Retirement Elk State

[Bean Counter]

ID. MT will be a blue state soon with all of the rich buying up land and influence. half hearted conservatives no longer making babies

Another view on the demographic change. 

[LittleJohn]

I guess my vote would be NW montana sense I live here :}
But I'm sure Idaho would be great too.
As long as you bring your own income, unemployment rate is 18% :{

As far as hunting goes its pretty great place to be. Elk numbers are good, but not great. The mule deer are definitely down. The whitetails are off the hook right now with some really nice bucks around.

Pretty much the entire area around NW MT is open to the public hunting property. Endless opportunities to be outside.

Between general season archery/rifle big game, spring bear and turkey, wolf, cats, trapping, and shed hunting its a year round deal.

Only thing I miss about western WA is the salmon and steal head fishing 

[Houndhunter]

I relocated to Butte MT, I really like SW MT or pretty much all of western MT. It's a great place to live for elk hunting, lots of elk in any direction you go. Being in Butte has been nice for me because it's a more central location and I'm an hour's drive to lots of different kinds of hunting opportunities. Only thing I miss as well is my ocean/salmon/steelhead fishing.

That being said, I moved here blind with no family or friends. I thought I'd jump head first into it, but quickly realized without any support it really makes hunting and getting out tough when you are 100% by yourself. I'd move to where you have family and/or friends

[CAMPMEAT]

If you don't like taxes, try Delta Junction, Alaska.  No state income tax, no sales tax, no property tax.

I've been there, little too cold for me...

[pianoman9701]

If you don't like taxes, try Delta Junction, Alaska.  No state income tax, no sales tax, no property tax.

I've been there, little too cold for me...

No elk either, are there?

[BOWHUNTER45]

Colorado seems to be my newest spot if I were to more .. Lots of elk- deer and you can run the hell out of the hounds and chase some lions ..But then again Colorado could be the next devastation of a wolf pack 

[pianoman9701]

Colorado seems to be my newest spot if I were to more .. Lots of elk- deer and you can run the hell out of the hounds and chase some lions ..But then again Colorado could be the next devastation of a wolf pack 

And their gun laws are Draconian. I would actually think about TN or KY. I don't see the liberal influences on individual liberties in either state and the elk herds there are growing fast. It won't be too many years before the draw is very productive in either.

[CAMPMEAT]

Colorado seems to be my newest spot if I were to more .. Lots of elk- deer and you can run the hell out of the hounds and chase some lions ..But then again Colorado could be the next devastation of a wolf pack 

Geeze, in Colorado, you'd have to watch out for the stoned hunters.....

[pianoman9701]

Colorado seems to be my newest spot if I were to more .. Lots of elk- deer and you can run the hell out of the hounds and chase some lions ..But then again Colorado could be the next devastation of a wolf pack 

Geeze, in Colorado, you'd have to watch out for the stoned hunters.....

So then not much of a transition moving from WA? 

[CAMPMEAT]

Colorado seems to be my newest spot if I were to more .. Lots of elk- deer and you can run the hell out of the hounds and chase some lions ..But then again Colorado could be the next devastation of a wolf pack 

Geeze, in Colorado, you'd have to watch out for the stoned hunters.....

So then not much of a transition moving from WA? 

You're right.....

[PolarBear]

I relocated to Butte MT, I really like SW MT or pretty much all of western MT. It's a great place to live for elk hunting, lots of elk in any direction you go. Being in Butte has been nice for me because it's a more central location and I'm an hour's drive to lots of different kinds of hunting opportunities. Only thing I miss as well is my ocean/salmon/steelhead fishing.

That being said, I moved here blind with no family or friends. I thought I'd jump head first into it, but quickly realized without any support it really makes hunting and getting out tough when you are 100% by yourself. I'd move to where you have family and/or friends

Don't worry Ru Paul, Beau and Cody are coming to rescue you!  Oh, and big gay Dave! 

I am seriously looking into Wyoming for retirement.

[JimmyHoffa]

If you don't like taxes, try Delta Junction, Alaska.  No state income tax, no sales tax, no property tax.

I've been there, little too cold for me...

No elk either, are there?

There are draw only elk areas along the coast, and private elk ranches in the interior.

[Curly]

Here is a retirement article on best states for retirement.  WY ranks #1, Idaho #4, MT #7. 

http://time.com/money/3752825/best-state-to-retire/

[Rainier10]

Here is a retirement article on best states for retirement.  WY ranks #1, Idaho #4, MT #7. 

http://time.com/money/3752825/best-state-to-retire/

Looks like both are close in ranking.

I wouldn't do Wyoming unless you have lived there before.  The wind can be brutal and constant.  In the military it had one of the highest suicide rates and the thought was the wind just drove people to it.  Great place to visit and hunt but I wouldn't live there.

[WapitiTalk1]

Hey, good article Curly.. Thanks for posting that.  RJ