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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