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Question on out of state hunt
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Jim Boyd
Senior Member
I personally would concentrate on one state which is what I have done for the last several years in Illinois.
I do have 4 Iowa points and am watching for a great opportunity. If and when that happens I will hunt one week in each state, Iowa and Illinois.
FWIW, I will tell you this - two weeks of daylight to dark is hard to pull off. I see a lot of folks succumb to fatigue and in fact, have been affected by it myself.
Good luck with your decision.
I do have 4 Iowa points and am watching for a great opportunity. If and when that happens I will hunt one week in each state, Iowa and Illinois.
FWIW, I will tell you this - two weeks of daylight to dark is hard to pull off. I see a lot of folks succumb to fatigue and in fact, have been affected by it myself.
Good luck with your decision.
kevincox
Senior Member
Depends. I'd likely pick one state and have a backup plan to go somewhere else if I were to tag a buck early in the primary state.
shdw633
Senior Member
One state, one good buck. After the licenses, hotel fees, gas, food, etc, etc I wouldn't be able to afford two mounts!!
Jim Thompson
Live From The Tree
Run into this issue every year. Sometimes it works out for us to kill bucks in several states and other times we are kicking ourselves for leaving a hot spot or a spot that hasnt started up yet to get somewhere else.
Always best (if you can) to have a 2nd place though...otherwise your 2 weeks could end on day 1 with a good buck and then you go home
Always best (if you can) to have a 2nd place though...otherwise your 2 weeks could end on day 1 with a good buck and then you go home
This ^^^^ one state is all I can afford. My wife is very understanding and doesn't say anything about my hunting trips (usually one deer, one turkey per year). That being said if I started piling on multiple states she would probably have a issue. She used to go with me to Ohio and WV, but having a kid puts a clamp on that.
livetohunt
Senior Member
Their are a lot of variables in your question such as do you own land, lease it, go with an outfitter? If I was going with an outfitter I would try 2 states if you can afford it. Otherwise staying in 1 state may be the best option. I would have 2-3 leases to hunt for a 2 week hunt though. You can burn a farm out very quickly with hunting pressure and 2 weeks on the same small farm could be too much pressure. I see guys come up to Illinois every year and the first thing they do is scout the small farm and hang stands. Huge mistake..They burn it out the first day. After a couple of days, they are always saying we aren't seeing any deer.
Jim Boyd
Senior Member
With the one state / one hunt concept, too, it helps if the farm is in multiple “blocks” that can be accessed almost like individual farms.
Having more than one farm is most excellent also.
Having both of these - is better yet!
Having more than one farm is most excellent also.
Having both of these - is better yet!
Cwb19
Senior Member
If you check some states have a 2 buck limit you would have to buy extra tag but that might be cheaper than the travel expences
