Share your out of state experience

[go4steelhd]

What states do you put in for each year?

I know we have a few die hard out of state hunters on here, but I'm curious how many of you put in for more than one state?

I have put in for multiple states since the early 2000's. Draw odds have defiantly gone way way down in the last five years due to popularity of applying, and limit OTC options.
But I have ended up with a handful of great tags in the last 20 years, and created some epic memories.

If you want share a picture and brief story of one of your great hunts. We don't need to share the unit or state, just the experience and you trophy.

[go4steelhd]

Here was a special trip with my father probably 15 years ago. We both got nice bucks and spent time on the mountain in one of the greatest places on earth. We will both have memories forever.In fact the buck I shot was in full velvet when I pulled the trigger, after rolling 200-300 yards from the top he cleared the velvet and his antlers look like they have been clear for a while

[robescc]

I put in for Oregon every year after moving back from there in 2020. If you are a resident of Oregon, I think it's probably the best western state to hunt. As a non-resident, the good tags are even harder to draw and forget about getting your second choice unless it is a spike elk hunt.
I started hunting deer Montana in 2023 with my brother and we were drawn again for deer tags this year. We plan on making it an every other year trip.

[robescc]

My 2022 Oregon bull and our 2023 Montana mule deer.

[andrew_in_idaho]

I started building points and applying for out of state hunts in 2017 even though I am out of state for most of you guys. In the 8 seasons since then I’ve held antelope tags in Wyoming(twice), Montana and South Dakota, and deer tags in Montana(initial CWD hunt Dec 2017), Nebraska, Washington(out of state for me)and South Dakota. All of that in addition to deer, elk and some archery antelope hunts here in Idaho.

My favorite hunts have been the Wyoming antelope hunts and the deer and antelope hunts in South Dakota.

My first Wyoming antelope hunt was 2018 with my cousin and my 3 year old son in tow, we both harvested bucks and 2 does.
My dad, granddad, uncle and I repeated the same hunt in 2020 again a buck and 2 does each
My first South Dakota hunt was Antelope in 2022, I took my 5 year old along on that hunt, after the harvest we checked out Mount Rushmore

Then came South Dakota muleys in 2024, when I drew the tag in June I had no idea we would be adopting a baby in late August. I almost canned the hunt but I drove through the night in mid November, arrived in South Dakota with about 3 hrs of light left on the day before opener. Canned spots number 1 and 2 due to the crowds, camped in a spot that was pretty far down my list, ended up glassing at first light, spotted a buck within 10 minutes of light and had him down within the first hour of light.
I spent the next day and a half sightseeing and “windowshopping” then cruised home.

This year is going to be a doozy, aside from all of my normal hunts here in Idaho I have a Utah muzzy deer tag and a Nevada bull elk tag. I’ll keep you all posted on how those hunts go.


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[andrew_in_idaho]

Here are some Idaho animals since that is out of state for most of you







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[MADMAX]

Montana
Like going to Disney land

[dreamingbig]

I started hunting elk out of state in 2017.  2019 I killed my first out of state.  I have now killed more out of state vs the in state.  You kill a lot more when you can actually shoot the branch bulls!


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[Magnum_Willys]

Montana….

[Crunchy]

I started out of state in 2007 and man what a blast.  Mainly archery elk, but we've killed a few bears handful of cows, and some nice bulls.  Not the same these days now that the wolves have put a hurt of the elk numbers..  But when we first started it was like drawing a top 3 elk tag in Washington. 

[dvolmer]

Just Washington, Wyoming, and Montana for me each year. I have relationships that I have built with three different ranch owners and their families over many many years, one in each state mentioned.  It has led to some great hunts over the years. When I loose the Washington ranch (rancher getting old and thinking about selling out), I probably will be done deer hunting here in Washington.  But its been a great ride for sure!  None of us getting any younger.  Montana is in region 4 on a 11,000 acre ranch with landowner tags each year and western Wyoming is on a 8,500 acre ranch outside of Evanston.  Never paid a dime in access fees and I have never been on a guided hunt in my life (maybe someday I hope for moose).  Relationships, friendships, and lots of service are the key to successful hunting in todays world no matter what state you are hunting (just put a roof on the ranch house last month in Montana, they provided the material and we provided the labor). Access is key to it all and its not easy finding it anymore!  Ranchers in Montana and Wyoming are excited to get apples, asparagus, halibut, and salmon every year.

