I also have thought about moving out of CA. There are many things to consider depending on your age, marital status, kids, employment, cost of housing and the list goes on.
Now that I am retired I would truly love to move to Idaho. The area around Salmon is fantastic, but homes are getting expensive. I have considered Pocatello because housing is very affordable there but it does get very cold during the winter.
Then I think about my ranch here in Calaveras county, D5. I have been able to kill a buck every year since I was 10 years old, if I wanted to, and I have killed many. The bear population is exploding here now and turkey hunting couldn't get any better.
Anyway, what I am tiring to say is it is a very hard decision to pick up and move. We can always hunt out-of-state and still keep what we have. If I lived in so cal or a big city, I would already be gone.