What do you think of your state?

[dovehunter]

One of the places you mentioned you were considering is Eastern Virginia. I live in let's call it eastern central Virginia. I have lived here all my life. I think I am fairly safe in saying that Virginia - all across the state except maybe northern Virginia, outside of DC - is a very "hunter friendly" state. We have lots of game and the Va. Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries owns and maintains numerous wildlife management areas across the state and very actively encourages and promotes hunting. We also have several very large national forests. Many of the large timber companies also allow hunting on their holdings. Fortunately it also seems that most of our politicians, even if they are not actively pro-gun and pro-hunting, are at least not noticiably "anti". I have traveled to virtually every state up and down the Atlantic coast and as far inland as West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, and I can't think of any place that I would rather live. About the only down-side to hunting in Virginia is that we still cannot hunt on Sundays - a situation that I think will hopefully change over the next few years.

[M.T. Pockets]

Minnesota = 6.875% sales tax plus 8% income tax. How can I defend a state that has elected Al Franken to the Senate ??

I live near the SD border and it is unreal how much different things are as soon as you cross the border. More pheasants, deer, ducks & geese and better fishing in SD & ND. They take their habitat much more serious, less intense farming and the people seem to care more about quality of life. I love both states, I do feel sorry for the locals when the non-residents take over during pheasant season though.