FL draw results are in and my group got drawn. I owe an Osceola tom a big ol' head thump! :funnyturkey:
That also means I get to start my turkey hunting in March. :jackson:
Congrats and good luck!!
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Let the good times roll! :funnyturkey:
Good deal. Congrats!
Congrats and good luck to you. I failed to draw again. :z-winnersmiley:
Me too! Congrats to ya!
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Congrats good luck. I'll be in the woods opening week as well in south florida.
Congrats Tail Feathers!! Glad for you and your crew!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: Shoot me a PM and let me know where you got drawn. If I know the WMA, I'll give you some tips if I can. Maybe we can hook up for bite to eat if you are hunting in my neck of the woods. Let me know.
I got skunked this year for permits, and last year too. >:( Pretty bad when you can't get a decent hunt in your own state!! FWC's permit process stinks, AND they also have tons of prime, public land that's loaded with turkeys where hunters aren't allowed to set foot on.
Same story here in Maryland, without the permits. There are thousands of acres of prime real-estate that is publicly owned that is either off limits to hunting, or is leased out to people to hunt privately.
As far as private land goes, you better have deep pockets, because farmers here make more money on the hunting rights than they do on their crops.
Thanks guys. We drew the season opener for four days.
I can't wait!
Jim, PM at you. :icon_thumright:
Chcltlabz, it's even worse in FLA because we have Osceolas. Between the overdevelopment of FLA, the wealthy businessmen from the big cities and the outfitters leasing up land for their Osceola hunts, the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. You either spend BIG bucks for private land, or you hunt public land.
The public land quota hunt system is whacked. Unless you're putting in for run of the mill land, with mediocre or poor hunting, you can go years trying to draw a permit for good public land. It is very frustrating.
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on December 10, 2014, 07:01:50 PM
Chcltlabz, it's even worse in FLA because we have Osceolas. Between the overdevelopment of FLA, the wealthy businessmen from the big cities and the outfitters leasing up land for their Osceola hunts, the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. You either spend BIG bucks for private land, or you hunt public land.
The public land quota hunt system is whacked. Unless you're putting in for run of the mill land, with mediocre or poor hunting, you can go years trying to draw a permit for good public land. It is very frustrating.
unless you know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows THE guy. thats the way it worked out for us in 13, and was able to hunt it again this past spring. and i think i have found another 600 acres or so if i go back.
scott
We get get drawn every three years. And guest off one another. May have only one year off that WMA. Then you got hunt a romp and stomp that year or go out of state. Which I'm planning for 2016. Which is a whole other thread I'm going to start.
Me too, me too, me too. Sorry Rut, I just had to buddy. :icon_thumright: Not the greatest WMA but we get on the birds every season. Even kicking around the idea of doing the first 9 days.
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on December 10, 2014, 07:01:50 PM
Chcltlabz, it's even worse in FLA because we have Osceolas. Between the overdevelopment of FLA, the wealthy businessmen from the big cities and the outfitters leasing up land for their Osceola hunts, the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. You either spend BIG bucks for private land, or you hunt public land.
The public land quota hunt system is whacked. Unless you're putting in for run of the mill land, with mediocre or poor hunting, you can go years trying to draw a permit for good public land. It is very frustrating.
I feel for you guys, I really do. Part of me thinks I'm jealous of you getting to hunt the bird I'm dying to hunt, but then I think how bad it would be to have to deal with that draw every year. I've been trying to draw for 6 years. Unfortunately I forgot a year in there and lost my preference points. Stupid oversight, but its tough to remember to apply in November.
Worse than that for me, twice I've had guys up on guided goose hunts who were orchard managers. Both times they had land I could come hunt Osceolas, and both times they ended up leaving the hunt before I could get all their contact information. January frost is a big deal to those guys I guess, and unfortunately, I haven't had another FL guy up since.
Even so so WMA's can harbor hidden honey holes. My group hunts several "no quota" walk in WMA's every year and we get ample opportunities. Ol Rut can back me up on this. Scout, scout and scout some more and good luck on your Osceola hunts. :icon_thumright:
True. If you put your time in and scout, scout, scout, then be in the right place at the right time, you can score on a nice Osceola on mediocre land. The problem is that for every time that happens, you spend another 10 hunts getting walked on by idiots with no courtesy.
I guess ole Turkeywhacker has a heck of a lot more patience than I do when it comes to that. ;D That's why I only hunt primo public land for turkeys in Florida. If I don't get drawn, then I go to my lease in Carolina instead. I may not kill a bird there, but at least I don't have my hunt ruined by a Walking Wally.
You are right Rut. I have some serious public land patience. Honestly, I seldom if ever see another hunter other than driving down the roads.
Hey Turkman.....Firedup from the old Wild Turkey Zone. Been lurking over here for a good while but rarely post. I drew tags for Seminole Forest this year...ever hunted there? Looking for pointers, leads, anything at all. If you remember when we all hooked up down there couple years ago for some fun and food, one of my hunting buddies is pretty busted up. Gotta try to find something almost in the road for him. He is getting down now to where a walker mite be necessary. Rut kinda put us on a few (this being one) where there was a decent road system he could use. We finally drew tags after 4 years of applying. So.....any help at all is much appreciated!! Be great to get back down there and maybe meet and greet abit too! LT
I got a second weekend permit as well for a South Florida WMA. I'll be hunting my lease opening weekend!
Never hunted Seminole but heard it's a nice place to hunt. Good luck. Opening week couldn't come fast enough.
No dealings with Seminole Forest here either. Best of luck on your hunt. :anim_25: