>>2454957Your definition of “out” must be pretty narrow. Really the only thing you can do much of is hiking (which is limited in Louisiana, only OK in Alabama, and pretty much non-existent in Mississippi), or anything involving mountains.
Louisiana has some of the best fishing in the country, and Mississippi is up there as well. Kayaking down one of the multitude of serene, abandon rivers is unbeatable. The cypress swamps are truly remarkable. Fishing in a brackish marsh is incredible (and a kayak can launch from anywhere). If you’ve got the money you can get into any of the bays and bayous, or venture further into the Gulf and fish deeper waters.
LA and MS boast some of the densest white tail dear populations in the country. Turkey hunting is pretty good too. You know those ducks that “fly south for the winter?” Where do you think they go? And hunting season is in “winter,” where lows don’t always dip below freezing. Also hog hunting.
Bird watching is always going to be better in coastal areas. Entomology and herpetology will always be better in a swamp. There are 48 species of snakes in Louisiana, which is a tiny state compared to Texas (62) and Nevada (52).
Alabama has 170 miles of the Pinhoti trail as well as the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River (Sipsey Wilderness). Most of it is abandoned. While the normies are crowding Pensacola, Orange Beach and Gulf Shores are just as white and just as beautiful.
The beautiful thing about hiking in any of these states is that basically no one else does it. There’s a 30 mile loop in central louisiana that I’ve done a few times, and over the three days of hiking it takes I often don’t see anyone.
It’s hot tho.
