Considering a move to NE Oklahoma any advice?

Piney Woods · #61 01/24/13, 05:07 PM

I have driven through NE Oklahoma a lot and people seem friendly for the most part but I don't have experience living there. I would vote for southwestern Missouri. Everything NE Oklahoma has but more of four seasons and a little cooler summers than NE OK (more trees). And up here in North Missouri we've been very dry with little rain but I regularly see it raining south of here. Some snow - enough to enjoy but usually not enough to cause serious problems.

I suppose if you get close enough to the border, NE OK and SW MO are pretty much the same. Missouri does have income tax, not sure about OK.

You will want to stay away from Texas - I just moved from there. Spring to most people there is one week of dogwood blooms (which are lovely) and in the fall the leaves turn brown and stay on the tree until spring or until they're blown off. Last winter it got down to 10 degrees in Texas but then, doesn't last long. Ice is more a problem than snow.

And my ex-husband and his family grew up in Picher. It became a Superfund Site because of the mining, and also because the town was collapsing into the mines.

FarmboyBill · #62 01/24/13, 06:39 PM

I lived in SW Mo, and you couldnt pay me to go back.

vanet · #63 01/25/13, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FarmboyBill

I lived in SW Mo, and you couldnt pay me to go back.

Why? I know SW OK and NE ok are two different worlds, but what didnt you like?

FarmboyBill · #64 01/25/13, 11:01 AM

I am/was a farmer. I didnt like alla the trees, hills, rock. no view unless one liked trees. Deer in the garden beyond number.

Allen W · #65 01/25/13, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PrairieBelle22

Go for it! I would participate. We should at least keep up with an Okie check in thread. I live 55 miles south of Tulsa near Henryetta but work in Okmulgee, which is just 30 miles south of Tulsa. I work at the conservation district and am willing to help whomever I can with farming, ranching, land and conservation related questions.

Just for the record: I LOVE Oklahoma! I have lived all over and even over seas but I have never regretted returning to this area.

Hot? Heck yeah. But it gets hot all through the south. I prefer a hot summer over a cccold winter. But we get all 4 seasons here, and I like that.

Nice people. OMG! the nicest people in the world live here. Oh yes, there are some grouches. Just smile at them! (They will wonder what you are up to!)

Crime? is bad everywhere. Anytime you get a large population, you are going to have the criminal element.

I could go on.

Belle

Belle we was over to Okmulgee Earlier ckecking OSU Tech out, have a boy planning on going this fall. Defiantly different country then around here. Rolling hills vs plains.

coolrunnin · #66 01/25/13, 01:28 PM

I farmed all my life in SW Mo and NW Ar. it can be done successfully

FarmboyBill · #67 01/25/13, 03:00 PM

I never saw an acre of crops put in in Howell Co. Mo in from 75 to 79

FarmboyBill · #68 01/25/13, 03:00 PM

It was all ranching or dairy farming or logging

coolrunnin · #69 01/25/13, 04:39 PM

We dairied but planted sudan alfalfa some corn but this was for silage and haylage folks have 400 acres.
I'm just over the line in Arkansas and 2 farms in Mo. running cows on 320 acres.

PrairieBelle22 · #70 01/25/13, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Allen W

Belle we was over to Okmulgee Earlier ckecking OSU Tech out, have a boy planning on going this fall. Defiantly different country then around here. Rolling hills vs plains.

What did you think of OSUIT? My son went there. Graduated in 09 on a Friday, started to work in his field on Monday. It worked out extremely well for us. He was able to graduate with no debt by paying his way through school because of the high paying internships. jw, what field is he considering?

Belle

Allen W · #71 01/25/13, 06:55 PM

PrairieBelle

I was impressed, the new nursing building was very impressive. It was nicer then I expected.

He is going for the gas compressor mechanic course. There are already several young men from here going through it. I believe they will have a new building by next fall for this course.

mike3367 · #72 01/25/13, 10:27 PM

okie checking in here too but 2 to 3 hours south of tulsa down here in ada, i got a freind that live in Kansas Oklahoma and i always tell her she live in frozen waste land lol, you can almost bet it 10 degrees warmer here in winter time than up by tulsa, but then it always warmer down are way too. but down here we are central to lots of places. im 3 hours from Dallas hour to okc and 2 plus hours to tulsa and 3 to fort smith ark. and on long weekend i can make to gulf of mexico for the beach in 10 hours!!!

CountryWannabe · #73 01/27/13, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by FarmboyBill

CW U between Bristow and Milfay?

Not sure where Milfay is. I will be about 10 miles SW of Bristow, off Rt 66. Aiming for an April move-in. Mostly fencing and animal shelters left to do now.