[pianoman9701]

You guys are stone cold killers! Great pics! I went to CO for late rifle elk in 2022. We were up at 8300' above Parachute. I couldn't breathe. It snowed 18" the day before we got there and the elk all migrated down into town. Of five of us, one muley buck taken. Because of a forecast of two more feet coming the next day, we ended up leaving after 4 days. However, I did get the opportunity to visit and say goodbye to a dying friend in CO Springs, an old Marine Scout Sniper. Then, broke two ribs falling on my Springfield .45 in Twin Falls on the way home. That last 600 miles driving was awesome!

[finnman]

My wife and I and a few friends always apply for Wyoming and Oregon each year.
I have applied for Montana and Idaho in the past. Hunted Montana a few times for deer.
Been applying in Oregon since the point system started. The hunting has always been great in WY up until the last hunt in 2022. The NE corner got hit hard by drought and blue tongue. Will give it a few more years before we return.

[finnman]

Lopes

[finnman]

Oregon

[CasterlyRock]

If you've got a VA disability rating the country is your oyster, so many states are very generous with tags.

Last year I hunted:

California archery deer $60
Idaho spring bear $50
Texas Whitetail $0
Missouri archery Whitetail $40

They were all OTC

This year I drew Oregon spring bear (struck out) which I think was $60.

[HighlandLofts]

I hunt New York every year for whitetail.
I take a whole month off of work for deer hunting.
My nonresident hunting license ( small game/ big game license) cost me $100. You get a buck tag and a bear tag, then yfor $10 you can apply for two Deer Management Permits  (Doe tags) .
Four years ago i invited a friend from Anacortes to come deer hunting .
This will be his 4th year hunting New York.
Last year I invited a friend from Oregon to hunt deer with us.
His vacation is all tied up this year, he is planing on coming back to New York next year.
Our hunting party generally consist of four guys.
They hunting licenses go on sale August 1st,  they quit selling doe tags on August 31st. November 1st they give you two more deer tags for free.
Doe tags are transferable.
This year the four of us have four buck tags, four bear tags and we will have sixteen Doe tags.
Plus my brother  archery tag and a muzzle loader tag. So he can shoot an additional two bucks or two does.
We only shoot what we will use up through out the year.
Last year we shot three bucks and six does.

I buy a round trip airline ticket from Seattle to Binghamton New York and it usually cost $350 to $375.
A friend has a small eight room motel back there. I have a room reserved for the whole month. $250 a week. We have two double beds and a single bed in the room. Our hunting spots are with in a ten minute ride from the motel.
I bought a four door 4x4 Nissan Titan pickup truck that I will get shipped to new york for our hunting truck.
I generally shoot two to five deer a year.
They charge $100 to cut a deer up. We cut our deer uo. So that saved us $900 last deer season.just that savings paid for two of our airline tickets and hunting licenses.
This year I am thinking of offering  to do some deer butchering on my down time to help cut down our expenses.
I will have three to four hours of dead time every night after we are done deer hunting.
So I would like to cut three to four deer up a week.
I leave all of my guns and cloths back there in New York,  so does my friend from Anacortes.
So we both can bring back two ice chest (50 pounds a piece) full of boned out venison.
I quit deer hunting Washington state twenty some years ago.
It cost to much to hunt this state and the deer are about gone.
Washington state the average deer harvest is 26,000 deer a year.
New York State the average deer harvest is 220,000 deer a year.
We hunt close to the Pennsylvania border, some years we will hunt Pennsylvania  the nonresident Pennsylvania small game/big game hunting license cost $100, doe tags run $26 a piece and in some areas you cal buy up to six does tags.
Pennsylvania the average deer harvest is 330,000 deer a year.

Since my friend from Anacortes came back to new york  to go deer hunting he quit buying a Washington hunting license.

This year, one of my cousins from Pennsylvania will be hunting with us

[high_hunter]

Here was a special trip with my father probably 15 years ago. We both got nice bucks and spent time on the mountain in one of the greatest places on earth. We will both have memories forever.In fact the buck I shot was in full velvet when I pulled the trigger, after rolling 200-300 yards from the top he cleared the velvet and his antlers look like they have been clear for a while

Neat trip with your pops and nice deer. What state was that?

