Were you a country kid, suburban kid, or urban kid.

[flyfisher]

grew up about 5 minutes from philly and have lived multiple places in virginia and was also in west texas for a bit as well.  I wouldn't call where i grew up urban or suburban but my wife thinks where i grew up is totally urban so it is all relative.  I now live in suburbia which is ok since we have two kids but when they get older i would like to move somewhere on the water if possible.

[volzfan59]

I grew up in the Claxton community of Anderson County, TN, Between Oak Ridge and Knoxville, TN. Pretty much in the country, right on Bull Run Creek on Melton Hill Lake. Great place to grow up!

[Bankbeater]

I grew up, and now live in the city, but always felt more at home out in the country. When I retire I want to live somewhere with some reservoirs a couple of hours away. 

[Gundog]

Grew up in a small town not far from where I live today. Just like others from a small town back in the 70's even into the 80's nobody locked their doors at night, we always had the first day of deer season off from school, and it wasn't uncommon for kids to bring a rifle or shotgun to school in their cars or trucks. Grew up hunting and fishing and basically just running around in the woods. I couldn't imagine living in a big city or even a little one. 

[OCdockskipper]

Grew up in densely populated suburbs, but was fortunate to have a couple hundred acres of undeveloped land out our backyard for my first 10 years and my parents buy a second home on the water out at Canyon Lake following that.  Both of those areas allowed a suburban kid to play as if he was out in the country.

 

I have lived in Orange County my entire life, moving south in it as the county grew.  While there are some nice things about living in Southern California and reasons that keep us anchored here, I do enjoy visiting my sisters who live in rural areas of Georgia & Texas respectfully.  Most likely I will retire in a more rural area, preferably in the South.

[Jar11591]

Born and raised in a city of about 75,000 people, and still live there. Even though I live in a very urban area, I’m only a short drive south of the Adirondack mountains which is where I do a lot of my fishing. I’m lucky enough to have a lot of urban fishing areas as well.

[Oregon Native]

Born in country....Oregon and now live in country in Tennessee (blessed).  Have done some city kinda living inbetween.....ugh.

[thinkingredneck]

I appreciate all of the replies.  Please keep them coming.  Now I live in the suburbs one block from a reservoir boat ramp.  We don't have to lock our doors.  Kind of best of both worlds. I am not sure any part of MS is not country except for downtown Jackson.  I guess country is a state of mind.  Downtown Jackson, 10 miles away, you might as well be in Compton.

[N Florida Mike]

Born and raised n the Southside of jax. Fl. I Live 1/2 mile from where I grew up. When I was a kid ,we lived on the edge of suburbs and country. To the south was country,to the north was suburb.

My nature was always looking south. In the 80s they started developing to the south and they are still going as I write. In high school kids regularly brought guns in the truck in case they saw something to pop on the way to school or home. Never any body shot, just a lot of fistfights. Spent much of my time as a young man fishing , hunting ,4 wheeling ,working on my parents friends farm. And one of my best friends lived on a farm like the dukes of hazzard . ( Im pretty sure they based the show on this family ! ) Deep woods were 5 min. away back then. Bears ,deer ,panthers etc.

Glad I got to see old Florida before it changed so much.

But At least I still live on our little lake that hasnt changed much since I started fishing here in the 70s. Its like an oasis of country in the suburbs.

 

[Pro Logcatcher]

Born and raised in the suburbs near Cleveland, Ohio. We moved to North Carolina when I was *** and I have been here ever since.

[Crappiebasser]

I grew up very country. The nearest town was about 400 people and was 15 miles from us. I never had central heat, air conditioning of any kind, or city water until I went to college.

I have lived in Chicago and Atlanta but hated every second of it.

I live in the country now and love it.

[BassNJake]

Country - City - Country

 

Grew up in a rural town about an hour from Cleveland, OH.

Fished a lot with my dad and by myself.

I used to tape my rod to my BMX bike ride to the Cuyahoga river and catch crayfish and hellgrammites.

Then ride up the road to catch bass in the sand pits

 

Went to college at Akron U and lived there for several years also lived in Cleveland while pouring concrete all over northern Ohio.

 

My early to mid 20's I didn't fish as much. usually a trip to the lake was to relax- catch some rays and a buzz.

After moving back to the rural area I grew up in I found tournament bass fishing and it was on.

I lived and breathed bass fishing. Read every article, watched all the shows and spent all my free time on the water

 

Fate took over and I reunited with a girl I went to high school with who had moved to TN.

We live in a very rural community where I have access to 3 boat ramps and 6 lake access points less than ten minutes from the house

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The first time I visited East TN, I felt like I was home.

I love it here and would recommend it to anyone 

[Sam]

New Orleans, a suburban kid, who spent lots of time in the French Quarter with friends.

 

But we fished all over southeast Louisiana, both fresh and saltwater.

 

Love those redfish!!!

[NYWayfarer]

4 hours ago, Pro Logcatcher said:

Born and raised in the suburbs near Cleveland, Ohio. We moved to North Carolina when I was *** and I have been here ever since.

Haha I assume the *** is the number One-Three teen

 

The fishing company and the age banned from this site.

