Cheesehead
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Hi HT-ers,
A quick overview and intro is in order.
My wife and I work in the Milwaukee/Chicago corridor. We are both low-30s, one kid. We are interested in moving in approx 2 years after I finish school (MBA). We both are tired of living in the bland Midwest. We are both pretty successful professionally.
Wife Preferences (she comes first): My wife hates all things rural/heartland, hates the Midwest, likes being close to the ocean, loves big cities, needs for work purposes to be close to a mid- to large-sized university. Her ideal would be Boston/Vermont/DC/San Francisco, however, these are vetoed by me (limited hunting).
My Preferences: I would like proximity (say, one hour outside) to a mid- to large-size city, love mountains, hate the Midwest, I really want to live with decent elk hunting and mule deer hunting within a 4 hour drive. I am NOT a trophy hunter (prefer numbers over inches). I AM willing to accept the compromise of not having mountains in the backyard in order to have better income potential. Ideally, I'd like a state with a reasonable opportunity for OIL species. My ideal would be Montana or Alaska, however, these are vetoed by her as too rural.
Shared Preferences:
-Mountains/cold weather -- pretty much has to border Canada with few isolated exceptions.
-We both really like wine country
Our "compromise" options are: Live in or near a large city in a Western state / area that has good hunting opportunities. Wife has vetoed ID/MT.
Plan: make quick visits to the following hit list of cities over the next couple years, then decide.
-Portland OR
-Seattle WA
-Denver CO
-Vancouver BC
-Kelowna BC
Thoughts from the HT community on this plan? If I had to guess our eventual destination, it would be Portland or Seattle area. Thoughts on hunting opportunities nearby? Cities to add to the list?
All opinions welcome as long as they are on topic and helpful.
Thanks!
A quick overview and intro is in order.
My wife and I work in the Milwaukee/Chicago corridor. We are both low-30s, one kid. We are interested in moving in approx 2 years after I finish school (MBA). We both are tired of living in the bland Midwest. We are both pretty successful professionally.
Wife Preferences (she comes first): My wife hates all things rural/heartland, hates the Midwest, likes being close to the ocean, loves big cities, needs for work purposes to be close to a mid- to large-sized university. Her ideal would be Boston/Vermont/DC/San Francisco, however, these are vetoed by me (limited hunting).
My Preferences: I would like proximity (say, one hour outside) to a mid- to large-size city, love mountains, hate the Midwest, I really want to live with decent elk hunting and mule deer hunting within a 4 hour drive. I am NOT a trophy hunter (prefer numbers over inches). I AM willing to accept the compromise of not having mountains in the backyard in order to have better income potential. Ideally, I'd like a state with a reasonable opportunity for OIL species. My ideal would be Montana or Alaska, however, these are vetoed by her as too rural.
Shared Preferences:
-Mountains/cold weather -- pretty much has to border Canada with few isolated exceptions.
-We both really like wine country
Our "compromise" options are: Live in or near a large city in a Western state / area that has good hunting opportunities. Wife has vetoed ID/MT.
Plan: make quick visits to the following hit list of cities over the next couple years, then decide.
-Portland OR
-Seattle WA
-Denver CO
-Vancouver BC
-Kelowna BC
Thoughts from the HT community on this plan? If I had to guess our eventual destination, it would be Portland or Seattle area. Thoughts on hunting opportunities nearby? Cities to add to the list?
All opinions welcome as long as they are on topic and helpful.
Thanks!