>>2726016You're not really getting that rural until you hit south Dakota. You'll be fine though. I've been a fire lookout in the past in some of the most rural parts of the US where the nearest building was a 1 and a half hour drive. I've met weird people but your average murderer isn't going people hunting in the woods. You're safer from 2 legged creatures out there than you are in most us major cities. I've been shooting out in the middle of nowhere and most the people are just good old boys having fun. I've met people without a second tooth in their mouth that just wanted to drive an f150 up a gravel pit or bullshit and have a good time. It's not like deliverance.
The only thing I would be concerned of is walking into a drug farm of some kind but you aren't going to find that in South Dakota most likely unless it's meth. From what I heard most meth comes from cartel now anyways. Just avoid private property.
Most the red areas in Midwest are reservations. In other places it's cities. Southern US has a lot of black people. 13% of population committing 53% of murders last I checked. Just is what it is and one of those things to keep in mind. Most people just want to be left alone or bullshit a little and for meeting randos in the forest I've never met anyone I felt was out to get me even though at first it will feel like Johnny redneck is coming to make you squeal.