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Upland4Ever

Upland4Ever

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So my wife is Louisiana and has got a job offer back in Louisiana. We currently live in Nebraska. I love both states so I have no clue what to do.
 
You will be driving to West Texas, Kansas or Oklahoma to hunt wild upland.

Louisiana was tons of fun on waterfowl. Lived their 5 years - gained 5 pounds a year on the food.

Found a guy that trained pointers and he let me hunt quail on his place - released. Woodcock when the migration was in.
 
To bad so sad. Obviously I can't say the same.

I had the opportunity to hunt along the entire LA Gulf Coast including the mouth the Mississippi. Full plumed ducks, white fronts in the rice fields.

Coastal fishing.

Four hour drive to the Florida Emerald Coast.

Year around golf and softball.

LSU sports (Shaq was there when my wife was in school there). SEC football.
 
I wouldnt be able to live in the south if you paid me a $million (well maybe I could but there'd have to be a time limit on how long Id have to live there)


Only place Id go to further S than KS is Nevada, AZ or NM


They can keep the racism, segregation, humidity, hurricanes, mosquitoes, deer the size of german shepherds, the accents and whatever else comes with living there.


My .02 -- seems like a no brainer to stay in NE Cheaper cost of living and more than likely friendlier people. Only downside is the winters suck this time of year. :cheers:
 
BRITTMAN said:
To bad so sad. Obviously I can't say the same.

I had the opportunity to hunt along the entire LA Gulf Coast including the mouth the Mississippi. Full plumed ducks, white fronts in the rice fields.

Coastal fishing.

Four hour drive to the Florida Emerald Coast.

Year around golf and softball.

LSU sports (Shaq was there when my wife was in school there). SEC football.
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Idk, Brittman makes a good argument, besides the SEC Football. More of a big ten fan. The white front, fully plumed ducks and year round golfing, I think I could pay for a membership to pheasant hunt on a preserve.
 
That said, I did move back north.

Spent time in ND each fall. Flying up there with dog was not simple.

Education system is generally a mess. Private schools are often the norm. What you save in property tax and state income tax you pay out in sales tax and I suppose private school tuition.

It is a very bimodal income state. Those with good jobs (educated) and those with really poor jobs (uneducated). Those that can manage to finish HS and get employment in the oil, gas and chemical industries can do well.

People are very friendly in Louisiana, although it takes time to build trust into the inner circle. I have a son that goes to college in Nebraska. Friendly place there too. You will have family there so that would not be an issue.

I will say do not judge Louisiana by New Orleans. It is not representative of the state as a whole.
 
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KsHusker said:
They can keep the racism, segregation, humidity,
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Add crime !

Interesting. A family friend worked as a young doctor in a Wichita Hospital for a couple years and said the same thing about Kansas. I told him my experience with Kansas was much different (albeit largely smaller towns & rural) and that he should be careful with generalizing his experience in Wichita to that of the entire state.
 
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Add crime !

Interesting. A family friend worked as a young doctor in a Wichita Hospital for a couple years and said the same thing about Kansas. I told him my experience with Kansas was much different (albeit largely smaller towns & rural) and that he should be careful with generalizing his experience in Wichita to that of the entire state.
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Crime happens everywhere. Wichita does have it's "neighborhoods" where people that are the "same" live together but every city has that -- there are the mixed parts as well - for the most part like everywhere else, people here segregate by income level.

I had my eyes opened a few years ago on a visit in Georgia. Have had the misfortune of running into others from deep south southern states with the same mindset. People may have some of those thoughts here, the only difference is they typically keep it to themselves or more often than not all they do is stare. Not so in Dixie land.

I met a guy/his family for a hunting trip in the Statesville GA area when I used to live in Florida - went home 2 days early I felt so uncomfortable by their mindset. I was also blown away by the abject poverty and conditions people still lived in when he was driving me around. You just didnt see stuff like that in the midwest. Just because I'm white and have a KS accent doesnt mean I think that way. My .02 -- anyone that says racism is dead is completely ignorant...anyways thats another topic on this forum - just my personal thoughts about the south -- WOULD never live there. Florida was alright and amazing in the winter but I wouldnt venture outside of that state. Sure... there's some great people in the South but until everyone my age (35) or older dies we will still have problems with racism. Most of it will/should be wiped out when those presently in their 50's and 60's or older die, that goes for all races. Sad but true fact.
 
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BRITTMAN said:
That said, I did move back north.

Spent time in ND each fall. Flying up there with dog was not simple.

Education system is generally a mess. Private schools are often the norm. What you save in property tax and state income tax you pay out in sales tax and I suppose private school tuition.

It is a very bimodal income state. Those with good jobs (educated) and those with really poor jobs (uneducated). Those that can manage to finish HS and get employment in the oil, gas and chemical industries can do well.

People are very friendly in Louisiana, although it takes time to build trust into the inner circle. I have a son that goes to college in Nebraska. Friendly place there too. You will have family there so that would not be an issue.

I will say do not judge Louisiana by New Orleans. It is not representative of the state as a whole.
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I'll be managing her grandpas land. Public schools in Watson area are very good. And Looking to stay working for the state roads side. Supvisor position.
 
KsHusker said:
Florida was alright and amazing in the winter but I wouldnt venture outside of that state. Sure... there's some great people in the South but until everyone my age (35) or older dies we will still have problems with racism. Most of it will/should be wiped out when those presently in their 50's and 60's or older die, that goes for all races. Sad but true fact.
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I will agree racism is much more open and often tolerated in the South, but the mindset is here in the Northern states too.

I really enjoy Florida. Florida gets a whole like the area of GA that you discussed when you get further away from the coastline and tourist areas. Poverty and lack of education is as bad in FL (especially inland) as anywhere in the US. The stars and bars are flown and open racism is present.

Florida landed in the bottom 20 percent of states with an overall graduation rate of 71 percent in 2010-11. Just six states and the District of Columbia had a lower graduation rate than Florida.
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People generalize every state by their worst parts.
 
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