[12poundbass]

24 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

Haha I assume the *** is the number One-Three teen

 

The fishing company and the age banned from this site.

Haha don't ever catch that sized bass. It'll be blocked! ?

[Ratherbfishing]

Country.  Farm, specifically.  Grew cash crops (corn, soybeans, wheat) and raised cattle.  

 

 

[jbmaine]

I grew up in Rye N.H. Back then it was pretty rural, still had a couple of farms with milk cows, chickens, etc. I had the best of both worlds. We lived close enough to the ocean to smell the salt air, and had a camp on a lake in Maine. Spent every minute I could fishing until fall, then tramped thru the fields and marshes for duck, geese, and pheasant. I moved to Maine some 20 yrs ago, but still go to Rye to put flowers on the family cemetery plot. It's gotten so grown up and high scale now I have trouble recognizing most of it.

                                               Jim

[Way north bass guy]

Born and raised in Parry Sound, On. Hometown of the greatest hockey player to ever live, Bobby Orr. 

Grew up about 20 min. out of town on a 120 acre hobby farm with lots of bush around and only 20 min. to Georgian Bay and 10 min. to the Muskoka Lakes with dozens of smaller lakes all around me. An absolutely beautiful, quiet place ( except for some tourists in the summer), and a wonderful place to grow up as a young boy that was stricken very hard with the fishing bug. 

[Pro Logcatcher]

4 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

Haha I assume the *** is the number One-Three teen

 

The fishing company and the age banned from this site.

Huh.. never knew that. You're right, though.

[Al w.]

Grew up in the country. Spent a lot of time as a kid walking around in the pasture with cows, fishing in the creek, and riding bikes with my siblings and cousins. Still in the country with my wife and kids, and a few cows. I am thankful that my kids enjoy being outside as I did. 

[Bluebasser86]

Grew up in small town of St. George, KS. Closest neighbors were my cousins. Learned to ride a bike on a dirt road, played basketball on dirt with a backboard nailed to the front of a barn. Played in the creek, caught crawdads, snakes, and lizards for fun. Ate a lot of wild game and helped on my grandparents farm. I was well aware of where my food came from at a young age. It may not seem fair or humane, but anyone that doesn't live in fairy-tail land knows that nature is never fair or humane either. I do my best when I'm hunting to do so as humanely as possible, and my grandparents always treated their animals as good as they could to the end, but something has to die for most everything to live. 

[Jrob78]

I was born, grew up and still live in the heart of the urban sprawl in Dallas. I have family that live on lake fork and other family that owns land in central tx so I grew up spending a lot of time hunting and fishing in the country. It's not the same as growing up in the country but I was fortunate to have access to it. I will say that some of my very best fishing trips have come within the city limits.

[TOXIC]

Great Topic!!  

 

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska to parents who both left the country to come to the "big city"  My mother from a farm in Morehead, IA and my father from Missouri Valley, IA.  So, while I lived in the "city" I spent my summers with my Grandparents on the farm.  I was joyfully co-raised by Great Grand Parents (dairy farm, Turin, IA) Great Aunt and her husband (row crop farm with a side of chickens and dairy, Castana, IA) Great Uncle and his wife (3 Sections of rotating row crops, Morehead, IA).  My Grandfather was the outdoorsman and went to Canada every year with my Grandmother (Lac La Ronge, Saskatchewan) and I tagged along.  Since striking out on my own I have had a farm in Fremont, IA and lived in big cities (Kansas City, Boston, DC) and for the last 25 years a smaller town in Virginia where the big city is finally making it to my backdoor.  Time to retire soon and I will go where winter can't find me and my boat will be on a lift year round.  

[thinkingredneck]

Bluebasser made the point that I am concerned about.  Those of us in the "fly over" states understand that something dies if you eat.  However, many people don't understand agriculture or hook and bullet outdoor activities.  I am glad to note that many of our members grew up in cities and learned to love hook and bullet outdoor sports.  Maybe my concern is worse than is warranted.  As a veterinarian, I hear a lot of uninformed young people criticize agriculture and by extension hunting and fishing.  Hope they like their veggies.

[A-Jay]

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Grew up in small town of St. George, KS. Closest neighbors were my cousins. Learned to ride a bike on a dirt road, played basketball on dirt with a backboard nailed to the front of a barn. Played in the creek, caught crawdads, snakes, and lizards for fun. Ate a lot of wild game and helped on my grandparents farm. I was well aware of where my food came from at a young age. It may not seem fair or humane, but anyone that doesn't live in fairy-tail land knows that nature is never fair or humane either. I do my best when I'm hunting to do so as humanely as possible, and my grandparents always treated their animals as good as they could to the end, but something has to die for most everything to live. 

 

1 hour ago, thinkingredneck said:

Bluebasser made the point that I am concerned about.  Those of us in the "fly over" states understand that something dies if you eat.  However, many people don't understand agriculture or hook and bullet outdoor activities.  I am glad to note that many of our members grew up in cities and learned to love hook and bullet outdoor sports.  Maybe my concern is worse than is warranted.  As a veterinarian, I hear a lot of uninformed young people criticize agriculture and by extension hunting and fishing.  Hope they like their veggies.

A little something you might enjoy ~ 

A-Jay