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Hunting holiday - America/Canada somewhere - ideas anyone?

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mikekeswick:
Hi guys, i'm thinking of a trip 'over the pond' to go hunting as it is illegal here in England. The problem is I have no idea of the laws/requirements of the different states etc..or even a good place to head to. I'm still in the early planning stages (obviously!) so any ideas would be welcome. I've been to Colorado before on a climbing trip and really liked the area/climate etc...ideally I could combine my trip with a bit of climbing so some cliffs/mountains nearby would be good as well!
Thanks

Pappy:
Depends on what you want to hunt? the regulations are pretty laid back in the US at least in most states,in Tennessee it would be the same as an out of state hunter. I have had some folks from Germany and England before,they just needed out of stat license,that was about it.  :) 
   Pappy

adb:
Like Pappy said, what do you want to hunt? If you want a big whitetail, the current world record typical WT was shot 20 minutes from my home. Decide your preference, and go from there.

Justin Snyder:
I would go to Tennessee and visit Pappy. In fact I am going to try to next year. He is a great guy and I am sure he would hook you up with an opportunity to shoot some arrows.

The hunting is great in the West US. To us a 200" mule deer is a very nice deer, but not huge. Trophy elk are 370" and bigger. It is however a lot harder to get a tag and you would be limited to shooting one deer, elk pronghorn, mountain lion etc. If you go to the Eastern States you have potential to shoot a buck and a doe the same day and more the next day, depending on where you go. If you decide you want to hunt in the Utah, Nevada or Arizona you can shoot some huge stuff, but you have to put in for a drawing and it will probably take a few years to draw a tag. If you decide to go that way, and get a tag, I would be happy to scout the area and find the game before you come.

For a special trip like yours I would go East where the numbers are higher and opportunity to shoot more game is good, even if you donate the meat to a shelter.

gstoneberg:
You also might want to consider going to Texas for hogs in the spring if lots of shooting is what you want.  The exotics tag is only $45 for 5 days and there are tons of day lease hog hunts available many which include lodging, saving you hotel costs.  If the hogs are coming to my lease I would take you for sure.  Pappy's is probably a better bet for deer though, it's too expensive down here.  We got zip for mountains, some hills but that's about it. 

Sounds like a grand adventure to me.

George

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