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Post by mattyc on Aug 7, 2024 12:21:11 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I’m seeking advice/recommendations for both Canada Goose and hog hunting in the Jax area. I’m in Jacksonville from September to May/June each year and don’t have a companion to show me the ropes down here. I’m from NJ and have hunted and fished my entire life, so I’m no amateur. My time gets very limited after the second week of October, so September is my best time. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance!
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Post by tankered on Aug 7, 2024 14:54:22 GMT -5
I don't think there's any goose around here but I could be wrong.
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Post by walkerdog on Aug 7, 2024 17:03:39 GMT -5
The few migratory ones that do come down to FL don’t arrive until the later part of the waterfowl season. Not sure if Jville has any flocks of resident geese. Pretty sure there are some farther west in FL that are resident, though I don’t think many.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 7, 2024 17:36:30 GMT -5
If September is your best time, appears ferrel pigs are your best bet. Problem is you may need to research what management areas are open. Maybe Osceola National Forest.
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Post by pinman on Aug 7, 2024 17:45:55 GMT -5
Jacksonville has plenty of Canadas that unfortunately hang around the suburban / urban areas. They sometimes venture out into huntable areas but you have to have on time knowledge and permission to get on them. Son shot them on the peanut fields in South Georgia a couple of times. Again, permission. Canadas arent really a "Florida Thing" and you would be lucky to shoot 1 on public land in 5 years of hunting. Your best bet for Hogs is a pay to hunt outfitter where you can pay about $200 for a meat hog. I dont think there is any public land you can hunt hogs up that way in September but maybe Archery. Research myfwc.com. Good luck.
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Post by Crkr 23 on Aug 7, 2024 19:12:52 GMT -5
Go to the UNF campus, it's loaded with them.
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Post by Glenn on Aug 7, 2024 19:26:45 GMT -5
Plenty of Canadian Geese here in Tallahassee and I know the duck hunters target them during the season.
There is a huge population that stays here all year long now.
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Post by bigred89 on Aug 7, 2024 20:06:38 GMT -5
I think this guy is based out of Jax and has a not so secret goose honey hole
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Post by averagehunter on Aug 8, 2024 13:42:49 GMT -5
Your best bet for pigs in this area is to find an outfitter that will take you out in my opinion. For Canada Geese though, my buddies and I get enough oppurtunities for them while on the Black Creek targeting wood duck early mornings in the mid to later part of the season. You won't get many shots at them, and not everytime you're out, but we've had good enough luck getting a few every now and then; between wasting shot trying to hit wood ducks that is . You will need a boat though in most cases.
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Post by richm on Aug 11, 2024 7:11:15 GMT -5
Go and scout - if you can find some canadas and track their flyways, maybe they come down low enough to reliably pass shoot? Decoying them would be something else - not like anyone puts out a big spread or calls down here. They are mostly an accident.
The pigs like it wet.
Good luck.
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