[Threewolves]

I hunt New York every year for whitetail.
I take a whole month off of work for deer hunting.
My nonresident hunting license ( small game/ big game license) cost me $100. You get a buck tag and a bear tag, then yfor $10 you can apply for two Deer Management Permits  (Doe tags) .
Four years ago i invited a friend from Anacortes to come deer hunting .
This will be his 4th year hunting New York.
Last year I invited a friend from Oregon to hunt deer with us.
His vacation is all tied up this year, he is planing on coming back to New York next year.
Our hunting party generally consist of four guys.
They hunting licenses go on sale August 1st,  they quit selling doe tags on August 31st. November 1st they give you two more deer tags for free.
Doe tags are transferable.
This year the four of us have four buck tags, four bear tags and we will have sixteen Doe tags.
Plus my brother  archery tag and a muzzle loader tag. So he can shoot an additional two bucks or two does.
We only shoot what we will use up through out the year.
Last year we shot three bucks and six does.

I buy a round trip airline ticket from Seattle to Binghamton New York and it usually cost $350 to $375.
A friend has a small eight room motel back there. I have a room reserved for the whole month. $250 a week. We have two double beds and a single bed in the room. Our hunting spots are with in a ten minute ride from the motel.
I bought a four door 4x4 Nissan Titan pickup truck that I will get shipped to new york for our hunting truck.
I generally shoot two to five deer a year.
They charge $100 to cut a deer up. We cut our deer uo. So that saved us $900 last deer season.just that savings paid for two of our airline tickets and hunting licenses.
This year I am thinking of offering  to do some deer butchering on my down time to help cut down our expenses.
I will have three to four hours of dead time every night after we are done deer hunting.
So I would like to cut three to four deer up a week.
I leave all of my guns and cloths back there in New York,  so does my friend from Anacortes.
So we both can bring back two ice chest (50 pounds a piece) full of boned out venison.
I quit deer hunting Washington state twenty some years ago.
It cost to much to hunt this state and the deer are about gone.
Washington state the average deer harvest is 26,000 deer a year.
New York State the average deer harvest is 220,000 deer a year.
We hunt close to the Pennsylvania border, some years we will hunt Pennsylvania  the nonresident Pennsylvania small game/big game hunting license cost $100, doe tags run $26 a piece and in some areas you cal buy up to six does tags.
Pennsylvania the average deer harvest is 330,000 deer a year.

Since my friend from Anacortes came back to new york  to go deer hunting he quit buying a Washington hunting license.

This year, one of my cousins from Pennsylvania will be hunting with us

So, are you hunting on public  or private land??

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[Boss .300 winmag]

I hunt New York every year for whitetail.
I take a whole month off of work for deer hunting.
My nonresident hunting license ( small game/ big game license) cost me $100. You get a buck tag and a bear tag, then yfor $10 you can apply for two Deer Management Permits  (Doe tags) .
Four years ago i invited a friend from Anacortes to come deer hunting .
This will be his 4th year hunting New York.
Last year I invited a friend from Oregon to hunt deer with us.
His vacation is all tied up this year, he is planing on coming back to New York next year.
Our hunting party generally consist of four guys.
They hunting licenses go on sale August 1st,  they quit selling doe tags on August 31st. November 1st they give you two more deer tags for free.
Doe tags are transferable.
This year the four of us have four buck tags, four bear tags and we will have sixteen Doe tags.
Plus my brother  archery tag and a muzzle loader tag. So he can shoot an additional two bucks or two does.
We only shoot what we will use up through out the year.
Last year we shot three bucks and six does.

