Got drawn for Florida, spring of 15!

[Tail Feathers]

FL draw results are in and my group got drawn.  I owe an Osceola tom a big ol' head thump!

That also means I get to start my turkey hunting in March.

[mgm1955]

Congrats and good luck!!

[stone road turkey calls]

 

[flintlock]

Let the good times roll!   

[Rokhal07]

Good deal. Congrats!

[chcltlabz]

Congrats and good luck to you.  I failed to draw again. 

[Cove]

Me too! Congrats to ya!


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[Gobblerjim]

Congrats good luck. I'll be in the woods opening week as well in south florida.

[RutnNStrutn]

Congrats Tail Feathers!! Glad for you and your crew!! Shoot me a PM and let me know where you got drawn. If I know the WMA, I'll give you some tips if I can. Maybe we can hook up for bite to eat if you are hunting in my neck of the woods. Let me know.

I got skunked this year for permits, and last year too.   Pretty bad when you can't get a decent hunt in your own state!! FWC's permit process stinks, AND they also have tons of prime, public land that's loaded with turkeys where hunters aren't allowed to set foot on.

[chcltlabz]

Same story here in Maryland, without the permits.  There are thousands of acres of prime real-estate that is publicly owned that is either off limits to hunting, or is leased out to people to hunt privately.

As far as private land goes, you better have deep pockets, because farmers here make more money on the hunting rights than they do on their crops.

[Tail Feathers]

Thanks guys.  We drew the season opener for four days.
I can't wait!
Jim, PM at you.

[RutnNStrutn]

Chcltlabz, it's even worse in FLA because we have Osceolas. Between the overdevelopment of FLA, the wealthy businessmen from the big cities and the outfitters leasing up land for their Osceola hunts, the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. You either spend BIG bucks for private land, or you hunt public land.
The public land quota hunt system is whacked. Unless you're putting in for run of the mill land, with mediocre or poor hunting, you can go years trying to draw a permit for good public land. It is very frustrating.

[hootn]

Chcltlabz, it's even worse in FLA because we have Osceolas. Between the overdevelopment of FLA, the wealthy businessmen from the big cities and the outfitters leasing up land for their Osceola hunts, the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. You either spend BIG bucks for private land, or you hunt public land.
The public land quota hunt system is whacked. Unless you're putting in for run of the mill land, with mediocre or poor hunting, you can go years trying to draw a permit for good public land. It is very frustrating.

unless you know a guy, who knows a guy, who knows THE guy. thats the way it worked out for us in 13, and was able to hunt it again this past spring. and i think i have found another 600 acres or so if i go back.

scott

[Gobblerjim]

We get get drawn every three years. And guest off one another. May have only one year off that WMA. Then you got hunt a romp and stomp that year or go out of state. Which I'm planning for 2016. Which is a whole other thread I'm going to start.

[TURKEYWHACKER]

Me too, me too, me too. Sorry Rut, I just had to buddy.  Not the greatest WMA but we get on the birds every season. Even kicking around the idea of doing the first 9 days.