Deer Hunting in Florida.....
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Deer Hunting in Florida.....
did not work out to well this weekend in Ocala National Forest
Here is the the mark of a very large black bear.....that is well over 7 foot
I was sitting about 40 yards from this pond....about 18' up in a pine, with the wind in my face.
A sow and here cub came in around 7:45 for a drink. +/- 250 pounds. After they both got there drink...a long one,
I scared them off....
A third bear was a young boar....about 250 pounds as well, came in exactly on the same trails as the sow...
I let him drink his share as well and then told him to beat it.....
but he decided to show his dominance and started really low barking and snapping his jaws....
but he had enough when he could not find me...
the fourth bear was a little smaller....a boar also...
After the forth bear came in it was obvious I was in the wrong spot....
This pond is usually 10 times the size of what you see there.....but we are in a long drought...
and I would have bet my last nickle I was going to see deer here....
Last weekend I sat on a different pond and saw 8 does, 2 small bucks and a pretty good size bear....
On the way out, there was a lot of scat.....Later that same day....about 5 or 6 miles south of there,
sitting on another pond...yep you guessed it....
but this bear did not come in....it stayed in the woods making a racket..eventually caught my wind and left...
Here is the the mark of a very large black bear.....that is well over 7 foot
I was sitting about 40 yards from this pond....about 18' up in a pine, with the wind in my face.
A sow and here cub came in around 7:45 for a drink. +/- 250 pounds. After they both got there drink...a long one,
I scared them off....
A third bear was a young boar....about 250 pounds as well, came in exactly on the same trails as the sow...
I let him drink his share as well and then told him to beat it.....
but he decided to show his dominance and started really low barking and snapping his jaws....
but he had enough when he could not find me...
the fourth bear was a little smaller....a boar also...
After the forth bear came in it was obvious I was in the wrong spot....
This pond is usually 10 times the size of what you see there.....but we are in a long drought...
and I would have bet my last nickle I was going to see deer here....
Last weekend I sat on a different pond and saw 8 does, 2 small bucks and a pretty good size bear....
On the way out, there was a lot of scat.....Later that same day....about 5 or 6 miles south of there,
sitting on another pond...yep you guessed it....
but this bear did not come in....it stayed in the woods making a racket..eventually caught my wind and left...
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
It may not have worked out regarding the deer but I would have happily swapped places with you.....
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
So, when is bear season?
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
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How far away were the bears ?
The camera makes it seem like 300yds........
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How far away were the bears ?
The camera makes it seem like 300yds........
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
What part of the forest are you in? I spend a good bit of time around Hopkins Prairie.
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
You weren't in the wrong spot.. You just had the wrong tag!
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
Bear season was called off this year because of anti hunting BS....crs wrote:So, when is bear season?
Last year there was a quota of 325 bears....or something close to that....and that quota was filled in 2 days...and the season halted.
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
I was approximately 40 yard from the bears....Pete44ru wrote:.
How far away were the bears ?
The camera makes it seem like 300yds........
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I took the pics with my cell phone....
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
If I had a bear tag in my pocket......there would be buffalo standing there...Les Staley wrote:You weren't in the wrong spot.. You just had the wrong tag!
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
Hawkins,Hawkins wrote:What part of the forest are you in? I spend a good bit of time around Hopkins Prairie.
I was just off 33, northwest of Hopkins Prairie, and just south of where they are thinning the forest,
2 1/2 miles south of Salt Springs
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
Sounds like an awesome hunt, Rihm
Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
crs wrote:So, when is bear season?
My thoughts exactly!
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Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
Yep, that's real close to where I like to go. I'll usually go in on the Florida Trail around the prairie, then branch out from there. Very pretty area, though there has been some logging around it. I've seen a bit of bear sign there, but never actually come up on any bruins.RIHMFIRE wrote:
Hawkins,
I was just off 33, northwest of Hopkins Prairie, and just south of where they are thinning the forest,
2 1/2 miles south of Salt Springs
Re: Deer Hunting in Florida.....
I am heading up there again this weekend....saturday...but this time I will be south of Hopkins...Hawkins wrote:Yep, that's real close to where I like to go. I'll usually go in on the Florida Trail around the prairie, then branch out from there. Very pretty area, though there has been some logging around it. I've seen a bit of bear sign there, but never actually come up on any bruins.RIHMFIRE wrote:
Hawkins,
I was just off 33, northwest of Hopkins Prairie, and just south of where they are thinning the forest,
2 1/2 miles south of Salt Springs
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