Ain't that the truth Machias. Another article on the news this morning about CD'A being the highest nation wide.

And idaho is such a beautiful state, great back country flying too...

Tennessee is great, no state income tax, decent cost of living, 2A friendly, good deer, duck and turkey hunting, plenty of lakes and rivers for fishing and decent trapping in some areas. If you shoot or trap coyotes we are full of them. Avoid Memphis and Nashville / Davidson County - they are the blue dots in the state. Winters are generally milder here but some winters we get a fair amount of snow by our standards. Last winter we got the white stuff in Middle TN. Come on down but after you, we’re full too...

We spent a lot of time looking at states in the SE when Drifter retired. We chose MS, in part because we found a deal here we liked, but also largely because it seems to be the reddest state. Has wonderful trapping laws, or rather lack there of. Great gun laws. Low taxes. NO property tax on the first 100k once you turn 65. You can conceal or open carry without a permit. No trap jaw restrictions other than nothing bigger than a 220 on public land. Trapping season from Nov. 1st thru March 15th. Live market for coyote so you can make a little money. Meat market for coon.

When it comes to the color of the county politics down here, you'll be confused. Most of the really conservative people still run on a blue ticket. This is not the case for state or federal political candidates, ONLY county. My county is QUITE conservative, but also mostly blue or independent. There's conservative blue, and democrat blue... you really have to know the candidate to know who you're voting for.

All in all, I don't think you will find a south-eastern state with more freedom and less laws than MS.

Buckmink it depends on what part of Tennessee you are in, I live in a small town (Roan Mountain)close to the NC line and we are pretty high elevation (3,000-6,000ft) and get quite a bit of snow here. But you drive 20 mins and they hardly see more than a skiff of snow

I moved to Idaho from Pennsylvania four years ago. Since I wasn’t from a wacko state like California and a conservative, the locals accepted me. However, they also said I will be the last out of state person they will accept so I am steadfast in their wishes lol.

In the east Tennessee would be my choice, 4 seasons and excellent sporting opportunities. Look at RM Trapper's posts. Like anyplace the further from major cities the better it gets and I don't think I ever met someone from the left coast there.

Twenty minutes straight down. LOL

There's places like that in north Georgia. It always surprises me the difference in weather and temperatures when I get the opportunity to get go to the mountains.

Was just in Texas, not a state I'd ever move to. Ok was the best looking most inviting state we went through, but pot stores on every block kinda put them in a bad light too IMO. If we move it'll be North, not South, I'm no fan of the heat. One of the Dakotas I think would be high on the list.

Here's a picture from the mountain behind my house, we have to s of public lands to hunt and trap

I’m in West TN and overall it is a great place to live. As someone else mentioned it is flat farm land and swamps. Middle TN is hills, and East mountains. Stay away from large cities. We have a lot of wildlife and outdoor activities.

I see where northwest Arkansas was voted the best place to retire and that makes sense in a lot of ways.

For me and the Mrs. we'll be on a lake here in Minnesota in the summer, but 3 moths or so in Texas or Arizona is likely. I don't think she'll be away from the grandkids for more than a couple months at a time though. 11 grandchildren and more on the way has her thinking about them all the time.

The Dakotas are really nice. I spend a lot of time in North Dakota. I also spend a lot of time in Texas and was in Houston most of this week. Texas is changing fast thanks to California migrants and some other reasons. Not good.

As for Oklahoma, you are right. We are all on Marijuana. More importantly, there is no more room here.

I'm in east-central Idaho up against the Montana border. I grew up in central Idaho (McCall) and worked and lived in various parts of the state. Went to Alaska in 1980, and retired back to Idaho in 2008. Very carefully picked my retirement location (low human density, no "real" hospital, 150 miles to shopping in either Idaho Falls or in Missoula, extremely conservative voting, etc.). Since returning (14 years ago), I've been very disappointed in the influx of "new people" into the state, and them bringing their liberal politics with them (from California, Colorado, upper midwest, and east coast). One of the major reasons I moved where I did was the lack of people (so why would I encourage more people to move in???). We've seen many negative changes in the 14 years we've been back to Idaho. Perhaps it's time to return to Alaska?

I'm getting pretty fed up with more houses popping up and the country filling up with ORVs by the hundreds. Doesn't anybody walk any more? Why can't they take their garbage back home with them?

Don't come to Idaho.

Jack

In Fairbanks only the liberals walk. The conservatives ride $25,000 side by sides.

I hear southern Nevada is nice this time of year.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/death-valley-las-vegas-smash-records-as-heat-wave-in-west-persists

Nobody can afford to buy any land in NC right now.

Below is a link to the 50 states as to cost of living. I would be more concerned about total living costs then just taxes. Also you will see that most are southern states or well south of WI so that fulfills the warmer climate needs. Many are also red states and for sure have locations that are very red if those counties fit the other demands.

Bryce

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/states-with-lowest-cost-of-living

You know what they say Jack, "Call some place Paradise, Kiss it good bye!"

Reddest MID-western states (91-65% red) 1.WY 2.SD 3.ID 4.KS 5.MT as of right now.