ShadeTree Callers in Florida - Picture heavy

[Shadetree Callers]

Last week I was able to make a long anticipated trip to Florida to chase Osceolas . I was invited by two of my good friends . They treated me to a great time hunting turkeys and hogs and some even better cameraderie. After a short flight to Orlando I was picked up at the airport and headed straight to the Deseret Ranch southeast of Orlando . This is a 290,000 acre working cattle ranch that is filled with wildlife . We spent every evening driving around on the swamp buggy looking for hogs and roosting gobblers . And every morning we could be found in the cypress swamps and cattle pastures looking for lonely gobblers . We had alot of success calling in jakes and hens but the gobblers spent their days with the real thing unfortunately . We came close to putting a tag on a longbeard and had several opportunities at young birds . I saw so much game on this trip, and can't wait til next year . Before I left Florida I made sure to set plans for next April ! Here's a few pictures of my trip .

[GR8CALLS]

290,000 ACRES! What, no snakes?   

Bob, that must have been like bing in, wildlife heaven!

Bill

[3CB]

Great pictures, Bob!!!!

[hunter22]

Dang Bob, I thought McKamey had some big tracts of land to hunt. 290,000 acres must be like paradise. Beautiful pics.

[Shadetree Callers]

Thanks guys . I just added a couple more . I will make a second posting later with  a few more pics !

[TRKYHTR]

Looks like alot of fun.

TRKYHTR

[West Augusta]

Looks like a great time.

[B-Ready]

That looks and sounds like a very  place to hang out and hunt!! Congrats on a great trip Bob!!

[jmck]

nothing like starting the year off down there is it Bob---glad ya had a great experience and better yet, ya are set uo for the return dude !!!
Keep the pics rolling....makes ya miss it doesnt it

[AlabamaDave]

Great pictures!...Looks like A lot of fun!