Best place to live in U.S. for bird hunting

[hugh rather]

O.k. people ,what is the best place to live in the U.S. for bird hunting with maybe duck hunting nearby?

[Harold Pickens]

I'd move to the western UP in a heart beat. Western Montana wher one may get into many different upland species and waterfowl would also get serious consideration.

[C.O.B.]

Montanna, Kansas, The Dakotas. These pretty much suck weather wise in the winter. I'm with Harold in chooseing the Upper Pennisula of Michigan but once winter hit it would be Georgia Quail or the south west in Arizona perhaps New Mexico.

[C grade]

South Carolina is pretty fine. Good ducks, great doves, fair quail, fantastic turkey , good snipe and throw in a few alligators!
David

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

David,

What size shot do you use for those flying alligators? Maybe 000 Buckshot?

Mark

[C grade]

.243 or 12 ga 00

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by hugh rather

O.k. people ,what is the best place to live in the U.S. for bird hunting with maybe duck hunting nearby?

If those are the sole criteria, look at Glen Elder or Downs, Kansas. Central and western Kansas have an agreeable, dry, climate with lots of sunny days.

[Craig Larter]

You guys are all going to call me nuts but western NY is a great place for a bird hunter. Tons of public land for grouse in the southern tier and tug hill----fantastic waterfowl hunting that has everything--ducks, geese and now snows. Within a days drive of MI, Maine, Pa and Ontario. Let's not talk about the taxes and gun control legislation---but the finger lakes region has everything for the bird hunter, fisherman and wineaholic!

[Harold Pickens]

craig,
I have been hearing good things about western New York and traveled alot thru there when my son was playing college tennis in the Atlantic -10. Have you ever thought about seceding from NYC and starting your own state- we did that in West Virginia.

[Craig Larter]

Harold: Back in colonial times the border between NY and PA was the 42nd parallel---most of current western NY was part of PA----I would be happy if PA reclaimed us. The bird species that has really declined in the last 50 years is the ringed neck pheasant. Before 1970 our pheasant hunting was excellent, modern farming changed the landscape and predators cleaned up. But today we have 1/2 million snows and turkeys that were non-existent in 1970---so not so bad but I do travel to North Dakota to get my fill of pheasant hunting. Life is good in our modern world---we are able to travel with ease to many great hunting grounds---thank God we live in the USA.