Outside of Alaska, which western states allow the best opportunity to hunt big game each year in quality areas without waiting years for limited tags? I am now more of a meat and experience hunter.
I have found myself hitting retirement age and semi retirement but don’t want to entirely stop working and my work allows me to work in most of the western states CO,WY,UT,MT,NV, and ID.
If I were younger I would consider resident living in Alaska for the Dall Sheep and Moose hunting available without having to hunt with a licensed guide. My DIY days are over in wilderness areas.
I have had a pretty active big game career and loved sheep hunting and other game in the Yukon, BC and the NWT. Maybe have one or two of those hunts left in me. I enjoy game meat.
What I am searching for is a state where I can live and continue my hunting career into my retirement years and get a yearly resident bull elk tag (doesn’t need to be a trophy area) in a area where if I spend the time I would have success. Another plus would be antelope, whitetail, mule deer, waterfowl and walleye fishing.
I have lived in MT in my younger years, have lived in Colorado three different times, but the past 20 years I have been living primarily in the mid south , NV and AZ . I have been primarily hunting quail , waterfowl and whitetails along with a occasional elk and mule deer hunt. I have not kept up with the different resident state regulations. I have lived at 9500 ft elevation and experienced WY winds and winter , so I understand the western states.
What western states would allow the best resident opportunities for a retired person to hunt elk annually along with other big game opportunities?
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MtnW
I have found myself hitting retirement age and semi retirement but don’t want to entirely stop working and my work allows me to work in most of the western states CO,WY,UT,MT,NV, and ID.
If I were younger I would consider resident living in Alaska for the Dall Sheep and Moose hunting available without having to hunt with a licensed guide. My DIY days are over in wilderness areas.
I have had a pretty active big game career and loved sheep hunting and other game in the Yukon, BC and the NWT. Maybe have one or two of those hunts left in me. I enjoy game meat.
What I am searching for is a state where I can live and continue my hunting career into my retirement years and get a yearly resident bull elk tag (doesn’t need to be a trophy area) in a area where if I spend the time I would have success. Another plus would be antelope, whitetail, mule deer, waterfowl and walleye fishing.
I have lived in MT in my younger years, have lived in Colorado three different times, but the past 20 years I have been living primarily in the mid south , NV and AZ . I have been primarily hunting quail , waterfowl and whitetails along with a occasional elk and mule deer hunt. I have not kept up with the different resident state regulations. I have lived at 9500 ft elevation and experienced WY winds and winter , so I understand the western states.
What western states would allow the best resident opportunities for a retired person to hunt elk annually along with other big game opportunities?
Please feel free to send a PM if you want to share private info .
MtnW
