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[zpoolman]

Hey Frank, I agree with the posts talking about the east side, like Tri cities and the area. Don't over look the Peninsula though. Near Sequim you can have the best west side weather and some great hunting plus salt water fishing.

[Curly]

Yeah, I was going to mention Sequim.  It doesn't get much rain there; a lot of people retire there because of the weather.

[Elkman]

If you want to see what the state has to offer in ways of climate and landscape, I would suggest ordering the DVD "Over Washington".
It's an hour long show shot from an airplane over most of the state. It's beautiful, I got it years ago and still watch it. Give it a shot.

http://www.channel9store.com/prodinfo.asp?number=458002

[pendoreilleadventures]

I would check out north of spokane still have the city close but not to busy like seattle. great whitetail turkey elk deer moose anything and everything. check out the elk area 30 minutes to town deer in your back yard.

[MeatDown]

Hey Frank… I like the idea about the trailcams… kinda like the guy in Chapel Hill…

Now I am a Washington (wetside) Native… and my wife and I are trying to plan for our retirement… we are considering many things but Hunting and Fishing are very close to the top… so here are a couple of ideas and I would agree with the suggestion about “Over Washington” DVD….

So, a couple of questions… Does your wife want to LIVE in the big city or just be able to visit it and do thing there and then go home? Are you going to be retired or have to work? Are you willing to drive to the city and maybe spend the night or weekend to partake of city activates?

I like the idea of Eastern (dryside) Washington for Small/Big towns and quick access to hunting and fishing Yakima or Wenatchee… this provides 1 ½ hour drive to Seattle (not in winter)… we are also leaning heavily towards the Tri-Cities…. But it is a further drive to Seattle or Boise.

Now if you are going to be on the Western (wetside) Washington… you may want to consider Centralia or Chehalis this puts you in between to Big/Large towns Seattle/Tacoma and Portland, it also puts in easy access of much hunting and fishing (lots of timber company hunting access and fishing Columbia/Kalama/Lewis/Cowlitz and many other rivers and many lakes)…. And you are outside the very high taxed counties of King/Pierce/Snohomish.

So, it really will be dependent on answering several questions about the type of life style you want and how many neighbors you need….

Good luck and keep us posted....

Shawn

[frankd4]

Thank you all for the great info I sent away for the DVD today, can't wait for our scouting trip we plan to spend three weeks going all over WA. state.