Florida Hunters
 

I'm trying to meet other hunters from Florida who are interested in deer, hog, squirrel hunting. None of my friends are interested in hunting and usually resort to hunting alone or with a guide/outfitter. I would like to find people to hunt with on public land or join a lease.

Thanks for any replys.

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What part of Florida are you located?

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i'm in central florida.....near orlando.....hunt strictly WMA's.......where are you at?

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I'm in north central along the Suwannee River.

wher in Fla. are you?

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I'm in nw fl. and hunt both fl. and Ga.

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South Floridian hunter here. I, too hunt the WMAs in the area. Private land is hard to find here, let alone anyone else to hunt with.

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NW Florida just under Tallahassee. Lots of PUbllic land up here.

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I'm from Ocala, Fl and hunt Georgia. I have one opening in our club left for 2004/2005. You can email me if you like at [email protected]. The lease is in Stewart Co.

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Im from Jacksonville & hunt the WMA's & a small club in Jasper, FL.

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I live in Central Fl, but work in SWFL....

Hunt the WMA's and whatever ranch land or citrus groves I can permission on.... havent had time this year to search...

Always looking for someone new to hunt with and exchange lies er ah stories....

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i live near brandon dont like dealing with wma's hunt my uncles friends place

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Well hey guys im new to hunting in FL. I hunt with bow, and Rifle currently looking for someone from Miami to About Ocala to share a great time in the outdoors and learn from each other.Will make some sacrifice to go up as far north as possible which wont be 2 much trouble;). If anyone is intrested in trying to set up a hunt in some Pub. land well do. Thanks all for taking some time to read this reply. See u guys around.

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I live north of Tampa. I hunt in Appalacola and hunt in Ga. This will be my first year hunting in Ga. I am pumped for this season. Bow season starts 9-11-04 in Ga. I can hunt in FL in the NW zone until the begining of Feb. That's 5 months of hunting. You gotta love that.

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Big man, I live in Extreme southern Florida just like you. I hunt from Homestead, alligator alley, (bear island and turner river unit). Bull Creek, Green swamp and beyond up through Alabama and now:D Georgia. Let me know what you're looking for.

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DHF:KYLEN ever think of hunting West palm J.W Corbett or any of the State parks? If u do let me know which ones u like to hunt in. Im thinking of going to J.W Corbett but with this hurricane i would have to wait.

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I live in altha (40mi. north east of panama city) and do most of my hunting on familys property and WMA`s

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OH cool Rusty how many acres does ur family own and what WMA's do u go to?

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My uncle has a little over 300 acres that he manages along with his neighbor who has several hundred more acres and I have a friend a little ways down the road with 500 acres that I hunted most of the time last year But we had some problems with his neighbors last year that he had also given permission to hunt his property also so i probably wont hunt there this year but I usually Hunt econfina WMA its about a 10min. drive from my house and its an awesome turkey spot

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Ranger I hear its getting harder to get a permit for econfina or maybe thats just in the dog hunt area. I haven't hunted it in several years but there where some nice bucks up there. If you hear of any leases up that way let me know, I have one in St. Joe but would rather have one up around Jackson or N. Washington counties.

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That must be for dog permits I herd they were cutting back on them for econfina all you have to do is go get a $25 permit at walmart or where ever and it covers all managment areas in florida(use to be about $50 for 2 different management area permits) and they have the quota hunt permits I got a early gun season one last year and a muzzle loading permit in the fitzu carter(sp?) area on the other side of 20 I think the biggest deer shot in 2000 or 2001 was shot up there at econfina, But its hard to find good spots up there, every where by the creek in the oaks is all non hunting areas and the spot I hunted last year is now a huge logged field so its getting worse and worse I wanted to get a lease this year but ran into some financial trouble and had to hold off but I should have one next year, Theres usually several leases listed in the news paper but most of them I had called on were near ebro.

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Yeah big man, I have thoght about hunting in J. W. but decided against it. Due to too many hunters. The places that I've hunted so far down south like, WMA: Turner River Unit and Bear Island. Homestead also, I've only seen hunters at the gate not out in the Theater of operations.;);)

When I got my turkey last season coming out of Turner River Unit I meet a fellow hunter that had come from hunting at J. W. and was complaining about how crowded it was. But with all that said, many people love the place.

There's also, WMA: Holylands, Rotenburege(sp). Bull Creek and Green swamp. Really, there are alot of public hunting available to you if you're willing to deal with some cross over hunters. It's never really bothered me, but some people arn't geared for it.

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Oh thats cool DHF i know J.W Corbett has high pressure but i dont know of any other good state parks around my area. I live in Miami. What part of FL are u located in? Maybe if u would like we can set up a hunt. Let me know what u think.

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I live in Western Pembroke Pines all the way out by US 27 and Holiday Park. Have plans on doing alot of hunting this year. Had plans on hunting today out in the Big Cypress but Frances screwed that up.

No problem setting up a hunt if you want. Have plans on hunting Hogs, Quail, Dove, Ducks, Deer, and my favorite, TURKEY. YEAH BABY.

