There is always talk about out-of-state hunters during the spring, makes me wonder what percentage of OG members travel. Non-scientific poll of course, but just curious. What over simplified category might you fall into?
A) I generally only hunt my home state on PUBLIC land.
B) I generally only hunt my home state on private/club/outfitted land.
C) I'll also go to a neighboring state, but fairly close to home, to hunt PUBLIC.
D) I'll also go to a neighboring state, but fairly close to home, to hunt private/club/outfitted.
E) I'm a traveling hunter. Many hours from home and hunt multiple states if I can on PUBLIC.
F) I'm a traveling hunter. Many hours from home and hunt multiple states if I can on private/club/outfitted.
G) I generally only plan to hunt my home state. But... should I tag-out and have the time and money, I may look out-of-state to extend the season.
G
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I am in the "C" category. I live in New York and drive 20 miles South to hunt in New Jersey on Public.
E But I hunt a little private too.
Quote from: quavers59 on March 09, 2024, 05:57:44 PM
I am in the "C" category. I live in New York and drive 20 miles South to hunt in New Jersey on Public.
Thanks Quavers! And folks like you are why I thought to make that category. Many live near a state border and so I would think there are a lot of situation where out-of-staters are actually still fairly 'local'.
B for now and the past, but I'm leaning towards the G category if I can talk some friends into going.
My first out of state turkey hunt was in the 90s, travel every year and hunt public 95% of the time.
So I guess E.
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E - That's the closest to what I normally do. About 3-4 states a year and all on public.
A & D
E for me thanks.
B and F, but I haven't been out of state in a few years
G
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E with a private astrix.
I'll be hunting 5-10 states like I've done for the last 20 + years. A totally different grouping compared to years past though due to closed seasons. Draws etc.
G
E since the late 2000s
B
C
E
F
Any and all could apply.
B & F
F for me
C. I dont hunt the state I live in, go back to state I grew up in.
E&F
4-10+ states over the years, not as much now...
Killed birds on pubic & private in these states...
I don't travel very far to hunt and I never payed anyone to hunt. It's always been DIY for me. But I certainly would travel a bit if I had the opportunity and companionship.
A,B
D
E
F
Somewhere between E and F. I hunt private at home and a mix of public and private in my travels. And sometimes those travels are thousand miles from home.
E for me. I hunt at home and travel every chance I get
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A. Door knocking doesn't get you anywhere around here, and with 3 kids, the oldest being 6. Working 6 to 7 days a week, sometimes 40 or 50 days in a row without a day off, I can't stray too far from home. Most of the public I hunt is somewhere between 1 and 3 hours from home.
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C & D for me now, but have done E & F in the past.
F
E.
But also hunt private
This will be my first year traveling.
Just local states just to see what's out there. Won't extend my season any.
Most years it's C, but some years it's E.
B
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B for now, plan to do some out of state hunting once my son is a little older!
I don't post much but I'll chime in.
I'm a solid F on landowners I've met and maintained a great relationship with over many years- always DIY, never an outfitter or club. Almost always hunt solo, put on a ton of miles in all directions for spring turkeys as well as fall/ winter ducks, geese and upland. Would bring my lab turkey hunting but he's crappy running a diaphragm call- he's a mess with a wingbone. Definitely ratcheted it up and focus on week days being retired 5 yrs... and the key of it all having a loving and supportive wife.
...A fitting poll for this bunch... ;D
Personally, I don't fit any of the categories exactly. I would say I am a hybrid of C and E for the most part. Wherever I go, I prefer to hunt public land where it is available and that has a reasonable number of turkeys as well as a tolerable number of hunters. There are a few places (and an increasing number with each passing year, it seems) where that is an unrealistic expectation and I generally try to avoid them. In those cases, I sometimes have to resort to going the private route, but those cases have been few and far between over the years.
E & F
Strong E been traveling ten hours every year for past twenty years to SD Black Hill, every since I got hooked on turkey hunting. Because I was not fortunate to be born in a souther state that allow you to chase turkeys for a month. When I start in MN in my area we got five days to hunt, and drew permits every couple of years. Now at least I get to hunt seven days every year in my home state. But now you might understand why I am one of them wicked non-resident hunters trying to hunt in different states. Just to make my season longer.
E - 7-10 states every spring; mostly public when out of state but sometimes private
F, because early in my turkey hunting experience, I hunted public land out of state, and spent several hundred dollars on unsuccessful hunts. So nowadays when I travel to hunt, it is even more expensive, so I try to increase the odds of my success.
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95% of the time, it's D for me. I hunt private land in 2 states, all within a 5 hour drive from the house.
I will occasionally hunt some nearby public, but do so later in the season once the crowds have thinned out a bit.
I hope to become more of a traveling hunter after my youngest is done with college in a couple of years and I actually have some money.
I would if I had more time.
I'm not sure that I fit into any one category. I hunt my personal farm and have a couple permission spots, but I'm surrounded by public where I frequent as well.
I travel work in another state and usually hunt there also if the situation works out, 50/50 split public and private permission.
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H-hunt public and private at home, travel many miles to hunt public and private--private land is either on friend's leases or pay trespass fees--all hunts unguided.
E
B
E however im not against hunting private if someone randomly gives me permission. I have traveled for over a decade and will continue too.
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F
I don't fit any of the category's .
Young kids and family business keeps me around home .
I've traveled some in the past , and still hit one extra state every other spring or so .
I have no desire to get the 49 slam or any other slams . I just want to enjoy my time in the timber with my kids
And get after em solo a few times a spring also .
I will hunt private and public in home state, hunt on own property in neighboring state and have a lease as well, and hunt in mid-west mostly on friends, but do some public.
D
F
B and E.
Quote from: Old Swamper on March 09, 2024, 10:19:28 PM
Could care less about traveling, and don't pay any attention to those that do. Almost all I run across look the part, but kill very few turkeys. Would not hurt my feelings a bit if my home state of Georgia priced them right out of the game.
Guarantee that you reap the benefits of The EVIL OUT OF STATE HUNTERS" green money. In some way shape or form. Give that a minute to sink in.
That is the attitude to have. I dare a non-resident to come to YOUR STATE to hunt YOUR TURKEYS. HOW DARE THEY.
I ain't hunted YOUR great state YET. BUT now I am coming and "hells coming with me".
Only thing is, I don't look the "part". Don't need to.
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A
B
I enjoy traveling to new areas with different terrain I've never hunted in my home state.I'll hunt one tag local to me and the other two tags somewhere I've never hunted before.
80% Public
I don't even classify what I do. I just hunt both public and private in two states yearly. If I want to hunt another state, then I go hunt it. I don't worry about numbers and this whole slam thing that seems to be the craze. I just like a change of scenery once in a while and a new experience.
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C for me i live on the wv and pa boarder and their season is later.
B usually, but I'll travel to hunt public land out west every couple of years as well. And here at home it's mostly private land, but now and then I'll get drawn for one of the draw only DNR property hunts.
As for the comment about hoping a home state prices nonresidents out of the game...I never understood that attitude. As a veteran I fought for my country, not my state.
E and F, don't live at home (AL) anymore so I consider that a "travel to" state. State I live in now has extremely limited public opportunity and private is outrageous but thankfully I am less that 12 hours away from quite a few states I enjoy hunting on both public and private.
E, but also private if I can get it.