Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More, Location: Schaumburg, IL - Chicago suburb - TV Wannabee. Unidentified bodies are regularly discovered in remote corners of the wilderness. Such as with the DC shooing rampage-at their Naval shipyard, just this week. They are up and gone when the sun comes up. We got off the Trail and went into the recently burned area and hid behind some bushes. I feel that I have lost my place of alone time and peace. Im sure hundreds of people have read this article.And to those who dont like Its called Freedom of speech. Silver Springs State Park operated as. That 1.2 million acres includes about 500,000 acres of wetlands and more than 85,000 acres of designated federal wilderness. 5 Reports of Strange Creatures; Crawlers, Flying Humanoids, Monsters, Panthers and Wild Apes. Hot, isolated and large areas of uninhabited scrub-land. how did you find this guy's blog to complain about it anyway? The forest is so beautiful. Urban Woodswalker, thanks for your comments. Unique features such as gin-clear freshwater springs, massive sinkholes and one of the longest explored . As it turned out, none of the information I had was relevant to the slayings. Recently hiked the Florida Trail with my dog from Clearwater Lake to Rodman dam. Here 22% of people live below the poverty line, compared to 15.5% statewide, according to a report in December in the Daily Sun. Ocala National Forest Campgrounds. You asked that those committing murders leave the bodies around to be found. However, there are many meth heads and numerous Other Drug activities in the neighborhood where I reside. The beauty of the place is all being destroyed by people leaving trash everywhere. Camp ground22.4 mi to Ocala National Forest. Feel safe. There's an easy lesson here: young women shouldn't go hiking alone in a huge, unpoliced forest with a reputation for being sketchy.Truth is that girls seek it out, though, as determinedly as Calhoun's rats in the "behavioral sink". The figures from the 2022 PIT count will not be released for several weeks. Oh and its really sad people are poluting, killing, using and making drugs in this beautiful area. All at our finger tips.We can sit out in our backyard and have camp fires and then the luxury of walking into our home to go sleep. Visited 2 winters ago and made a point to go through, and hike in, the forest. City leaders say the decision was made as a result of a recent stabbing there, as well as reports of drug sales and abuse. Where I live it gets very hot too. Waters Thank you for making this blog post, I was researching serial killers earlier today and somehow I was lead here. Great up close views of naturea great place to go! In MY OPINION. But harmless. ABSOLUTELY!!! ANY WOODED area is THE place to hide a body. I guess the very fact that the climate is tolerable to be outdoors if you have to year around draws people with no homes. They like bad boys who give them drugs - their fault - better luck next life. Ghost not sure who you are talking to. And its also funny that someone commented that there are more bodies hidden here than anywhere in the US, when there is zero evidence to substantiate that claim and considering that there are much bigger and more remote forests in the US, that wouldnt even make sense. It was about 11:30pm. Yea, right! So you and I can type whatever our pretty little hearts desire! Memories I have are positive and the people I have encountered were all friendly. I am out there at least 30 nights a year. Rodriguez said IES is planning to build an engagement centeron the south side of Agape Park for initial processing of homeless persons. It simply is what it is pure nasty pure trash-. There are alot of thieves and the people you gotta stay away from are clearly meth addict. It is happening in YOUR forest too. Also just the fact that "some" members of society carry a firearm, everyone benefits when criminals know they may encounter someone trained and licensed to carry a firearm.I am sure there will be some that feel better knowing that when the visit the ONF. What northern Florida lacks in the glitz and glamour of the south, it more than makes up for in natural, rugged beauty. But I still do not carry a gun and I have felt safe! In my 40 years of Living out here and growing up out here, I have had few issues definitely had to run off meth heads from dealing outside my property fence for many years. Two women shake in their belly-dance coin belts, bikini tops . Yogi the Bear. Published: Feb. 5, 2021 at 3:03 PM PST OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Dozens of people in Ocala have been displaced following the city's decision to close an unofficial homeless camp. Get a map and plan your journeys. They shoot the animals just to have something to shoot at and leave the carcass behind for the vultures. She has been homeless for about five years because of "poor choices.". It gives one a false sense of confidence. There definitely are some ruffians in the group. Sheltered persons and the number of available beds was also to be part of the count, according to officials. If you