Welcome to Florida Bullfrog's Hunting Old Florida! This channel is about homesteading, farming, hunting, fishing, camping and life in rural Florida. I am an 8th generation Floridian. My family has been in Florida since the early 1800s. I am a member of a nearly extinct ethnicity called the Florida Crackers. We were the first American settlers of Florida after the Spanish and the Seminole. Our culture is defined by a strong tie to the woods and wild places of Florida. Unfortunately, development and a massive population growth has destroyed most of Old Florida, and what little bit is left is slipping away fast. The Cracker cannot and will not survive once Florida's wild places become relegated to a few parks and public areas. Please join me as I chronicle what little bit of Old Florida Cracker culture is left before it fades away into extinction.
I had 2 road island red roosters on several of my Brown leghorn/yellow leg hatch/kelso cross hens. That was 13 years ago and they are several generations later. I do add more roosters that are the same cross to help keep the egg production up snd to keep a good size on them.
I had 2 road island red roosters on several of my Brown leghorn/yellow leg hatch/kelso cross hens. That was 13 years ago and they are several generations later. I do add more roosters that are the same cross to help keep the egg production up snd to keep a good size on them.
Hi Bull Frog I want to see more videos like this again you're my inspiration to become a hunter thanks to you videos I learned a lot now my hunting grounds are Tiger Bay thanks to you
No, they’re not protected here. In the Free State of Florida, our government understands that its citizens need to be able to protect life and limb from dangerous animals.
Excellent idea! My brother manages his gardens and (not free range) chickens in a similar manner, so I think I'll borrow this technique of protecting my gardens from the chickens AND deer, which come into my food forest to graze at night. Thanks!
With the new 45 grain rounds like Federal Punch which is optimized for 2" barrels (and has been shown to give 1075 fps from 2" barrels) you are looking at an equivalent or similar power level to a .22LR from a rifle. A viable defensive round IMHO. Not my choice for EDC but fine for deep concealment.
A rat snake got 7 of my bresse line the night before and ruined my breeding project. Devastated. I've been letting the snakes go away from the run in the creek but from here on out they're getting their heads cut off.
Buddy you can always get more chickens, especially when snakes only need one good meal every 7-21 days. I got to call you out on your B.S. Promotion. I don't care if you want to protect your flock, do you. But don't be a Coward and go after all the snakes because they want to survive. Your Information is Fear Based
I do, but I rarely film my hunts these days. A lot goes into filming a hunt solo and I found it often contributes to failure during the hunt. I plan on filming some small game hunts when I reboot the channel upon my book release. But often I hunt just got my own pleasure or practical necessity.
I’m getting ready to open the coop and free range. Predator questions. (I won’t be able to get a dog as a predator deterrent) For hawks - do the fake crows, fake owls, or having black chickens as fake crows work? Bobcats - any suggestions
No, the black chicken thing is a myth. Hawks have good eyesight and can see the minute details of your chickens. They can see the difference between your chickens and crows. Fake owls and other decoys are only temporarily effective. Bird feathers shine in the UV spectrum and birds see in the UV spectrum. Real feathers don’t look like plastic. After a few encounters, your local hawks wills start ignoring the deterrents. Your chickens have to make it hard for the predators, but you also have to harass predators to make them wary of your farm. There’s no other way. Many predators such as birds of prey are federally protected. Therefore you cannot bother them directly. So you must rely on other animals to do it for you. In the 1800s and early 1900s it would have been unthinkable to not have a dog or two roaming the farm as a matter of practical necessity. Let me ask you this; what’s stopping you from having a dog? I understand some people have allergies to them or cannot otherwise have one for health reasons. But I would think somewhere you can free-range chickens will also let you have a dog. I am able to free range my dogs. I understand many people can’t, but most dog owners who have space for chickens can most certainly fence a dog in the same area the chickens are free ranging. If you absolutely can’t have a dog, you’ll have to rely on your rooster or some other guard poultry like a turkey or a gander. One my turkeys paralyzed a hawk once. Whatever you use, predators must feel in danger when lingering on your farm. That fear will cause them to give up once your chickens prove hard to catch. While a fearless predator may keep making runs on them day in and day out until they figure out the pattern to catch your birds.
Hi. Just saw few you chicken videos. I have free range with coop 5’ above the ground with automatic door just to sleep and I lost one hen out of 9(1 is rooster) in one year I guess coyote snatched her. I totally agree with you, if they have the right environment to live in they got tools to do so, even in Oklahoma. Hawks and owls have no chance. Please tell me where can I get really original but not extra bread to be more aggressive junglefowl hen and rooster chicks. Thank you
