Moved and looking for land to hunt

HALL,AUSTIN · August 5, 2013, 06:44 AM

I've moved from NC to south Florida. I am looking for somewhere to hunt feral hogs. I'd appreciate the chance to hunt new game and maybe keep hog population down. I have a bow, pistol, shotgun and an AR.

BigD_in_FL · August 5, 2013, 06:41 PM

There are several gun clubs as well as a lot of ranches. You might contact local FDOW office where you live - they may have some pointers.

Art Eatman · August 5, 2013, 07:58 PM

You can learn the state areas from the wildlife folks; they have a website. You can even buy a license online. (I got a non-resident fishing license, that way.)

A monthly hunting/fishing news magazine is Woods 'N Water.

www.woodsnwater.net

Rmart30 · August 5, 2013, 10:02 PM

Craigslist .... always clubs looking for members on there, or post asking for landowners with hog problems.

Bullcamp82834 · August 6, 2013, 07:12 PM

Watch out for pythons.

BigD_in_FL · August 6, 2013, 08:06 PM

Pythons leave you alone; damn cottonmouths chase after you - and gators during mating season are nothing to tangle with

allaroundhunter · August 6, 2013, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BigD_in_FL

Pythons leave you alone; damn cottonmouths chase after you - and gators during mating season are nothing to tangle with

I don't have experience with pythons, but the part about cottonmouths and gators is straight truth. I even had a cottonmouth come right at me last weekend. He would've kept coming, too, if I hadn't gotten the 12 ga swung around on him.

HALL,AUSTIN · August 6, 2013, 11:34 PM

They don't usually bother me. But I've killed a couple at work in the past few months. A shovel usually fixes them.

globemaster3 · August 8, 2013, 09:44 AM

+1 to staying away from the cottonmouths and especially the gators when Steve Spurrier was their coach... Oh wait, we are talking real gators. Yep, during mating season the lizards get a little uppity about interlopers. If you hear the sound of someone gunning a small outboard in short spurts, run faster than the guy next to you!

HALL,AUSTIN · August 8, 2013, 09:09 PM

That's good to know about the gators.

August 5, 2013, 06:44 AM	#1
HALL,AUSTIN Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2011 Location: asheville north carolina Posts: 556	Moved and looking for land to hunt I've moved from NC to south Florida. I am looking for somewhere to hunt feral hogs. I'd appreciate the chance to hunt new game and maybe keep hog population down. I have a bow, pistol, shotgun and an AR.

August 8, 2013, 09:44 AM	#9
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	+1 to staying away from the cottonmouths and especially the gators when Steve Spurrier was their coach... Oh wait, we are talking real gators. Yep, during mating season the lizards get a little uppity about interlopers. If you hear the sound of someone gunning a small outboard in short spurts, run faster than the guy next to you! __________________ NRA Life Member "We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control."

August 5, 2013, 06:41 PM	#2
BigD_in_FL Junior member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: The "Gunshine State" Posts: 1,981	There are several gun clubs as well as a lot of ranches. You might contact local FDOW office where you live - they may have some pointers.

August 5, 2013, 07:58 PM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	You can learn the state areas from the wildlife folks; they have a website. You can even buy a license online. (I got a non-resident fishing license, that way.) A monthly hunting/fishing news magazine is Woods 'N Water. www.woodsnwater.net

August 5, 2013, 10:02 PM	#4
Rmart30 Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2008 Posts: 602	Craigslist .... always clubs looking for members on there, or post asking for landowners with hog problems.

August 6, 2013, 07:12 PM	#5
Bullcamp82834 Member Join Date: July 31, 2013 Location: Buffalo, WY Posts: 94	Watch out for pythons.

August 6, 2013, 08:06 PM	#6
BigD_in_FL Junior member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: The "Gunshine State" Posts: 1,981	Pythons leave you alone; damn cottonmouths chase after you - and gators during mating season are nothing to tangle with

August 6, 2013, 11:34 PM	#8
HALL,AUSTIN Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2011 Location: asheville north carolina Posts: 556	They don't usually bother me. But I've killed a couple at work in the past few months. A shovel usually fixes them.

August 8, 2013, 09:09 PM	#10
HALL,AUSTIN Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2011 Location: asheville north carolina Posts: 556	That's good to know about the gators.