Wish I could afford to hop on back to Ohio for a quick hunt but sadly that isn't going to be possible.
Alpine, Thanks for the advice, luckily I already have a thermacell and pretty much knew moving down here required a good pair of snake boots; I've been researching and shopping for those already.
Until I find some private land to hunt on I'm looking at public only. Any thoughts on the Ocala National? I'm a 45 min drive south of there and I believe that is a management area. I've poked around on the fwc site some and it has a lot of useful info but there's nothing better than hearing it from a fellow hunter and I thank you.