Ten Best Places For Deer Hunting

A various number of factors are taken into concern while considering a place to be the best place for hunting deer. There are public and private hunting properties hunters can choose from based on their preference. Some of them are success rates of the hunters, age factor of the harvested bucks, total number of harvest, hunting pressure and the persisting weather conditions of the place. There are high basins of alpine, wide-open prairies and thick forests distributed all throughout North America. These places often remain occupied with high population of wide variety of deer which make these places one of the best options for the purpose of hunting deer. It should also be kept in mind that getting a hunting license is also important.

Alaska

Alaska is a state which is situated along the coastal regions of South. Sitka black tail hunting of dear is famous only in the state of Alaska. However, in this place, Sitka white tail deer antlers are more in number than the Sitka black tail antlers. Though there is a very good chance for a trophy for the hunters. Kodiak Island and Prince of Wales Island are the two islands which have a great chance for hunting deer.

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Alberta

For harvesting a good trophy buck, Alberta serves to be one of the best opportunities. River valleys and farmlands which are situated in the eastern and the southern Alberta are the best regions for deer hunting.

Illinois

The agriculture and the river bottoms in Illinois support a dense population of healthy deer herd. The counties surrounding the Pike county, and the west-central Illinois offer the best opportunities for deer hunting. This fact is recommended by the IMB Monster Bucks.

Texas

For trophy bucks, Texas rank was five from 1830 to 2001. This fact is based on the studies done by the Boone and Crockett Club. Texas has been one of the best places to hunt deer, thereby producing the highest annual harvests of deer, annually. Texas has extensive properties for the management of deer. Supplemental feeding and foot plots are some of them.

Kansas

Kansas has been one of the best whitetail destinations. According to Boone and Crockett Club, Kansas secured eighth rank from 2005 to 2010. Agriculture, wooded river bottoms and open grasslands in the various areas of Kansas serve as habitats for the diverse population of mule deer and whitetail deer. Most of the trophy bucks have been harvested on lands that are privately owned, in accordance to North American Whitetail.

Colorado

In the river bottoms, open grasslands, mountains and eastern plains of Colorado, a dense population of whitetails and mule deer are found. The state of Colorado provides a diverse habitats for hunting mule deer. This is based on the fact stated by Nate Simmons in one of the famous journals, named ‘Eastman’s Bow hunting Journal’.

Iowa

According to the Boone and Crockett Club, secured the top most rank with a grand total of 615 entries from the year 1830 to 2001. In Iowa, in order to draw a tag, it is important for the hunters to accumulate preference points deer hunting and trophy bucks are easily available in all the areas of the of the state.

Arizona

Arizona is one of the most famous places to hunt deer. This is mainly due to the presence of the elusive Coues Whitetail and World class mule deer. Due to some of the unavoidable reasons, Arizona provides a late season hunt in the month of December and January. In this region, there are some top units which takes many years to draw a tag as these areas are specific to hunting. These areas are regulated by the state. There are other units in the region too which provides unlimited deer hunting in the region every year.

Oregon

For trophy hunting, Oregon is an ideal place. This is mainly due to the presence of mule deer and Columbian Whitetails in the mountains, Pacific coastal rainforests, deep valleys and rugged plains of hills of pine.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a place which is situated along the river of Mississippi. In North America, Wisconsin stands as one of the top most countries in the availability of whitetail deer. Along the Mississippi river, there are other countries including north woods and Milwaukee suburbs, also which support a wide region for hunting deer.

About the Author

I'm Rodney Heaton and I love hunting in the wild. In the past, I was in the military for over 5 years. After that I became a licensed hunter and a mountain guide.

Bardo - May 6, 2016

I could read a book about this without finding such real-world apparoches!

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