Saturday, February 4, 2012

All game considered what state has the best big game hunting?

Please explain your answer, I'm trying to compare/contrast big game hunting opportunity by state.All game considered what state has the best big game hunting?
I agree with the deadliest mushroom Alaska, but I would say Texas is a close second just because some of the land owners have brought exotic game to texas that are not native to north america.
By a landslide it is Alaska. If anyone disagrees they don't know enough about Alaska. Most of the 48 states hunting moose and grizzly bear is a once in a lifetime tag. In Alaska you can do it once a year. They are also the only state in America that you can hunt Caribou as a once per year tag. Rich, hardcore hunters usually go on a guided hunting trip to Alaska. They also have Bighorn sheep, mountain goat, mountain lion, deer, elk and all of North America's big game... Except for some deer species... But they have Mule. And mule deer are the biggest deer in North America. They also have the best fishing if you are in to that.All game considered what state has the best big game hunting?
I live in Alaska and have hunted in New England.



Hands down it's here in Alaska.



Obviously, not everywhere like in the middle of Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau. Bub most other towns you go a few minutes drive and you can come home with a ton of small game. Go a bit furthure and you are into big game.



As a resident, you can take 1 moose, 3 black bears, 1 brown bear, 6 deer, 1 sheep, 1 goat, 1 elk, 1 bison, and 1 musk ox a year. There are millions of acres that are 5 caribou a day areas too. When you pack out the first five, F+G will give you another set of 5 caribou tags to go get more. No annual limit on them in this area.



Alaska has huge tracks of land set aside specifically for archery and primitive firearms. Most states have a season - we have areas set aside. This way the game are not spooked by the regular hunters. This I do not do - but - it is pretty sweet for the folks who do.



Deer season in Aug 10 to Feb 28. Bucks only until Sept 10th, then any sex after that. They are on the small side - but - being able to take six a year provides an awesome hunting ability. Most folks take one every two or three weeks - kinda space them out.



The non-resident hunting areas are pretty cool too. The only down side to non-resident hunting today is when Canada went ballistic over mad cow disease a few years ago and now they still ban any un canned meat from going across the border. Used to be you could put a 15cu ft freezer in your pick up truck and drive the AlCan in the fall. Put your caribou or moose in the freezer, spend a nite in a hotel and let the stuff freeze, then drive back home through Canada. Not any more. This has cut back allot for the non-resident moose and caribou hunters/



Alaska has flexible tags. A caribou tag may be $300 for non-residents, black bear $200 and moose $350. (just examples). You can use your moose tag on an animal of lesser value tag - so a moose can be used on caribou and black bear, or a caribou tag used on a nice black bear if you are caribou hunting and see a good bear. So - if you buy the most expensive tag - you can take about anything if it is in season and you find one.All game considered what state has the best big game hunting?
Alaska

Brown bear

Grizzly Bear

Polar Bear

Kodiak Bear

Moose

Caribou

Dall Sheep
Alaska and Texas. Both have a much wider array of game and way less regulations that don't make sense.
Alaska.



They have just about anything you could ever want to hunt.

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