re: 2020 hunting trips

Last year I hunted 6 states and drove over 10k miles. A new business this year will trim that down, home much I don't know.

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Geese are a different story. You need a lot of gear and a lot of scouting.

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I have a pretty decent goose field spread and its only a 13 hour drive for me....if you are interested and think you may have the hook up I'm just saying....

There is also some good waterfowling about 5 hours south of Edmonton and 2 hours south of Calgary. There are way less people hunting that area and the Farmers are mostly immigrants and very open to the idea of your hunting on their place in exchange for a share in the harvest. Communication can be tricky but the point usually is pretty evident....

That's awesome. I've hunted Oklahoma twice for whitetail. It's a great state.

Has anyone ever tried to hunt Osceolas on Florida WMAs? It sounds like they’re incredibly crowded but I can’t really see paying that much for an outfitter when I want to do it myself anyway.

I’m considering an attempt at a slam next year and think I may be able to swing the Merriam and Rio combo in my regular two week late April trip. It won’t be easy but it seems like Florida is the bigger challenge.

Yes, it actually is with eagle lakes. We are not staying in their cabin but will be doing 3 days of goose/duck hunting with them. Really excited to try out the pacific flyway.

Otc Elk in Colorado. Should draw a deer tag.. 2 Weeks from now ill be in Rocksprings chasing low fence axis. Then the standard East Texas national forest for whitetail..

Who do you hunt axis with? We had a trip postponed this spring in Kerrville.

Psa

Buy your plane flights now for your trips. Dirt cheap

Got a flight to Colorado non stop round trip for 250

Flight to Bozeman 1Stop round trip for 400

You can stuff meat in a styrofoam ice chest as and pay for it is as checked luggage way cheaper than drivinf

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Has anyone ever tried to hunt Osceolas on Florida WMAs? It sounds like they’re incredibly crowded but I can’t really see paying that much for an outfitter when I want to do it myself anyway.

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Killed a few on public land including one this Spring.

Pros - Several of the WMA’s have really good turkey populations and relatively high success rates. Some as high as 30-40%.

Cons - Everybody feels the same way you do. A few WMA’s have General Seasons where you just can just show up. Same with some of the National Forests. The vast majority are by quota hunt permits only.

The most desirable WMA’s typically need one or two preference points. This year I needed two to draw a permit for Caravelle Ranch which is not the most coveted tag by any means. So even if you started drawing permits this Fall you’d been looking at a hunt in 2022 or 2023.

As a Florida resident who’s harvested a few dozen Osceolas I tell people this. Even the best WMA’s have a 30-40% success rate. And to draw a permit you’ll wait at least two years. The math says odds are you won’t be successful when you do draw a WMA quota tag. So then you’ll try again and come back in 2-3 years. The math only then says your odds are better than 50%. That’s 5 years of waiting and drawing to get a 50/50 chance of getting your bird.

My suggestion; just buy a hunt. Get a reputable outfitter and bag one the first time. Better yet, hire an Outfitter and do a DIY public land hunt the same week. You can take 2 per season here in FL. The quality of hunting is infinitely better on private land. If you want some leads for outfitters or where to apply for tags shoot an email to myusername^^^ @hotmail

I put 10 days of supplies on my back when I go.