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MOVING TO MISSOURI

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good luck. you will figure it out with time. good deer, turkey, duck and pheasant hunting along with good bass fishing in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.

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That is because most states back east do not have "units". Regulations are generally statewide, and any special regulations that need geographical boundaries are usually done through a list of counties. A quick read of the general regulations and you will see that the seasons/species are referred to as statewide or county-specific. Missouri is 40% smaller than AZ, yet has 114 counties. And 88% of the state is private land. There is one national forest you can hunt on, plus several hundred Conservation Areas. Otherwise, you will have to gain access to private property. Hope you know someone there or you will likely have to buy a hunting lease. Pretty much anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains is not favorable for public land hunting.

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Just spent the last two months in Missouri. Better make some friends that have farms! Most of the conservation areas you can throw a rock from one side to the other.

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That is because most states back east do not have "units". Regulations are generally statewide, and any special regulations that need geographical boundaries are usually done through a list of counties. A quick read of the general regulations and you will see that the seasons/species are referred to as statewide or county-specific. Missouri is 40% smaller than AZ, yet has 114 counties. And 88% of the state is private land. There is one national forest you can hunt on, plus several hundred Conservation Areas. Otherwise, you will have to gain access to private property. Hope you know someone there or you will likely have to buy a hunting lease. Pretty much anywhere east of the Rocky Mountains is not favorable for public land hunting.

 

Exactly. I grew up in New York, specifically on Long Island and hunting only happened 3X while I was growing up. Dad always had a second job to make ends meet with five kids so we never had money to go hunting on a lease. In the 60's it still cost $15 a day to hunt State land. But we fished the heck out of the beaches and the marsh.

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Most states in the midwest manage by county. Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois all have good walk-in areas for deer, pheasant, ducks, turkey.

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Buy an AZ life-time license before you leave. You will not regret it.

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Most states in the midwest manage by county. Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois all have good walk-in areas for deer, pheasant, ducks, turkey.

 

That right there.

 

Check out Iowawhitetail.com. There are several guys from MO on there and they will more than likely help you out.

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The guys on missouriwhitetails.com are also very helpful and easy going. Good site for info

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