I am not near Gainesville....But I am a gator....Graduated in 83!
I'm south of Daytona Beach..and do most of my hunting around here and in my club, northeast of Ocala...You might want to venture out west of town....towards newberry or alachua...Got my bird dog...an english
setter from cedar ridge kennels in newberry...I think they still have a quail
hunt operation...Florida has over a million acres of public land...all you have to do is get a quota permit....Go to myfla.com to get the info..
But you should look into getting into a hunt club....Check out the local gun range and ask around....pick up a copy of woods and water...or
go to the local gun shop...Someone will hook you up with something..