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my wife and I are going to move out of ill. problem is we are not sure where we want to go. so some of the things we want are I would still like to duck hunt, I would like to still like to be around places to train and hunt test dogs. not too hot or too cold would like to be close to a river or big lake that part is not as important. I would like to be where if you send your dog out I don't have to worry about getting eaten. I know I'm asking a lot but every thing is open to change
 
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Kansas City is the best place I've ever lived! I have moved around a lot over the years and was born and raised in Colorado. Still prefer the climate, hunting access, general access to hunting/training grounds, people, sports, cost of living in some of the surrounding areas....we retired this year and have decided to stay in KCMO area....

Common down!
 
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Yep, central missouri. Sedalia is 30 minutes for Launching a boat on Truman, 40 minto lake ozark. Pretty good amateur group and kcrc is a great club looking for new active members. Grand pass and MO river about 40 minutes away.
 
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Winters are not bad. Last two have been worst than most. Have had winters where we are able to do water work in early march, have had others that it is mid April. Like anywhere, acerages close to town are high. Have a realtor friend who says we are in a sellers market. Sedalia pretty nice town with good amneties due to the lake traffic during summer. 22,000 people or so. Several small town in around depending on which way from Sedalia a person chooses to live. I like Lincoln but would be 35 minutes to our primary training grounds north of Sedalia however lots closer to truman and lake ozark.
 
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Southern Missouri or North Arkansas are both good choices. I do not think property costs in rural areas are high, in fact I think in most cases they are somewhat depressed do to the ongoing economic downturn, unless you try to buy something on one of the big lakes.

But, if you want to hunt Pheasant you would be much better off in central MO or northern MO....also puts you close to Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas which offer good pheasant hunting also. if you go south of Kansas City, you will find no pheasants. Some quail and lots of ducks can be found south of KC and in Ark.

Good Luck
 
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Do not consider SW Alabama as it's hot in the summer - wet in the winter and we have fire ants
Those negatives off set the abundant training areas, the 4300 acres of public dog training land, the lower land prices plus governer Bently's mission to make the SW cornor the recreational hunting and fishing playground of Alabama is just crazy.
Scratch that area off the list.
Dk
 
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Before you plunk down your hard earned money, spend some time looking at and living the places you think you might like. The wife surprised me by liking a spot in CO. We were there in late August. 5 weeks later they had 7" of snow. We're still in FL.
RVs are great for exploring spots.
 
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Contact realtors in area you are interested. They have concise comparable reports available that list average taxes, quality of public schools(tells a lot about a community), along with all kinds of other data. When we returned to Maine from Texas, we used this information to compare many towns in southern Maine, as I had been away from the region for over a decade. Not sure if list includes crime statistics, as that was not an issue where we were interested in moving to. Generally realators can give you a good overview of different communities. Obviously check with more than one, so you can verify info.
If you don't want to put up with tons of followup sales calls, try locating each town and/or county website. They should have some of that data available.
Everyone defines their "perfect" location differently, Good luck.
 
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Bruce, there are also a lot of crazies in the Pacific NW, no offense. NV is great because fewer crazies (OK... there's Harry Reid, but in our defense, he lives in DC and pretty much ignores us and we him) and no state income tax. But that's about where it stops for Retriever people. Sometimes we have water... if we've had a BIG winter full of snow, after which the water, such as it is, is too cold to work until sometimes mid April. Then we have mild winters, and no water.

So if water is the criteria... the Pacific NW has us beat for sure.
 
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There are crazy people everywhere in the world. No statistics to prove one area is any more prone than another. I have lived in several New England states, Washington and Texas, plus visited over half of the 50 states. Different areas of one state can vary as much as from state to state. If climate is very important. Choose that zone, then narrow down by rating other factors important to you. I have found that except for climate and specific geographic things, like ocean or mountain access, you can be as happy in one place vs another, as you decide to be. Creating a community of friends wherever you live is the most important part.
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
we have kids in il. and mich. I don't mind the weather in Illinois but my wife who is about to retire is wanting to move I have told her after she retires we will look. so that is where we are now I'm not a big resort or big town kind of guy I get along better with people that like a duck blind or a nice retriever. at 69 I like to be around people that don't have try to bs you to impress people. so I also would like to find a nice retriever club I just quit judging hrc after many years and my wife enjoyed marshaling so we don't mind helping out I would like to keep running akc tests.
 
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My place is for sale in NC. 11 acres, 8 run dog kennel, swim by pond 50 ft away, flat fields for doing TT and drills. Farm land everywhere to do long marks and a small tech pond in the front of property. There is a retriever club that has 130 acres with 5 ponds leased 25 minutes away. There is a HT/FT about every weekend within a 2 hr drive. The 2000 Sq ft house was built less than 2 years ago with two car garage and there is a second detached two car garage with living area above. The property is only 2 miles from Hyco Lake and there are several big lakes an hour away. NC beaches are 2.5 to 3 hours and you can be in the mountains in less than 2 hours. 919-928-4147
Dave

PS You will also have someone to train with if you like as I'm only moving about 5 minutes away over on the lake when house sells.
 
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1tulip said:
Bruce, there are also a lot of crazies in the Pacific NW, no offense. NV is great because fewer crazies (OK... there's Harry Reid, but in our defense, he lives in DC and pretty much ignores us and we him) and no state income tax. But that's about where it stops for Retriever people. Sometimes we have water... if we've had a BIG winter full of snow, after which the water, such as it is, is too cold to work until sometimes mid April. Then we have mild winters, and no water.

So if water is the criteria... the Pacific NW has us beat for sure.
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Beware, lots of illegals in NV.....that and the unions is how Dingy Harry keeps getting elected!
 
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