Florida Deer Hunting


JessicaRae

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Just curious as to where in FL do Jessica and '97 hunt? I'm between Gainesville and Tallahassee. I have hunted in more or so Ocala and north.

I live in Port Charlotte area, but I am looking to hunt anywhere in the state. I have been told that the deer are bigger farther north and in central part of the state. Right now I am just wanting to learn down here.

We just got back from 2 weeks in CO and my husband had a successful bear hunt, I was able to shoot at a bear and a cow. With the cow I had a bow malfunction :mad: she walked up to me 20 yards away and was just standing there. The bear I didn't adjust enough for the decline in the mountain skimmed his back and had an arrow full of bear fur. :no:

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In northern fl you can use the oaks as a food source where in southern fl it is harder to find the food like up north so its more of natural funnels. Also in Fl you are allowed to hunt over bait if you have been feeding atleast 6 months prior to when you hunt

I guess I need to find some private land to make my life a little easier :D

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Haha i hunt public land. I'd say next year apply for quotas. There are also hunts in north florida that you pay the outfitter so a plot of land for 5 days and you can hunt it. They show you some good spots and let you set up and hunt. Im actually going on one the day after christmas. Its 500 bucks and its by southern arrowhead outfitters. They do hunts in ohio too. It is like a 90% shot opportunity on the first day. They only do 3 hunts a year though and its all archery. So there is almost no pressure seeing that all the hunts are almost a month almost a month apart. And there is hogs too.

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Yea it oughta be fun. Im not sure if they have any spots left but look them up they put up some trail cam pics on their website. And if you are willing to try to go this year then just call or email them and ask. They might still have spots im not sure

Checked their website last night they have quite a few hunts still open rang from 495-595 I didn't realize that you got the opportunity to take so many hunting on their land. Buck/2does/ and a hog. I think its a **** of a deal.

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