I'll echo Werewolf's post on Oklahoma.
I am a native Oklahoman, been here for 46 yrs. Everything he said is right on the money.
Two major cities, OKC and Tulsa. Tulsa is in the NE portion of the state and has more rolling hills, trees and lakes nearby.
As far as hunting, it's a great state for it.............
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation owns or manages approximately 880,000 acres. These areas are intensively managed to produce quality habitat and high production of a variety of species. Many of these areas are open to all types of hunting, and most are open to at least limited hunting. Maps and descriptions of all these areas are included in the “Public Hunting Lands of Oklahoma.” In addition, more than a 1,000,000 acres in the Ouachita National Forest and Weyerhaeuser Company timber lands in southeastern Oklahoma are open to the public.
A few facts........
* Oklahoma has roughly 160 public lakes, numerous rivers and countless farm ponds.
* Oklahoma has more shoreline than Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes.
* It has more shoreline that the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico combined.
* The third largest man made lake in the world is in Oklahoma. Second largest in the U.S.
* 176 species of fish. The following are some favorites.
Fish Species:
Crappie----Redear Sunfish
Blue Catfish----Spotted Bass
Bluegill----Striped Bass Hybrid
Brown Trout----Saugeye
Channel Catfish----Smallmouth Bass
Flathead Catfish----Striped Bass
Largemouth Bass----Walleye
Rainbow Trout----White Bass
Hunting species:
Upland Game......EASTERN TURKEY, RIO GRANDE TURKEY, QUAIL AND PHEASANT.
Big Game......WHITETAIL DEER, MULE DEER AND ELK.
Migratory Game Birds......DUCKS, GEESE, TEAL, WOODCOCK, DOVE (morning and white wing), SNIPE, RAIL AND SANDHILL CRANE.
Small game......RED SQUIRREL, GREY SQUIRREL, COTTONTAIL RABBIT, JACKRABBIT AND SWAMP RABBIT.
Hogs......FERAL HOGS, RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN WILD BOAR.
Furbearer......BOBCAT, COYOTE, GREY FOX, RACCOON, BADGER, MINK, MUSKRAT, OPOSSUM, WEASEL, BEAVER, NUTRIA AND STRIPED SKUNK. Closed year round are...BLACK BEAR, MOUNTAIN LION, RED FOX, RIVER OTTER, SWIFT FOX, SPOTTED SKUNK AND RINGTAIL.
I have traveled all over the USA and although there are many states with excellent areas to live, I have chosen to stay here with all there is to offer.
