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Joined: Jan 2008
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10 point
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Knowing what you know about tags draws, etc which state would you go to if you had the chance? Likely going to walk in area or public land
It is what it is.
Inspect what you Expect.
Hunting TN, AL, KY, and IL.
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Posts: 4,221
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BTR Scorer in NW Alabama
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Posts: 246
4 point
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Since Nebraska and Oklahoma tags are over the counter I'd stick with those. Idk much about Nebraska parks. I have a good friend in Oklahoma and he hunts ft supply alot, he sees and kills a lot of deer. Oklahoma also has a thing called olap I think I spelt it right. It's a program the state has to lease farm land and open it up to the public to bow hunt
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,216 Likes: 4
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Joined: Jan 2013
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My wife and I are looking as well. I would put Kentucky in the mix if I was you. Over the counter tags and and shooting really good deer.
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 12,564 Likes: 8
Doesn’t Know His Code
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Doesn’t Know His Code
Joined: Apr 2000
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IKNOWMYPHUCKINGCODEDAMMITYOUDICKHEAD!!!
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Kansas, but go with an outfitter. Public land out there is getting as bad as it here!!
BTW, being told you will have about a 40% change to draw a tag with zero points.
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BTW, being told you will have about a 40% change to draw a tag with zero points.
This was my first thought. I don't think you can assume you can hunt Kansas in 2024. You've got to enter the draw.
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,221
10 point
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I hunt private in Nebraska
I wouldn’t spend 1 hour on the public land. Not much of it for one thing and what’s there gets beat to death.
BTR Scorer in NW Alabama
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Joined: Dec 2014
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We have been archery hunting Nebraska public for 15 years 2023 was rough, it was hot numbers were down and pressure was up. I will continue to hunt public there. E Ye we have a good setup but if I was having to start over how I would not.
Life is difficult
Science prevails over bulldoodoo and superstition every time
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Fancy
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Joined: Feb 2016
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Hunted KS public this year for the first time in several years. It was way more pressured than previous years. Don’t know that I’ll do it again. That’s for turkeys and deer both.
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Freak of Nature
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Joined: Sep 2012
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Hunted KS public this year for the first time in several years. It was way more pressured than previous years. Don’t know that I’ll do it again. That’s for turkeys and deer both. I hunted SE Kansas this year for the first time. Always hunted north central Kansas in the past. Deer quality was way down due to a 2 year drought according to our outfitter. Best deer was about a 130" 9 pt in our group. Outfitter told us he only had 1 deer on camera over 150 on over 10000 acres.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Old Mossy Horns
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Joined: Sep 2012
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I'd go to Illinois if I was you....Pay the Man.... 
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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I spent the first 18 years of my life in Nebraska. The public does get hit hard during the rifle season but archery isn't bad. I archery hunted back home in 23, and the bigger issue was the EHD outbreak. Really knocked down the deer herd in the area I hunted near my Dad's place.
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Joined: Dec 2014
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I spent the first 18 years of my life in Nebraska. The public does get hit hard during the rifle season but archery isn't bad. I archery hunted back home in 23, and the bigger issue was the EHD outbreak. Really knocked down the deer herd in the area I hunted near my Dad's place. Harvest were down 20% where we hunted in Nebraska based on reporting which is pretty good there.
Life is difficult
Science prevails over bulldoodoo and superstition every time
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