I thought it would great to hear what others love about the region of the country they hunt. What makes it special to you? For me, in the upper south it is unique. I hunt around cotton fields, peanut fields, soybean and corn. Cypress swamps, cutovers, thick pines. Old country stores that sell Virginia country hams and chocolate dip va peanuts. The old southern tradition of Deer hunting with dogs and good size group of guys having laughs and home cooked dinners at the clubhouse on Saturday nights. Old plantation homes that are still active that date back to the 1600s. What makes your region special?
I love living in Pennsylvania because it has some really good wild trout fishing, decent whitetail hunting, and it's a pretty safe region weather wise.
I also live on the historic James River. About 45 mins upriver from Jamestown. Lots of civil war history and revolutionary war here in my area
VA we have a 1812 war veteran buried in a cemetery that is on our farm. Indiana did even become a state till 1816. My grandpa bought the farm in 1937 and paid it off in 1946 with the help of my dad and uncles GI pay from WWII. You could say American involvement in wars has lead to ownership of the place for myself and siblings.
Northwest Pa, love it here, neighbors are great people. down home good people. 400 + acres to hunt. hardwoods , AG fields, and swamps.
Despite the cancerous malignant tumor known as cook county in my state, I do love the nostalgia of Southern illinois waterfowl hunting as a little guy in the late 80’s early 90’s with my uncle. Deer hunting the Shawnee National Forest and the Family farm that butts up to it. The farm was my Great Grandpas best friends so they hunted it since the 40’s. My uncle started hunting there in the 60’s and i started sitting in a stand with my gpa in 1990 and started hunting myself in 91 or 92. I also used to rabbit quail and pheasant hunt as a little guy. So there are a lot of memories and good times there. I also have a ton of memories duck hunting and bow hunting public and other private ground closer to my home. I still hunt with the same buddies i have since i was 15 or 16 years old. Im 42 now so those memories add up. Almost forget how many until you start scrolling through the camera roll. Illinois in itself is generally pretty boring scenic wise compared to other states but there are still some very beautiful areas especially down South. Its not all just flat farm ground .
Well, it's New York so I guess I like that I see everything from 85 to 3 degrees throughout the hunting season. Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk
Are you familure with Porcupine Creek in Venango county? It flows into the Allegheny River. It's one of very few streams in Pa where you can catch the wild trout trifecta. That's a native brook trout, wild brown trout, and wild rainbow trout in the same stream. I've done that several times. It's a six hour drive for me, but it's well worth the trip. Very beautiful region out there.
The fact that I can chase redfish, flounder, and trout in the many inlets and rivers for a few hours then be in my stand off a soybean field or swamp in the same day and often within a few hours of each other.
Central NC - decent 3 season weather, if you want winter the mountains are a couple hrs drive...beaches 3-5 hrs. Great variety of history, outdoors, big city or rural. Low taxes, good people. Nearly 4 months of deer season...just wish our deer were bigger.
Venango county is only 20 min away from me. I’ll ck it out and take my FLY rod and give it a try. You ever make the trip again call me. I’ll will send you my cell # in message to you
These foothills of the Appalachians are where I grew up and as a young man who loved all things in nature, it was and is an outdoorsmans dream. We have cold clear streams with various fish including rainbows, browns and large and small mouth bass mixed in. Deer and turkey populations back in the 80s and 90s were lack luster and bears were pretty rare. Now, those are all doing great. Too many bear. My family history is tied to this area and my great grandfather surveyed the railroad through here, fell in love with it and bought hundreds of acres of these mountains, including where my house sits today. We have mild seasons and an occasional snow storm. No matter hiking, bird watching, fishing, kayaking, hunting, camping, there is no shortage of places to chase your hobby and enjoy the surrounding beauty. Except cyclists. Don't get me started on that.
SW PA. Has a little bit of everything as far as terrain to hunt. Great fishing and hunting to be had all over. It’s close to Ohio to hunt, love the 4 seasons. Pile of rivers, lakes and streams. It’s close to Lake Erie, not much to not like!!
Central MN. Abundance of food, water, cover, and large swamps/marsh. Perfect recipe to grow large deer. A few things that I dislike are a very large population of “if it’s brown it’s down” and no antler restrictions. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
My current location in OH has suited me pretty well. Great walleye fishing, long deer season, big deer, good DZ nearby, wind tunnel 2 hours away, hardly any snow compared to western NY, wife’s family is here, a number of decent airports not to far away when we need to get outta here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Nothing to see here in central Minnesota, no chance at trophies. Fishing sucks too, best to drive up north.
East Tennessee has great hunting for deer, bear, hogs and waterfowl along with limited sandhill crane hunting. Stocked elk which is a challenge to get a quota permit. Bass fishing in the Tennessee River watershed; Chickamauga Lake is listed by BASS as one of the best bass lakes in the US. Trout fishing in the mountains with Apalachia strain brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout. Plus my kids and seven of nine grandkids, one great-grandson live within a 15 minute drive.
