Florida Osceola Turkey Hunt

Offering a Osceola Turkey Hunt for anyone interested the weekend of the 31st of March. I have two members down every year to chase birds and we are usually successful.

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Travis Doan

I arrived in town the morning of Friday April 31 after driving 18 hours from Michigan. Justin was still working but sent me some pins I could check out while he finished his shift. I immediately came across turkey sign and after two hours justin said he was available to meet up. I drove over to his house and was welcomed into a clean home by himself, kristie, and their son, Haywood. As soon as I unloaded my truck we got into his and headed back into swamp. The first evening was slow but it was a great time to actually get to know each after texting back and forth for over a year. Saturday morning we set out at another spot and got into a couple different gobblers sounding off along with a peacock. Only in florida… when the birds shut up we went into run n gun style. We came across a couple hunters and worked around them and came across fresh tracks on top of our boot prints from just hours before. We then heard a shot in the direction the tracks were heading. We walked a few hundred yards in a different direction and soon after a bird sounded off. Less than 50 yards away. It was shortly followed by a gun shot. Our hearts sank. We decided to pack up and go to some private land. The rest of the day was slow followed by a slow Sunday for turkeys, but we saw some pigs . Monday and Tuesday I was on my own but had more pins from Justin to go off of. Both days I only laid eyes on hens, but Tuesday I found a hot spot and as I say in the dark and multiple birds gobbling their heads off. By 8 am one of them was hammering but further away so I dropped a pin where I thought he was and started circling around hoping to get ahead of him. After an hour of walking and checking out onX I got to about 20 yards from the pin and Bam! He gobbles less than 50 yards from me. I immediately drop down and try to find some type of cover to sit against. After 15 minutes, he’s still gobbling but getting further and further. I try to make a move but he went silent so he must have seen me. I decided to l call it a morning and head back to my truck. I don’t get but 100 yards from where I had an encounter and a second bird gobbles. Again, really close, this time probably 75 yards. I find an a cluster of trees to get against and let out a couple soft yelps. He cut me off. My heart went 0-100 real quick. I sit back and try to remain calm. After about 5 minutes I hear noise rustling the leaves. Out of the thicket comes a hog. The entire swamp then goes silent and my chances at an Osceola are gone. All in all, I had a great time regardless of not filling a tag, and I got to meet an awesome guy that I’ve been talking to for years. Fred bear once said, ”a hunt based on trophies falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” No truer words have been said in an experience like this.