This will be my first season and I'm going to Ocala in Nov...but I would like to know how is the hunting n S FL (Everglades, Holey Land, etc). It is all wet? Do u really need air boats, boats or atv's to get there, or u can walk?
i have some extended family that lives in west palm, they hunt the corbet management area, they've actually killed some decent bucks already this archery season.
I just moved to SW Florida last year and this was my first year hunting down here. I didnt apply for any quota permits becuase I still travel to my dad's lease in Central Florida. I hunted in Picayune Strand in archery since there is not a quota permit requirement and was able to take 4 point opening day. It doesnt have a huge rack but it is my first archery deer and my first public land deer.
I never stepped in a drop of water that day (spot and stalk). I know it has been fairly dry but there are plenty of dry areas when it is a wet season. I always wear snake boots so I am not to concerned about them.
If you see a gator, dont walk up to it. If water is over shin/knee deep, I dont walk through it unless it is just a ditch. Dont walk through spiders webs, carry a thermo cell and buy a bug tamer jacket.
Definelty check out Big Cypress and the other local areas. There seems to be less people down here than the Central Florida WMA which I enjoy.
Where to hunt in south FL?
