What is the most states and the most bucks you have hunted in one year? Trying to find leases for mid-west deer.

[Mojave]

I am trying to put together a 5 state hunt for 2027.

3 mid-west states and I will hunt my normal two western ones.

Doing all the mid-west states in one 10-12 day period.

Anyone got any tips? I have 3 locations lined up for the mid-west.

I have 6 week days of time off per year, so that's not the issue.

How do I contend with the meat?

I am guessing if I shoot something the same CWD laws probably apply as they do int he west where you can't cross state lines with the skulls.

This would be Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

 

[Mojave]

6 weeks of 30 days off. Not 6 days off.

 

[Brian Fahs]

Hunt meat at home.

Hunt antlers on the road. Donate the meat or ask a local, someone will take it.

 

[dtrkyman]

Skulls and spinal column most places, we always just debone everything.

Only times I hunted multiple states I basically had a home base so no worry about meat storage.

I also grew up in Illinois so I did minimal travel for whitetail!

If prior to gun seasons a processor May store meat for a short period of time, once gun starts they get overwhelmed!


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[Brian Fahs]

10-12 days in 3 states in the midwest is not enough time to trophy hunt. Unless you are on unbelievably good ground with someone giving you tons of recent information. I would rather do 3 trips of 12 days each midwest state.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Illinois has very strict rules about meat transportation through the state. But the answer to your question for me is 3, all successful one year. Montana, Wyoming and Missouri.

 

[Traindriver]

Michigan has Hunters against Hunger program, where processors will accept donated deer.
Lots of state land and a lot of deer.
I’m not familiar with tags and limits for NR but you should for sure be able to fill a buck tag in a week or less depending on how picky you want to be.
Good luck

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I do this every year with deer and elk. Usually 5 states minimum. Having friends or family at the locations, willing to assist and potentially hold and ship meat is the way.

 

[satchamo]

10-12 days in 3 states in the midwest is not enough time to trophy hunt. Unless you are on unbelievably good ground with someone giving you tons of recent information. I would rather do 3 trips of 12 days each midwest state.

Your math ain’t mathin… he said 10-12 days, not 36

 

[Brian Fahs]

Second post says 6 weeks or 30 days off......

 

[Mojave]

It will happen over 12-13 days.

I have 6 weeks worth of week days off in a year.

 

[wind gypsy]

Should just have to boil the skulls?

Say you kill a deer in state 1 and want to get on your way to state 2 - break down deer in a manner that allows travel across state lines. I'd look for a meat processor that at least get your meat packaged/frozen in state 2. I think you can bring it across in some instances as long as you get it to a processer/taxidermist within a given time period.

I did have a bit of a scare last year related to this. Shot a CO muley and didn't get the skull fully cleaned up but brought it directly to a taxidermist in my home state of MN. 2 minutes behind me a game warden pulls into the taxidermists driveway and sees my not cleaned skull on the shop floor. I was fine due to having 24 hrs or something like that to get it to a taxidermist after getting into state but i wasn't sure about that at the time.