“A lot of people go to Disney,” Phillips said. “We go outdoors.”
He is one of the more than 163,000 Florida residents who purchased hunting licenses in 2020, the state’s highest number since 2015. He primarily practices free-range hunting on state lands.
But what about hunting on private preserves? It’s an option for Florida hunters but one that is hotly contested.
Both private and public hunting opportunities have their advocates and opponents. Support often deviates over costs, environmental impacts and the very definition of hunting. But for decades, both these avenues have persevered in Florida.
Hunting preserves are bundles of private land that can span up to 10,000 acres. Encircled by towering fences and stocked with animals, these businesses promote a guaranteed hunting experience that could come down to luck in the wild. The preserves allow hunters to snare native animals like white-tailed deer, bison and quail; invasive species like wild hog; and
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