Now if you're looking for "Joe Pro" hunter and quide, I'm not the guy. I just got started two years ago. Built 2 duck hunting boats and now completing my "cork" decoy rig. but I'm main lining now on this hunting thing. Self employed father of 3 and have been working 7 days aweek since May to pay for my upcoming hunts. I basically hunt with my father,(66yrs old) and my sons,(15, and 12). My father has a neighbor, (Bob from FP&L), who has re-taken up duck hunting after a 20yr hiatis. Nice fella, and a family man.

Let me know if you would like to get together and talk about any possible plans on hunts. We go low budget and low pressure.

Here's some examples: Slept in the back of a van while hunting Green swamp and Bull creek for turkeys last year. Got rear ended by a migrant worker so I had to use my 14' canoe and a trolling motor and 2 batteries so I could still hunt to the end of last duck season. It was slow but I really wanted to get out there and hunt. I called it silent running. Little spooky, when you factor in the gators. I slipped right up on them before they new it. Scared the holy ho ha out of me at o dark thirty, so decided to slide along the edge of the canal from them on.

Got a dog, Chocolate lab fem. Trained to the Walters video. She's pretty good.

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Hey Dhf the low budget is a good thing no problem with having to pass trouble sometimes everything in life aint smooth u have to take some sacrafice sometimes and i like the way u think about that. Yes i would like to set up a hunting trip. And no im not looking for no "Joe Pro" lol im not a pro myself or not close 2 be either lol recent to hunting as u so we can maybe help each other out and learn from our mistakes like we all commit. Well if u could E-Mail me at [email protected] we can talk it in more detail and in private. Im looking forward to see if we can plan something. lets see how it goes.

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Ranger if you wont I'm sure there is a spot in our lease that will open next year, its right at the White City bridge but that maybe a little far for you. Its got plenty of hogs and some decent deer. Had a real nice 9point killed last year and the bucks are getting better.

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Thanks for the offer Ill keep it in mind, Im still not real sure on what all will be going on since Ill be going to gulf coast in the spring and im not real sure what ill get as far as grants and all so im not sure how my financial status will be around that time. But thanks for the offer

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Heya guys......


I am located in Jacksonville and a serious bowhunter........ Id love to find someone to hunt with.

Anyone know the Osceola Forest ? Whats Big Gum Swamp like ??

Id like to go on a scouting trip there soon.........

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My wife works at Gulf Coast and my niece is in her first year there.

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I also live in Miami and would like to find some places to hunt. DHF:KYLEN, where in Homestead? On the base? It's only 20 miles away from me.

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eightwgt
I'm in Jax also where do you hunt & what part of town are you on?

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Im from Sarasota and am looking for private land to hunt hog deer turkey. Have hunted WMAs but find the preasure a little heavy. Has anyone tried float hunting in fl and is it legal? used to do it in Michigan,awesome way to sneak up on critters! Willing to pay or swap work,grew up on farm can do just about anything,from painting to electrical and plumbing. Currently own lawn and pool serv. and painting buisness.

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Id be interested in huntin with ya,lived in fl. for 20 yrs. Hunted here about 12 yrs. Grew up in the thumb of mich. and did alot of huntin there. Pheasant,deer,fox coon black bear in the up and jackrabbits or snowshoe hare. Very safe hunter thats a must for me ive hunted with some real winners. let me know. Lost all my hunting land in sarasota area to development.!#!#*#!

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Hey - Better late than never..... Read the thread and am in Pompano Beach looking for hunting partner for WMA's or other land access. Am an old dog but have ammo, camo and grit to go.

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Hey Everready - did that in the Adirondaks of NY.... and am going to try and do it here in FL... if I can ever find the time between hurricane repairs..

SJWMD and SFWMD opened up some land along the Kissimmee river to public hunting and its only accessible via boat, neighbor and I are planning on it after we fix our houses.

Check the regs, its only illegal if you have a motor and am underway... can you read canoe??

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Read the regs closer. If someone is paddling then that canoe is underway. All motion is to be stopped. A sailboat? the sails must be furled and forward motion must be stopped.

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There's the frog pond way down by you. I have dove hunted on a farmers private land the last two years. Heck of a nice man but you have to ask his permission each year.

Did a job for a co-workers friend this year and he said I and , who ever, in my party could dove, quail, and hog hunt on his land. Yeah baby. I'll call him in the next 3 days and let you know, just in case your interested.

I hunt ducks in the glades, Holiday park and Sawgrass. Teal, blue and green. Florida mallard. Turkeys all over. Plan on expanding my hunting areas this year. Put in for alot of special permits this year. Fingers crossed.

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. Due to the f ing hurricanes I've been on overload at work.

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i also live in central florida (lake county). i hunt the ocala national forest, paisley, green swamp, richloam, seminole forest, rock springs run, dexter mary farms and lake george wma's. i'm always looking for new hunt'n buddies if anyone's interested.

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I'm in Jacksonville, but I grew up in Missouri. I hunted from the time I was 12 until I joined the Navy at 19. I'd liek to get back into the Hunt.

I re-started my collection of firearms too. I've got a Mossberg 500 12 guage and a NOrinco Ak-47 here in Jax. When I return from deployment, I'll retreive my .22 and my 30-30.

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Not this season, but maybe next season! I am moving to Lake county next August or September, just in time for hutning season. I really need someone to explain the WMA permitting process to me.

Chubber

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I'm in NW Florida in Pensacola there are several public hunting opportunities here.