Where is the best city to live for bird hunting, hands down?

dreamrr · Post by **dreamrr** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:16 pm

If you could pick one city for great bird hunting, where would it be?

Where would the best city be for great bird hunting, great family life, shopping, movie theaters, ect. All the great benefits of a city, with bird hunting near by? Fishing spots would not hurt either

nikegundog · Post by **nikegundog** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:32 pm

Hands down I don't know, two that are going to have world class bird hunting and world class fishing within 20 minutes would be Aberdeen SD, and Devil lake ND.

Trekmoor · Post by **Trekmoor** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:00 am

Perth would be very good ....if you fancied a move to Bonnie Scotland !

Bill T.

dan v · Post by **dan v** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:22 am

"bleep", ND

DogNewbie · Post by **DogNewbie** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:33 am

What do you consider nearby? I think Minneapolis is great for the hunter/fisher that wants to have a variety of options available while still maintaining a good balance for family life. You wont be hunting before or after work, but it's easy to get up north for grouse or out west for pheasant on the weekends. Lots of good lake fishing right in the cities. Stream fishing can be had on the mississippi for smallies, or make a weekend for steelhead on the Brule. Lake minnetonka (western suburbs) and lake waconia (a little further west) have huge muskies and lots of them. Gotta get up early though because there's a lot of recreational boat traffic. Lake mille lacs has great walleye fishing and is only a couple hours north of the cities. Duluth is about three hours north. Fun family vacation or steelhead fishing/grouse hunting in the area. Actually, I've always thought living outside of Duluth would be fun since you could potentially work in duluth but have great fishing and hunting right at your doorstep.

Bberry20 · Post by **Bberry20** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:43 am

Wyndancer wrote:"bleep", ND

woah woah woah there, no birds here!

Mountaineer · Post by **Mountaineer** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:48 am

Galeton, Pennsylvania

GrayDawg · Post by **GrayDawg** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:04 am

Whitefish, MT.

ultracarry · Post by **ultracarry** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:06 am

Los Angeles , hands down.

sdsujacks · Post by **sdsujacks** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:35 am

Chamberlain, SD. You don't get everything you need as far as shopping and the City life. But you can catch a quick limit of Walleye in the morning on the Missouri River and get a limit of Pheasants in the afternoon on the banks of the river. Or you can get a mule deer at sunset and some honkers in the morning. Or whatever combination you prefer. Or if you finish all of the above and its still light out you can blast away at prairie dogs.

Brazosvalleyvizslas · Post by **Brazosvalleyvizslas** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:02 pm

Depends on what type of bird hunting you want to do. Some of the best migratory bird hunting is within 30mins of Houston, TX, Our Bass and saltwater fishing is great and we have over 4 million whitetail's. We don't have Pheasant or Chukar however.

dan v · Post by **dan v** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:04 pm

Brazosvalleyvizslas wrote:Depends on what type of bird hunting you want to do. Some of the best migratory bird hunting is within 30mins of Houston, TX, Our Bass and saltwater fishing is great and we have over 4 million whitetail's. We don't have Pheasant or Chukar however.

What's a waterfowl lease worth these days in TX?

RayGubernat · Post by **RayGubernat** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:17 pm

I think an awful lot of that depends on your level of disposable income, and how much of that you wish to dedicate to outdoor pursuits.

If you are thinking public access, it would have to be pretty much west of the Mississippi, I should think, for non-grouse species, and north of I 80 for grouse.

RayG

Brazosvalleyvizslas · Post by **Brazosvalleyvizslas** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:23 pm

I have a childhood friend who owns Central Flyway Outfitters so I have it pretty good and if you guide for an outfitter you get paid and still get to shoot birds. I have another friend who runs Rio Brazos Hunting Preserve so I get to guide out there also.

tommyboy72 · Post by **tommyboy72** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:24 pm

Boise, ID or Pocatello, ID.

moneysshot · Post by **moneysshot** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:27 pm

Bozeman/Belgrade, Montana

World class fishing (Missouri river, East & Main Gallatin, Upper/Lower Madison, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Flathead Rivers, Bitterroot, Big Hole, to name a few) and some of the best bird hunting I've ever seen within 3-4 hrs. I am definitely a fan of ND/SD, but there is just something that draws me to the mountains

MinneapolisMatt · Post by **MinneapolisMatt** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:29 pm

Duluth, Minnesota is a nice metropolis with lots of grouse and tons of fishing and game just outside the city. Not the best for birds, but it gives you a great overal hunting experience and a bigger than average metropolis.

Osakis/Alexandria, Minnesota has excellent duck and goose action, decent pheasant, and good fishing. Alexandria is also a nice city with a lot of tourism.

