Is where I ended up deciding to hunt next year, to complete my slam. For those of you that have hunted Glades county, are there a lot of birds in general? I have no idea (other than bugs, snakes and gators) what to expect since I haven't been.
Yup!!! Glades county is full of birds.
Quote from: eorlando on March 02, 2016, 12:16:44 PM
Yup!!! Glades county is full of birds.
Good deal! I decided on the south zone to hunt "old Florida" and to hopefully kill a true black colored Osceola.
I hunted Florida a few years. You need a good set of water proof boots, lots of bug spray ( take a bath in it, good thing turkeys dont smell well) There are lots of snakes there, I ran into pigmy rattlers alot, but they are really not agressive. You will need an elevated turkey seat, lots of times the ground is wet. One cool trick I learned is there are alot of palmetto bushes, you can cut several of them in an angle and shove them in the ground. Wala instant ground blind. Another thing I noticed, the Toms are not very vocal once off the roost. Ive had them just sneak in on several hunts and have the gun resting in my lap. Its been years since I was there, but I remember how peaceful the Floida swamps and Oak Groves were. Good Luck.
yes, private land... 6 miles from Lake Okechobee
My lease is in Glades county but I like hunting the southernmost gobblers of Big Cypress