I buy a round trip airline ticket from Seattle to Binghamton New York and it usually cost $350 to $375.
A friend has a small eight room motel back there. I have a room reserved for the whole month. $250 a week. We have two double beds and a single bed in the room. Our hunting spots are with in a ten minute ride from the motel.
I bought a four door 4x4 Nissan Titan pickup truck that I will get shipped to new york for our hunting truck.
I generally shoot two to five deer a year.
They charge $100 to cut a deer up. We cut our deer uo. So that saved us $900 last deer season.just that savings paid for two of our airline tickets and hunting licenses.
This year I am thinking of offering  to do some deer butchering on my down time to help cut down our expenses.
I will have three to four hours of dead time every night after we are done deer hunting.
So I would like to cut three to four deer up a week.
I leave all of my guns and cloths back there in New York,  so does my friend from Anacortes.
So we both can bring back two ice chest (50 pounds a piece) full of boned out venison.
I quit deer hunting Washington state twenty some years ago.
It cost to much to hunt this state and the deer are about gone.
Washington state the average deer harvest is 26,000 deer a year.
New York State the average deer harvest is 220,000 deer a year.
We hunt close to the Pennsylvania border, some years we will hunt Pennsylvania  the nonresident Pennsylvania small game/big game hunting license cost $100, doe tags run $26 a piece and in some areas you cal buy up to six does tags.
Pennsylvania the average deer harvest is 330,000 deer a year.

Since my friend from Anacortes came back to new york  to go deer hunting he quit buying a Washington hunting license.

This year, one of my cousins from Pennsylvania will be hunting with us

What’s the hanging weight of these deer?

[jackelope]

I hunt New York every year for whitetail.
I take a whole month off of work for deer hunting.
My nonresident hunting license ( small game/ big game license) cost me $100. You get a buck tag and a bear tag, then yfor $10 you can apply for two Deer Management Permits  (Doe tags) .
Four years ago i invited a friend from Anacortes to come deer hunting .
This will be his 4th year hunting New York.
Last year I invited a friend from Oregon to hunt deer with us.
His vacation is all tied up this year, he is planing on coming back to New York next year.
Our hunting party generally consist of four guys.
They hunting licenses go on sale August 1st,  they quit selling doe tags on August 31st. November 1st they give you two more deer tags for free.
Doe tags are transferable.
This year the four of us have four buck tags, four bear tags and we will have sixteen Doe tags.
Plus my brother  archery tag and a muzzle loader tag. So he can shoot an additional two bucks or two does.
We only shoot what we will use up through out the year.
Last year we shot three bucks and six does.

I buy a round trip airline ticket from Seattle to Binghamton New York and it usually cost $350 to $375.
A friend has a small eight room motel back there. I have a room reserved for the whole month. $250 a week. We have two double beds and a single bed in the room. Our hunting spots are with in a ten minute ride from the motel.
I bought a four door 4x4 Nissan Titan pickup truck that I will get shipped to new york for our hunting truck.
I generally shoot two to five deer a year.
They charge $100 to cut a deer up. We cut our deer uo. So that saved us $900 last deer season.just that savings paid for two of our airline tickets and hunting licenses.
This year I am thinking of offering  to do some deer butchering on my down time to help cut down our expenses.
I will have three to four hours of dead time every night after we are done deer hunting.
So I would like to cut three to four deer up a week.
I leave all of my guns and cloths back there in New York,  so does my friend from Anacortes.
So we both can bring back two ice chest (50 pounds a piece) full of boned out venison.
I quit deer hunting Washington state twenty some years ago.
It cost to much to hunt this state and the deer are about gone.
Washington state the average deer harvest is 26,000 deer a year.
New York State the average deer harvest is 220,000 deer a year.
We hunt close to the Pennsylvania border, some years we will hunt Pennsylvania  the nonresident Pennsylvania small game/big game hunting license cost $100, doe tags run $26 a piece and in some areas you cal buy up to six does tags.
Pennsylvania the average deer harvest is 330,000 deer a year.

Since my friend from Anacortes came back to new york  to go deer hunting he quit buying a Washington hunting license.

This year, one of my cousins from Pennsylvania will be hunting with us

What’s the hanging weight of these deer?

Not little.

[HighlandLofts]

In New York and Pennsylvania we hunt both public and private land. The region we hunt in New York state there is over 100,000 acres of state land, some of it is prime deer habitat.
When we hunt Pennsylvania we also hunt public and private land.
New York deer season opens up the third Saturday of November,  Pennsylvania opens up the following Saturday.

The first day to buy the New York licenses was this past Friday, i bought my license, my friend from Anacortes Ed's license and
my cousin from Pennsylvania license and we all got two doe tags apiece.

November 1st I will pick us up six more doe tags.
I fly in to New York November 12th, Ed fly in to New York November 13th.
Saturday the 15th deer season opens up.