In the US, where do you think the best white tail deer hunting is?

Question

Ok I don't want to hear the BS about hunting is wrong. The "Bunny Huggers" didn't answer any of my questions so unless you have a answer noone wants to hear the BS.

Answer 1

OK *** those bunny huggers..... they are all so full of **** and have been sheltered their whole life. Hunting is not bad and should be done by more people. You learn a lot and its just not about killing animals. Would you rather your kid go hunting or to a crack house or be out parting and drinking getting into trouble. Hunting is just another way to keep kids out of trouble. One thing I have never been able to find is someone to tell me how I am such a horrible person to my face for hunting. I can't wait for that day. We as citizens need to stand up for our rights or people like this that don't even know what they are talking about will try to take this away. Don't you hate how people try to tell you how to live? To answer your question I would have to say South Texas or Ohio. I wish they would open a hunting season on some ARAs but like I said I have heard from them but never seen one face to face.

Answer 2

It all depends what you consider "best". Are you looking for a high scoring buck? A large (weight) buck? Or just deer numbers that would increase your chances of harvest? If you are looking for an easy hunt for a high scoring buck then i would suggest south Texas. You can sit in the 80 degree heat on a deer ranch and pick your deer off of a sendero. If you are looking for a quality deer and are willing to but in some effort for it, i would suggest the Midwest. Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky have large deer numbers and have produced some top quality deer in the past decade. Another great place to harvest a big buck would be in the northern states, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. They produce some of the largest bucks in the country, both in body weight and antler size. I am a little partial to Ohio since i was born and raised here, but in the past few years the Beatty and Schmucker bucks have been taken in southern Ohio. These were both "huge" non-typicals. You can find good hunting in lots of states, it's also a matter of preference of what type of hunting you want to do as well.

Answer 3

It depends on how you measure "best" Is it biggest, most or best hunter success rate? Perhaps it is population or quality of hunt?

I do know that Wisconsin holds the record...set in 04 I believe, for most deer killed in all (bow, gun, muzzleloader) hunting seasons.

One statistic that I find telling is the number of deer-auto collisions. These statistics are difficult to justify because some are from insurance companies, some are from state accident reports, none take into account the human/car population density of the given state or the accidents that are not reported.

Here is one of those lists but this is only gathered from State Farms claims....does not include any other insurance companies experiences:

1) Pennsylvania
2) Michigan
3) Illinois
4) Ohio
5) Georgia
6) Minnesota
7) Virginia
8) Indiana
9) Texas
10) Wisconsin

Answer 4

Off Topic sorry :)

Without hunting there would be way to many deer. I live in Michigan and just about everyone knows at least one person that has hit a deer with their car. Anyone that eats meat and says hunting is wrong is ignorant. Just because you're paying someone esle to do it doesn't mean that it didn't happen. Hunting is a family oriented sport which is better than sitting around letting your kids watch tv.

Answer 5

For me it’s where I take my son and enjoy the experience.
I has never gauged success by what you put on the wall.
I save the wall for the best of the best and the rest are recorded in my hunting log and in photos.
I have more respect for the hunters that cant tell what the B&C score is on their mount.
My perfect place is where I’m not pressed for time and take my deer at the tail end of the hunting season so as to extend the experience.
Me and my son hunt Bow, Black Powder and Rifle.
We put up a good year supply for both our homes and donate the rest.
The best place to hunt is where can share and enjoy the experience.

Answer 6

lets see, there's some good hunting in texas, but most whitetails are more north than that, DEFINATELY NOT INDIANA!, not on a state that borders the ocean, i would say either northwest ohio, northeast kentucky, or maybe a few western states

see the main part of a good hunting area, is to have alot of deer, but not too many because that decreases the population and makes the deer smaller and not live as long (this has hapened alot in west virginia)

Answer 7

Wisconsin isn't bad and the deer season is a big deal there. But many states in the US have a deer population. So, my answer is :
The best hunting is in the state that you are a resident of - that way you don't have to pay for a non-resident license to hunt!

Answer 8

Right now, Southern Illinois and Indiana both seem to be producing trophy bucks at a pace well above surrounding states. Also guided hunting trips to both of these states don't seem to difficult to find.

Lower Michigan counties such as Jackson, Washtenaw, Calhoun and Branch counties are still producing some tremendous bucks, but the numbers aren't quite what they are in the past. Still not a bad destination for a quality hunt.

Answer 9

My back yard here in Floyd County Virginia is hard to beat. In the 1950s when there were almost no deer in this area, huge deer were brought in from Michigan, and since the mountains in this part of Virginia are extremely cold for this far south they have stayed big even after over 50 years, and are not getting smaller...

Answer 10

Well, where are all the big buck records? Wisconsin of course! That's where I hunt.

To anyone who says hunt down south...Yeah, do that if you want a 50lb deer. LOL Have you seen the tiny deer down there? It's too warm, they never put on size like Northern animals do.

Oh, and to all you anti-hunting nut jobs...why don't educate yourselves of the importance of hunting to balance out the ecosystem? We are a part of the ecosystem, therefore we must exist within it. Humans are predators, so we hunt.