Bicycling in Florida

[camotoe]

Was out in big cypress yesterday very very dry.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Delmar ODonnell]

Love reading these posts about Florida and seeing the pictures. I am truly intrigued by the swamp country.

I just got back last night. It was such a great experience. 6 days of hard hunting, and I did not hear a single gobble. I was consistently on turkey sign, but I couldn't find one that wanted to gobble. I was able to call in/put my eyes on 8 hens, 3 Jake's, and what could have been a gobbler but was most likely another Jake. I was able to get my first Osceola in the form of one of these Jakes, and I'm more proud of him than any turkey I've shot.

Big Cypress is quite the humbling place, but I can't wait to return.








Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Spurs Up]

Congrats DO! That must have been very gratifying after all your prep and hard work. 

[ddturkeyhunter]

Congrats, on your jake next time it can be a long beard. My first Osceola was a jake also, but mine came in strutting and gobbleing and flopped on the ground just like a big boy. That being said he was legal and after traveling 1900 miles and my first osceola I too could not have been more proud. And It was a PUBLIC LAND BIRD. Been back a few time since and have shot six public land long beards since. CONGRATS

[derek]

Congrats Delmar!