Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. Total flatlander here...born and raised on the east coast. I am a police officer/canine handler. I mostly bow hunt whitetails from sept-jan here in Delaware. Ive only been east of the Mississippi River once...I dream of making it out west and chase elk and mule deer but am not going to lie its extremely intimidating to say the least. My dream is to get into some backcountry DIY hunting, I have a feeling I will be hooked. I found this sight watching Randy's show and am looking forward to learning as much as possible. Thanks all for sharing your knowledge.
New guy from Dover Delaware
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JohnCushman
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Welcome!! I lived in Philly for 5 years way back in the day and I knew Dover well. Welcome aboard!
Welcome! This site is a great source of info. And I'm not sure if you've applied in the western states before or not but applications are opening up right now. Wyoming is open now for elk and Arizona is opening up now for antelope and elk apps. Tell us some more about what you'd like to do as far as what hunts exactly you'd like to do, which states, if you're going to build points for anything, etc. It can be damn intimidating initially but like anything, you can learn if you put in some time. And guys here will be more than happy to help you along if you ask the right questions.
MikeMaland
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Welcome to the site ! I'm from Delaware city.
Bowhuntrben
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Welcome!
pabearhunter
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Welcome aboard.
duckhunt
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Welcome from Iowa
Addicting
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Welcome!
M
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welcome
SFC B
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Welcome!! I didn't hunt at all until I was 33 and then my first elk hunt was at 43. The thought of a "Western Hunt" as a whole is more intimidating than the actual parts of it. Break the planning and hunt down into segments (ie decide on a species, decide on a state, decide on an area, apply for tags, plan transportation......etc) and it will be much more manageable. Use the search function on here to look for each topic and then post any specific questions you may have. You will be amazed how much you can learn that way. I would suggest maybe taking a Summer camping trip out west here on some public lands just to get your head around what the terrain is like in person. I am a Hoosier but could never live without mountains again 
FranklinME
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Welcome, I'm new too from south Jersey, but hunt a lot in Dorchester and Wicomico county MD.
Elkhunter24
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welcome!
MikeMaland
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Very small world, my father grew up with Betty. Check your private messages
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406LIFE
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You ever chase them funny looking deer too?
Sounds like you have a Sika stag on your bucket list....they are here, you can even do it on public land.
406LIFE
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without hijacking the thread, yes, and it climbs higher every year.
