Remark about hunting in New York reminds me of what I thought NYS was like before I moved there. I lived in upstate about 100 miles north of NYC and near the Vermont, Mass, and Conn state lines. The only better hunting I ever experienced was when I lived in northern Idaho. Fishing likewise. Cheap membership at gun clubs with unlimited shooting and hunting access ($40/year plus two work days improving the habitat and ranges). Lots of public land and most of the State parks open to hunting in season.
Their gun laws suck, but then, now I live in CA....