I live in Western Washington, the deer hunting here SUCKS big time. Between the cougars, coyotes, wolves, killing everything off we have bobcats and bears cleaning up the deer fawns and elk calves.
The average yearly deer kill for WA. State is 26,000 deer a year.
I hunt Upstate New York, half way between New York Cith and Buffalo, close to the Pennsylvania border. About 35 to 45 miles north of Pennsylvania.
Broome, Chenango and Deleware Counties.
My three kids and brother line in Broome County. My out of State hunting license cost me a $100.
Airline ticket is usually less then $300 round trip.
I take three weks off to hunt deer and vist family.
New Yorks average yearly deer kill is over 200,000 deer and New York have less square miles then Washington State.
New York's non-resident hunting license is cheaper then a Washington resident hunting license.
It's a no brainer.
Pennsylvania non-resident hu ting license cost the same, $100 and their average deer kill is over 300,000 deer a year. If I have time to take off I hunt PA as well.
I buy a large ice chest from Walmart to bring back boned out frozen deer meat.
This year I will be useing a Remington 700 in 243 and a Rossi single shot in 243 as well.
Last year I used a Browning BAR in 30/06.
The year before I used my Ruger 77/357.
I use a different gun every trip back East.
I need to pick up my airling ticket here shortly.
I want to take my eight year old grandson back to New York for a weel & a half the end of September probably on the 26th and come back to Washington State on Ocrober 6th.
I wil get him out to do some squirrel hunting and bass fishing in the Susquahanna River.
Fall & early winter is my favorite time of the year.
Here is a first day deer from two years ago.
Here is a first deer from last year.
My eight year old grandson, Mason.
I started him out shooting when he was four years old. He can shoot 38/357mag, 44spl/44mag loafed down. He can shoot full house 20 gauge, 308 and 243.
I take him shooting every weekend from spring until winter.