Mary

JohnnyColeman · #74 11/26/13, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vanet

As the title says, we are thinking of moving. For us moving will be a MAJOR deal. We have lived here 16 years and have a very well established HS. Solar power, wind power and a vast array of livestock. We are set-up to live very inexpensively. We own three houses that we bought as junk and fixed up to rent. We own a business that is well established in town. Why are moving?? It boils down to weather. We have a 90 day growing season. It drops down to below 0 ten to 20 times a winter, and winter is very long. I am about to turn 50 and the wife is about the same. We figure if we sell everything, with what we have in the bank, we can have a big enough nest egg that we can retire, and devote all our time to building the perfect place. We are thinking if we dont do it now, we wont have the strength in a couple of years. The problem is we just arnt sure where. We have considered Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma. We are looking for a 4 season climate, with the lows in the 20's instead of below 0, and the highs in the 90's instead of 110. We would like to live somewhere that gets enough rainfall on average that not too much irrigation is required. Northeastern OK seems to fit the bill. Does anyone have any first hand experiance with the area or can think of another area that would work. Thanks in advance for the input.

I suggest an extended visit first. My niece finds it much slower here than Seattle, WA. She is still adjusting.

bentleywarren · #75 12/12/13, 06:20 PM

I have lived in SE Oklahoma for 26 years, and I'll probably stay here until I die. It's not perfect, but it's a lot closer than some other places. Oklahoma probably allows landowners more freedom than most states. For the most part, if you own the land, you can do what you want to do with it, and no one is likely to harass you.

As other posters have mentioned, there is a wide swing in temperatures from summer to winter. Spring can be really short, and fall is usually the most moderate. Summer gets too hot for most vegetables that rely on pollination, but watermelon, cucumbers, cantaloupe, squashes, okra, and sweet potatoes normally do well. Fall is good for cabbage, broccoli, turnips, etc.

Sunflowerhill : You and I must be neighbors, as I too live between Antlers and Oklahoma.

FarmboyBill · #76 12/12/13, 08:49 PM

I was saying today, Dec 12th, that, I can take a lot of summer before I think ive had enough. It don't take NO time of being cold before ive had enough.

joebill · #77 12/12/13, 09:31 PM

The folks I bought this place from were oklahoma bound with the money, but they moved back here after one summer, on account of chiggers.....

......i thought that was kind of a shallow excuse, but the lady claimed to have aquired 237 of them in one sitting on the grass and was packing the next day. YMMV.........

.......Joe

FarmboyBill · #78 12/12/13, 10:03 PM

yup. Theys here, unless u got chickens. They don't bother me around the barnyard. I do as much repair work setting/lying on the grass as possible and/or needed. No problems with Chiggers and only had I think 3 tics this year.

bentleywarren · #79 12/12/13, 11:01 PM

Chiggers and ticks can both be bad around here. I have had as many as 50 - 60 ticks on my legs at the end of the day. After a while, you learn to avoid places where cattle tend to lie down to rest, and also avoid places that could be natural havens for rabbits and other wild animals, as they tend to be heavily populated with the little varmints. On the bright side, fire ants moved into this area about ten years ago, and as soon as the fire ant populations built up, the tick populations dropped drastically. I don't know which is worse, and it would be good if I didn't have to deal with either, but there does seem to be an inverse relationship between the fire ants and the ticks.

am1too · #80 12/12/13, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vanet

As the title says, we are thinking of moving. For us moving will be a MAJOR deal. We have lived here 16 years and have a very well established HS. Solar power, wind power and a vast array of livestock. We are set-up to live very inexpensively. We own three houses that we bought as junk and fixed up to rent. We own a business that is well established in town. Why are moving?? It boils down to weather. We have a 90 day growing season. It drops down to below 0 ten to 20 times a winter, and winter is very long. I am about to turn 50 and the wife is about the same. We figure if we sell everything, with what we have in the bank, we can have a big enough nest egg that we can retire, and devote all our time to building the perfect place. We are thinking if we dont do it now, we wont have the strength in a couple of years. The problem is we just arnt sure where. We have considered Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma. We are looking for a 4 season climate, with the lows in the 20's instead of below 0, and the highs in the 90's instead of 110. We would like to live somewhere that gets enough rainfall on average that not too much irrigation is required. Northeastern OK seems to fit the bill. Does anyone have any first hand experiance with the area or can think of another area that would work. Thanks in advance for the input.

All things considered I think it would be an excellent choice. Good proximity to most amenities, culture and economy. I live in east central OK and am reasonable content. It is slightly warmer with a little less but adequate water. Slightly better amenities. Better access to major highways.