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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 1222365" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>Compared to Oklahoma, those are dink deer states, South Carolina especially. Oklahoma is quickly making a name for itself as a big buck destination, especially the Western half of the state. We're not up there with the cornbelt states or Texas, but we are closer to them than the deep south coastal states. We are growing the bucks, nonresident hunting is cheap and easy comparatively.</p><p></p><p>The difference is, most of the cornbelt states have VERY short, split gun seasons that fall outside the rut. Look at Ohio, crossbows are legal, but it's slug guns only and that season does not catch the rut. Primitive season in the deep winter. Similar is Iowa and other big buck cornbelt states.</p><p></p><p>Texas is unique from other big buck destinations (cornbelt) because of the long gun season and regulations (in some counties) geared towards growing big bucks. It's the land of little decent public hunting, lots of hunting "ranches" (booked hunts) and high lease prices.</p><p></p><p>There ain't gonna be as many people willing to shell out huge dough to travel to South Carolina to hunt. There will be Texans ready to cross the Red for leases here, and there will be yuppies looking to book hunts here with a longer gun season, and outfitters and lease holders doing whatever they can to get that money. Oklahoma with a really long gun season is a totally unique situation not like any other states and there is really no way to be sure what would happen, but I'd bet my left goober lease prices would rise and many people would lose their leases to hunt ops or high prices. The people suddenly out of a spot to hunt will be in the public land parking lots on opening day.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd rather see us with seasons similar to Iowa or Ohio (keep the guns out of the rut, use your crossbows all you want), but that's not a very popular opinion around these parts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 1222365, member: 4319"] Compared to Oklahoma, those are dink deer states, South Carolina especially. Oklahoma is quickly making a name for itself as a big buck destination, especially the Western half of the state. We're not up there with the cornbelt states or Texas, but we are closer to them than the deep south coastal states. We are growing the bucks, nonresident hunting is cheap and easy comparatively. The difference is, most of the cornbelt states have VERY short, split gun seasons that fall outside the rut. Look at Ohio, crossbows are legal, but it's slug guns only and that season does not catch the rut. Primitive season in the deep winter. Similar is Iowa and other big buck cornbelt states. Texas is unique from other big buck destinations (cornbelt) because of the long gun season and regulations (in some counties) geared towards growing big bucks. It's the land of little decent public hunting, lots of hunting "ranches" (booked hunts) and high lease prices. There ain't gonna be as many people willing to shell out huge dough to travel to South Carolina to hunt. There will be Texans ready to cross the Red for leases here, and there will be yuppies looking to book hunts here with a longer gun season, and outfitters and lease holders doing whatever they can to get that money. Oklahoma with a really long gun season is a totally unique situation not like any other states and there is really no way to be sure what would happen, but I'd bet my left goober lease prices would rise and many people would lose their leases to hunt ops or high prices. The people suddenly out of a spot to hunt will be in the public land parking lots on opening day. Personally I'd rather see us with seasons similar to Iowa or Ohio (keep the guns out of the rut, use your crossbows all you want), but that's not a very popular opinion around these parts. [/QUOTE]
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