May become a flatlander again.......Any Wisconsin Residents out there??

[Steve_Revo_]

I'm a Michigan native who has been in Wisconsin for 23 years. I never thought I would live here but it has turned out to be a nice place to live. Reasonable cost of living, plenty to do, wonderful access to Lake Michigan, very good gun laws, plenty of shooting activities and generally nice people.

 

[BC38]

Interesting to see you use the term flatlander. I thought that was just a northern New England thing, we call everyone south of VT, NH and ME flatlanders. Never been to Wisconsin, but your state dog is my favorite breed, so I love Wisconsin! Except your maple syrup...that's horrible.

WHAAAAT?!? You don't like real maple syrup? I thought everyone liked maple syrup. What do you put on your pancakes?

 

[quikdraw67]

Flatlander in my part of Penn's Woods refers to someone south of the Lehigh Tunnel.
As opposed to River Jumper, which is someone originally from New Jersey or New York.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

If anyone in NE Wisconsin knows of a house/property that might be coming up for sale this spring keep me in mind.

Would very much like to do a CASH by owner deal!!

 

[Kenna]

YUP Call myself a FIP, but only till Im there full time. Wifes going to work a few more years then we will be there full time. Zillows your friend! I look almost every day, I want to be further north in Wi than we are now. Presently south of Milwaukee. Good luck on your search.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

YUP Call myself a FIP, but only till Im there full time. Wifes going to work a few more years then we will be there full time. Zillows your friend! I look almost every day, I want to be further north in Wi than we are now. Presently south of Milwaukee. Good luck on your search.

We watch Zillow regularly and don't expect much to come up until we get closer to spring at this point.

As mentioned, would be advantages to find a BY OWNER deal in the area we are looking......but those are not as common as they once were.

 

[zeke]

We watch Zillow regularly and don't expect much to come up until we get closer to spring at this point.

As mentioned, would be advantages to find a BY OWNER deal in the area we are looking......but those are not as common as they once were.

With the apparent housing shortage in Northern Wi, strongly suspect all the good deals never make it to the advertising stage.

 

[rwsmith]

I asked my bro in Prescott....

.. about the 'conditions' there. I quote:

"Well, you hit a nerve. Californians have flooded in, and the traffic has quadrupled since 2021. The crazy driving and rudeness has dramatically increased."

 

[THREEDFLYER]

.. about the 'conditions' there. I quote:

"Well, you hit a nerve. Californians have flooded in, and the traffic has quadrupled since 2021. The crazy driving and rudeness has dramatically increased."

My wife and I lived in the Prescott area from 2016 to 2022 and it changed dramatically in those 6 short years......and sadly NOT for the better!

Still have some great memories and friends that live there and it's a great place to visit.

 

[smoothshooter]

Missouri is a mostly conservative state, gun-friendly state with lower taxes than most other states.
If you avoid the Boot Heel in SE MO and a few other areas you won't have to live in flat, boring areas.

 

[BC38]

Missouri is a mostly conservative state, gun-friendly state with lower taxes than most other states.
If you avoid the Boot Heel in SE MO and a few other areas you won't have to live in flat, boring areas.

True. The Ozarks are beautiful. Not really what a lot of people think of as mountains so much as BIG hills, but not flat and boring either.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Missouri is a mostly conservative state, gun-friendly state with lower taxes than most other states.
If you avoid the Boot Heel in SE MO and a few other areas you won't have to live in flat, boring areas.

This great country has an amazing variety of terrain that is for sure!

As a Navy brat I have lived in many states from both coasts to the heart of TN and several places in between.

I would stay where I am at here in Salmon Idaho if I could make a living and own my home without a mortgage, but that is not in the cards.

The goal here is to be closer to family, so I will have to make NE Wisconsin work somehow. Unless.....by some miracle the home prices north of us in Ravalli County, MT come back to realistic prices by summer.

As mentioned, I will be able to come back and stay at my good friends ranch to hunt/fish as long as I am physically able to make the trip which will hopefully be many years.

 

[OldYooper]

No worries. Wisconsin is definitely NOT the UP.

You are right, the U.P. is Gods country and some place special.

 

[glowe]

Lived in Michigan since birth and NEVER had a single issue buying, selling, or owning guns. There is NO pistol registration requirement in MI and unless you are a conspiracy theorist, no registration for long guns either. Only a couple cities/counties that have local laws requiring registration but I do not think anyone abides by those requirements and there is no list of what they are??

Purchasing guns require a 4473 which is BATF and a CPL will not need an FFL. A handgun adds a Pistol Purchase Permit. Both these forms stay with local businesses for 4473 and with local law enforcement for a PPP. Overall cost of living in WI is higher than the UP and I would rather be a Yooper than a Cheesehead!

How to buy a gun in Michigan? | [December Updated]

 

[THREEDFLYER]

You are right, the U.P. is Gods country and some place special.

my wife grew up in iron Mountain and we definitely think both the upper peninsula and Wisconsin have beautiful country. That that's not an argument at all.
If it wasn't for the gun laws in Michigan, I would certainly consider living there again

 

[dave1918a2]

If I didn't live here, I'd be in Montana.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

Lived in Michigan since birth and NEVER had a single issue buying, selling, or owning guns. There is NO pistol registration requirement in MI and unless you are a conspiracy theorist, no registration for long guns either. Only a couple cities/counties that have local laws requiring registration but I do not think anyone abides by those requirements and there is no list of what they are??

Purchasing guns require a 4473 which is BATF and a CPL will not need an FFL. A handgun adds a Pistol Purchase Permit. Both these forms stay with local businesses for 4473 and with local law enforcement for a PPP. Overall cost of living in WI is higher than the UP and I would rather be a Yooper than a Cheesehead!

How to buy a gun in Michigan? | [December Updated]

Hey Gary, unfortunately Dickinson County in the upper Peninsula, where my wife's family lives does require you to bring in a list of all Hand guns including serial numbers for their county registration

And they also have a permit to purchase requirement

I'm sure people ignore it but it's not worth the risk for me so we will continue to look in Northeast Wisconsin for a possible place

That said if we do end up in the area, it would be fantastic to meet up and visit!

 

[glowe]

I just do not understand how a county can go against state and federal laws? I have a feeling if anybody cared living down there that these regulations could be overturned. I understand how states can go rogue like MA, NY, WA, CA, etc. without consequences, but not counties. Time gun owners take over the County Board and change the rules.

. . . and by the way, Northern UP from Munising to the Keweenaw to the WI border is not flatland.

 

[THREEDFLYER]

If I didn't live here, I'd be in Montana.

Our first choice is Ravalli County MT just south of the liberal town of Missoula but housing prices are way out of reach at this time.....unless a mobile home on a 1/4 acre next to a landfill for $500K is attractive to you.......

 

[THREEDFLYER]

I just do not understand how a county can go against state and federal laws? I have a feeling if anybody cared living down there that these regulations could be overturned. I understand how states can go rogue like MA, NY, WA, CA, etc. without consequences, but not counties. Time gun owners take over the County Board and change the rules.

. . . and by the way, Northern UP from Munising to the Keweenaw to the WI border is not flatland.

I guess folks in Dickinson county are not concerned with restrictions/regulations on firearms.....

Although not ideal, we may end up living with a family member in that area for a time so we can do some in person research rather than depend on online sources. Not easy to buy land/homes long distance!!