, maybe not living further west then Oklahoma, but at least with women

 

[IDVortex]

We've been suckered boys and girls... OP just wants to talk about how tough he is and how good he is at splitting wood.

Hasnt answered any of the pertinent questions asked in the thread but boy he likes to defend himself if questioned about toughness.

Sir. I dont think this counts towards valuable input, and most likely isn't appreciated by the hardened mountain man.

 

[Mojave]

Don't move west. Stay where you're from and where your family is from. Just go hunt a couple weeks a year and get your fix.

Moving west is like dating a really hot chick. It sounds cool and they're fun to bang. Then once you're dating them, you find out they're super shallow, all the guys she works with are trying to screw her, you can't have a deep conversation with her because she's a narcissist. You end up hating most the time you're with her because you don't have any extra money.

Dude this is 100% Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Alaska.

 

[Jimmy]

 

[IDVortex]

Dude this is 100% Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Alaska.

Idaho is the fine female, but just super crazy, anti government pro aryan nation type of place. 10/10 dont recommend Idaho.

 

[Jimmy]

Move out to CA, great bear hunting, still have Elk, (multiple species) black tail up north, etc. Your wife will have the beach.

haha no don't come to CA, we're just finally making some space by sending people to Idaho. The elk tags cost money and gas is expensive

 

[WildBoose]

We've been suckered boys and girls... OP just wants to talk about how tough he is and how good he is at splitting wood.

Hasnt answered any of the pertinent questions asked in the thread but boy he likes to defend himself if questioned about toughness.

After reading all the posts and realizing quickly that nobody knows my exact position….its just better to play defense lol.
I had mentally addressed most of the concerns in this posts…..just trying to get more info. I’ll ask my wife for permission, not Roksldie, sorry bub

 

[OKHunter84]

After reading all the posts and realizing quickly that nobody knows my exact position….its just better to play defense lol.
I had mentally addressed most of the concerns in this posts…..just trying to get more info. I’ll ask my wife for permission, not Roksldie, sorry bub

Did you really think you'd have an epiphany from an internet forum? I'm honestly asking.

 

[Esteban]

Is it just me, or is WY the latest cool place to move to. First Colorado, then Idaho, Montana, now Wyoming.

Yeah I'm waiting for new mex to become "cool"...guessing I'll be waiting a while

 

[WildBoose]

Did you really think you'd have an epiphany from an internet forum? I'm honestly asking.

No. What I was expecting (as naive as it may be) was some honest input. You guys are a lot like some of the clients I take hunting…glad to see them leave lol.

There’s people with valuable input and opinions…then there’s the “heavy hitters” on this posts. I’ll keep it up, it’s good entertainment!

 

[Mojave]

Here are 10 things growing up in Wyoming that I thought were normal, that I have only seen in the Alaska, the mountain west and for some reason in Florida.

1. Alt Culture: Sturgis Crowd, Truckers, Oilfield People, random 6 foot 5 transvestites, ex-con's who are 1 rape or abduction from being back in the pen.

2. Really hard core liberals who are doing everything to flip the script and save bears, whales, or whatever. This is mostly a Yellowstone area thing, but you meet them that work for the Forest Service and BLM as well.

3. Female murders and abductions are way more common that you would think they are. The first one I remember was in Lander when I was a kid in Riverton. It was the husband. The worst one was the little miss case, my father was a Natrona County Deputy and worked that case. Really rough.

4. People are seasonal. They move in and move out over and over again.

5. A lot of Wyoming has a boom-bust culture from the oilfield. This has spilled over and other industries have taken over, I feel like Casper is finally standing on its own two feet. The bighorn valley finally has some industry with the sugar beet plant and Pepsi bottler that can help it. Alaska is busted right now, mass exodus if you are not following that.

 

[svivian]

Well since no one has asked.... If your wife was originally from CO what is her reasoning for not wanting to move out west?

Still waiting on the answer on this from page 2 @WildBoose

After reading all the posts and realizing quickly that nobody knows my exact position….its just better to play defense lol.
I had mentally addressed most of the concerns in this posts…..just trying to get more info. I’ll ask my wife for permission, not Roksldie, sorry bub

I see so only info you want to hear that supports your case... got it carry on. I give you permission boo

 

[WildBoose]

Still waiting on the answer on this from page 2 @WildBoose


I see so only info you want to hear that supports your case... got it carry on. I give you permission boo

She moved from CO when she was younger with her partents. She is more conservative in thinking than I. I’m a wanderer, she’s not as much.

Also, I’m open to any and all opinions. But the mocking is counterproductive. All i hear is how hard it is, how cold, how you’ll hate it……yeah, that’s a beat horse.

 

[Jimmy]

Yeah I'm waiting for new mex to become "cool"...guessing I'll be waiting a while

It wouldn't surprise me for NM to be next. Couple years of people up in cold winters, people always looking for a place with lower prices... what other state would be next in the west?

 

[Mojave]

Idaho is the fine female, but just super crazy, anti government pro aryan nation type of place. 10/10 dont recommend Idaho.

I spent almost a year as a federal agent in Kentucky. Prettiest women I have ever seen anywhere in the world outside of Norway and the absolutely most f'd up men I have ever met.

 

[Mojave]

It wouldn't surprise me for NM to be next. Couple years of people up in cold winters, people always looking for a place with lower prices... what other state would be next in the west?

It is being gentrified by Californians the same as everywhere else. Has zero hope to ever be red again.

We were in Las Cruces before we moved to Germany. The housing cost doubled during covid. Every little 3-5 acre 3500 square foot house went from $350,000 to $750-850,000.

Lots of cheap starter homes though. $275,000 for a 1800 SF that is less than 5 years old. Nice 4-5 bed 2500-3000's are $350-400,000 in nice neighborhoods.

Santa Fe still sucks and is expensive

Albq really sucks and is expensive

Honestly Roswell to me is the nicest town in New Mexico. Oil town but still pretty nice. Carlsbad is about the same as Las Cruces but way smaller. It's not a border town, but it is hotter than hell there.

Silver City is really good too, but not sure what will happen if that mine shuts down.

Crime dropped, I hear Trump has made that 1000% better.

Nothing up north. Raton and Las Vegas are ok. There are some really nice towns on the Texas border on the eastern side of the state. But they are really hot and really oil towns.

Most of the northern towns are associated with Reservations, and have problems. Las Alamos is crazy super expensive and kind of sucks.

Gallup is a hell of a place to get murdered if you don't get murdered in Albq.

Poor New Mexico, so close to Texas so far from Heaven!

 

[satchamo]

A few things to consider - You’ll have no support from extended family if you leave, which may not matter to you, but for me it’s huge. I couldn’t leave my in laws, they’re way too pivotal in mine and my kids life.

Also cost of livings gonna get you - you live in KY, it’s cheap as hell there (I’m just barely over the river in IN).

Just a few thoughts - not saying yes or no, but I wouldn’t base my decision to move solely on hunting. And pretty things to look out your window at.