WE OFFER SOME OF THE BEST OSCEOLA WILD TURKEY HUNTING TO BE FOUND. FLORIDA TURKEY HUNTING IS A CHALLENGE BUT ALSO EXTREMELY REWARDING. YEAR ROUND FOOD PLOTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING OF QUALITY HIGH PROTEIN, HIGH FAT FEEDS SUCH AS SUNFLOWERS MAKE OUR WILD TURKEYS A BIT MORE PREDICTABLE. SPRING FOOD PLOTS PRODUCE AN ABUNDANCE OF INSECTS TO MEET THE PROTEIN NEEDS OF POULTS, WHICH IN TURN GROW INTO LARGE, BEAUTIFUL OSCEOLAS.
WE OFFER FALL TURKEY HUNTING AND SPRING TURKEY HUNTING.
EACH GUEST IS TREATED TO ONE ON ONE ATTENTION.
OUR GROUNDS ENCOMPASS OVER 800 ACRES & ARE SURROUNDED BY OVER 5,000 ACRES OF NON HUNTED LAND. YOUR TURKEY HUNT WILL BE PRIVATE, QUIET & SECLUDED! TURKEY HUNTING DATES ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED.
*Blinds must be set up AT LEAST 100 yards from feeding stations.
*Taking of turkey hens is prohibited.
STATE REGULATIONS
Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise until sunset on private lands.
Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Bag and possession limits for turkey during the Spring Turkey Season are: daily limit one, season limit two, possession limit two.
Hunting Methods: All legal firearms including bows and arrows, muzzleloading guns, crossbows and handguns. Decoys may be used.
Prohibitions: Hunting turkeys with dogs, hunting turkeys after sunset, shooting turkeys while they are on the roost, the use of recorded turkey calls, taking by the aid of baiting or taking if the hunter is less than 100 yards from any game-feeding station.
TRANSPORTATION
Sex evidence: Positive evidence of sex identification, including the head, shall remain on deer taken or killed within the state and on all turkeys taken during any gobbler season when taking of turkey hens is prohibited, so long as such deer or turkey is kept in camp or forest or is en route to the domicile of its possessor or until such deer or turkey has been cooked or stored at the domicile of its possessor.
Dividing carcasses: Deer and turkeys may be dismembered in field or camp, however tags must be attached to each portion identifying names, addresses and hunting license numbers of the persons who harvested them with date and location at which they were taken. These tags must be readily traceable to the portion of the animal bearing sex identification.
Transport of game: Game may be transported only as personal baggage in numbers consistent with possession limits. Common carriers may transport lawfully taken game in packages bearing owners names and addresses, as long as they are marked to show numbers and species of game contained.
Season and possession limit: 2 for all fall seasons combined
Youth Turkey Weekend:
March 8-9, 2024
Youth turkey hunt weekend: Youth 15-years-old and younger can harvest turkey, but youth must be supervised by an adult, 18 years or older. However, adult supervisors with a hunting license and turkey permit can “call in” the turkey and otherwise participate in the hunt, but they cannot shoot or shoot at turkey.
Spring Gobbler Season:
March 15, 2025 -April 20, 2025
Daily bag limit: 1 turkey
Season and possession limit:
2 turkeys for all spring seasons
License and permit requirements:
FL resident Hunting license and turkey permit
Resident Turkey Permit: $10.00
Nonresident Hunting Licenses:
Nonresident Annual Hunting: $151.50
Nonresident 10-Day Hunting: $46.50
Nonresident Turkey Permit: $125.00
*Legal to take: Bearded turkeys or gobblers
*Shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
*Hunting methods: Shotguns, rifles,
pre-charged pneumatic air guns, pistols, muzzleloaders, crossbows or bows may be used.
*Prohibitions:
*Hunting turkeys with dogs
*Shooting turkeys while they are on the roost
*Taking turkeys over baited areas
*Taking turkeys when hunter is within 100 yards of a game-feeding station when feed is present
*Using center fire, semi-automatic rifles having magazine capacities of more than five rounds and fully automatic or silencer-equipped firearms
RATES:
$1,200 per day or $2,500.00 for 3 Days
Local Motels Available I-75 & Archer Rd [State Rd 24] Gainesville
12 miles from hunting grounds
*All bookings require half of the fee as a security deposit. Deposit is refundable if notified of cancellation 72 hours in advance of arrival date. Meals are not included.
*Trophy Fees: 20 pounds and over or 11" inch beard and greater: $300.00
*Resident or Non Resident License & Turkey Permit Required.*
