Duette Park

[dreed]

anyone hunted here? i hunted it years ago before it was a park, just cropland. we caught a bunch of hogs, and seen alot of deer. i am thinking about trying it since it is pretty close to the area. discuss?

[Cr0ck1]

never been there.. but down to hunt anywhere.. lol

[john l]

I hunted there for the first time this year. It's a very nice place, with some real large deer and hogs. You have to attend the orientation before hunting season to be allowed to hunt. And there are quite a bit of rules you will need to learn, which make it a safe place to hunt. The only down sides are the price, and it only being two day hunts. I saw plenty of big bucks before season. But during both of my hunts I only saw a 4 point I let walk. Hoping to see the larger deer the following day.( hence me not liking the two day thing) But still a enjoyable place to hunt.

[Cr0ck1]

4 point would have been layed down if i saw it. (during general gun hunting season).

[lamehawk]

super glue a rack on a doe head and bamm you got a buck!

[dreed]

what the e mail told me is it is open 7 days a week. you just have to get a permit for the weekdays , on the weekend. ?? now i'm not so sure

[john l]

Open yes, hunting NO, only every third weekend or so you can hunt. If you paid for and received that hunt. On weekdays you can drive around and scout but thats it. When the weekend of hunting comes 100 or so trucks hit the dirt road and the deer seem to figure it out pretty fast.

[dreed]

yep, i finally got the skinny on it yesterday.you are correct and thanx. how about for turkey? i may try to go down and look . my grandpa used to date the old girl fro down there. Mrs Carrie Chancey, i am gonna see if my brother is still in contact with any of here grandkids. they lived across the road from there.

just got off the phone with the county man down there. they have alot of permits for small game available for january and february. he said they have never sold out feral hogs are all you can carry

[houseofmicah]

i have hunted small game there more than once. never deer hunted there. have seen a ton of game, but there are lots of rules about the place. i enjoy hunting there and toolin around the trails in my jeep. small game is affordable and there are lots of squirrels and stuff to be taken.

[dreed]

hogs can be taken during small game also. no size or bag limits. they said they are over ran with hogs.

[GoodOyster]

Any info on who to call for the permits, open dates, regulations, etc.? My nephew works for the FWC, but he didn't know much about it since it is a Manatee County property, not like a state WMA.

[dreed]

http://www.mymanatee.org/internet/conse ... uette_home


hows that. if it does not work let me know.

[GoodOyster]

http://www.mymanatee.org/internet/conse ... uette_home


hows that. if it does not work let me know.

Thanks. Boy, they sure don't make it easy to find the info on their website, and the links within the pages didn't work for me. Luckily I know how to look at the code and see the addresses for the pages. I need to contact the county and see if they want a real web site that people can use!