Both areas have a relatively low cost of living and plenty of ammeneties and job opportunities.

I like living in Minneapolis for the same reasons mentioned by someone else earlier in this thread. None of the places I'm mentioned are the "best bird hunting, hands down" but they offer a well rounded experience for an outdoorsman who needs a metropolis for work/family.

uplandguide · Post by **uplandguide** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:22 pm

Moro, Oregon hands down! In Sherman County between the John Day and Deschutes River! Chukar, Huns, Quail, pheasant.... all day, everyday! It is bird dog paradise!
oh, and I forgot geese...

If you like to fish, we have those rivers plus the Columbia within 30 minutes.

Montana · Post by **Montana** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:22 pm

moneysshot wrote:Bozeman/Belgrade, Montana

World class fishing (Missouri river, East & Main Gallatin, Upper/Lower Madison, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Flathead Rivers, Bitterroot, Big Hole, to name a few) and some of the best bird hunting I've ever seen within 3-4 hrs. I am definitely a fan of ND/SD, but there is just something that draws me to the mountains

This is obviously not true... Huns, Sharptail, and Pheasants are few and far between anywhere in Montana. We have no birds. I'd suggest New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. I've seen flocks and flocks of pigeons there..... Bird hunting paradise from what I've seen.

cjhills · Post by **cjhills** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:28 pm

Lewistown,Mt. Pheasants, Sharptail, ruffed grouse, Huns, spruce grouse. Turkeys, whitetail deer, mule deer, elk, black bear, world class waterfowl nearby, plenty of public land, great fishing. Nonres license is for the whole season drawing for big game and price keeps going up. White tail antlerless is cheap.
Easy drive to Great Falls for shopping and entertainment. Beautiful scenery and decent weather.
Pretty much has it all. Sucks if you need to make a living and women hate it.
Spent Two weeks near "bleep", N.D In October. Sharptails are way down, very few huns, a few pheasants. The drought and the oil business are
Hurting that area. Cj

cjuve · Post by **cjuve** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:29 pm

I don't think that it would be anywhere near the West Coast probably best to stay East of the Rocky Moutains, I hear that they have so many birds the sky is black.

Chukar12 · Post by **Chukar12** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 5:38 pm

if the cultural amenities are important do not rule out Battle Mountain,NV

Doc E · Post by **Doc E** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:53 pm

I know ---- but I ain't tellin'

.

nikegundog · Post by **nikegundog** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:02 pm

MinneapolisMatt wrote:Duluth, Minnesota is a nice metropolis with lots of grouse and tons of fishing and game just outside the city. Not the best for birds, but it gives you a great overal hunting experience and a bigger than average metropolis.

Osakis/Alexandria, Minnesota has excellent duck and goose action, decent pheasant, and good fishing. Alexandria is also a nice city with a lot of tourism.

Both areas have a relatively low cost of living and plenty of ammeneties and job opportunities.

I like living in Minneapolis for the same reasons mentioned by someone else earlier in this thread. None of the places I'm mentioned are the "best bird hunting, hands down" but they offer a well rounded experience for an outdoorsman who needs a metropolis for work/family.

I lived in Alex, and agree about the hunting and fishing, although a town of 10,000 people shouldn't have 60 stop lights.

tfbirddog2 · Post by **tfbirddog2** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:40 am

Most of Central Kansas, good fishing, waterfowl, and great upland. Nothing wrong with where I am in the state but, Central has more quial,p.chickens, and pheasants with the waterfowl thing too.

Ruffshooter · Post by **Ruffshooter** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:49 am

Bangor ME aint to bad. If you like Ruff, ducks, woodcock, snipe, geese, sea ducks, deer, moose, all the pedators. etc.
Rick

moneysshot · Post by **moneysshot** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:08 am

Montana wrote:
moneysshot wrote:Bozeman/Belgrade, Montana

World class fishing (Missouri river, East & Main Gallatin, Upper/Lower Madison, Yellowstone, Big Horn, Flathead Rivers, Bitterroot, Big Hole, to name a few) and some of the best bird hunting I've ever seen within 3-4 hrs. I am definitely a fan of ND/SD, but there is just something that draws me to the mountains
This is obviously not true... Huns, Sharptail, and Pheasants are few and far between anywhere in Montana. We have no birds. I'd suggest New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. I've seen flocks and flocks of pigeons there..... Bird hunting paradise from what I've seen.

Some random East Coast

public block management spots during this years drought...

jwnissen · Post by **jwnissen** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:18 am

tommyboy72 wrote:Boise, ID or Pocatello, ID.

Why do you like Boise? My family lives there and I need some more hunting area.

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