Thanks for all the great responses Chuck.

Your welcome sir..

I like to think that I'm a pretty good hunter with about 15 years of experience hunting everything from Groundhogs to Deer and everything in between.
I hear that..I 've shot a few groundhogs myself in PA LOL

I've got a few buck under my belt and have averaged at least 1 deer per year hunting. (lots of Doe in PA). I've got a lot of experience that may or may not transfer to the hunting in FL, but I'm looking forward to next season and testing my skills. After some scouting over the spring and summer, I hope to find a nice area to hunt and hopefully, come hunting season, it's not someone elses spot already.That will be a challenge in itself..If you are closer to Three Lakes ..you would be better off to hunt there..a lot less hunters and IMHO more opportunity for a shot. The Green Swamp is nuts on weekends..After 7:30 AM some begin target practicing..

I don't want to be the guy that steals someone's spot.

Another question: Do people get together and put on drives? Sounds like a lot of people just climb up their tree and wait there for a deer to move in. Some do drive but most sit in a tree..



In PA, driving is often the only way to get the deer moving and get some action after the first day of the season. I've shot a lot deer that have been the result of a successfully organized drive. I've only been on one deer drive..and it was my last hunt at Three Lakes.this year.A father and son I had just met said.." Chuck, you stand on the other end of this cypress dome..I think there are hogs in there." I said "OK" no sooner do I get set up I hear BOOM ! BOOM!. I had just met these guys and thought they were shooting ro scare something...certainly they didn't shoot anything. 15 minutes later BOOM! ..5 minutes later they are dragging 2 hogs LOL 1/2 of it is in my freezer..So driving does work Both guys had seen the hogs feeding on the edge og the dome and shot them while they fed. Here is a picture of them and their hogs.