go into the forest have 4 or more with you & all be armed. Today I went out to the Ocala Natl. But you can never tell who is just someone having a good time or a predator. Once their, you were safe from the law.There have always been places you need to have your guard up, and this is one of them. I have lived in the forest for many years and have NEVER seen anything that is thought to be a danger out here. There is a Boy Scout Camp in Paisley that host 1000's of them in the summer. Forgot to mention this- which I truly believe: "A gun may falsely empower its possessor to overreact, instigating and losing otherwise tractable conflicts with similarly armed persons. So be it.Robert, I would report Luveprecious to the US Forest service. Never approach bear cubs!! I get the chills just thinking about it. Then they drove back the way they came. I stumbled on this site researching gun laws in the park. While I am sure there are those who have better info than I do, I would offer the following. Why do people feel they must denigrate others when research, news articles, and eye witness accounts tell the full truth? They help with identifying clients through coordinated entry for shelters, homeless prevention, rapid re-housing and case management. Tons of wildlife though. It so sad! I seriously have to laugh when I read the comments on this blog. 3 bds; 2 ba; 1,672 sqft - House for sale. I worked for a woman who owned a winter property there for many, many years. I've been backpacking in the ONF for about 20 years and have had a couple of scrapes with the local party boys but nothing involving personal danger. I'm glad you enjoy it and hope you never face what I did. Alternatively, an individual may bring a gun to an otherwise gun-free conflict only to have that gun wrested away and turned on them." I did run into an old woman hiking alone along the Ocklawaha River. This forest has nourished my soul. Ocala National Forest is one of the three national forests in Florida and is a hotspot and a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and lovers with a passion for nature and wildlife! Map Directions Satellite Photo Map fs.usda.gov Wikivoyage Wikipedia Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain. The city is so enormous, and with millions of people, the chances are very small that anything will ever happen. How do you know the FBI has actually got you under surveillance? In the last decade I have encountered naked men, rainbows blasted out of their minds, trucks full of drunks ready to chase a woman on a horse and others who did not look like the normal hikers, hunters, campers and nature lovers. But that is a reflection of the times.What you must be aware of here, now more than ever, is a couple good ol' boys turning out to be meth heads, thieves or rapist/killers that see YOU as an EASY target. The worst thing, that I recall, that happened far from the roads in Ocala NF was about 17 or so years ago when a mentally ill guy with a gun killed two campers at hidden pond. There are Deputy Sheriffs at many of the springs. . There is just no information out there. Years ago it was a fun family area to camp near and around the large lake and now people are terrified to even go near it. Reason, 66, said setbacks including his wife's stroke and admission to a nursing home were factors in him becoming homeless about five years ago. My dad was born and raised in the Forest and I fished there for years and years and loved it. The 2019 PIT count, taken on Jan. 24 of that year, found 179 people were living unsheltered and 170 people in emergency shelters while 126 people were in transitional housing like "Safe Haven" programs. You must be a moron, to write crap like this.The Forest like any place else in this world has crime, but then if you look into Ocala, well there crime rate is much higher.So whats the difference?Nothing, nada. Recreation.gov is the government's centralized travel planning platform and reservation system for 13 federal agencies, offering the tools, tips, and information needed for you to discover destinations and activities, plan a trip, and explore outdoor and cultural destinations in your zip code and across the country. I will armed with a knife & a gun from here on out! Oh, I did leave Ocala for a few years to go to college and I worked for a while in other states so I'm not quite as provincial as you say. Think about it. Neither did I say anything about carrying guns. I would never stay at a drive up campsite, no matter what day of the week. It sounds wonderful there but after reading this I'm wondering if it's a good choice. Now, being alone in a national forest, with no emergency services, no cell phone, miles from help, and being confronted by people who might torture and rape you FOR DAYS before killing you now that is far more scary than any gang violence. I have never heard any Law Enforcement Officer that would make that statement unless it was someone that was not physically or mentally capable. Zero.I have lived out here for over 25 years. Hunting by spotlight at night is illegal. Reason was pleased to see the counters speaking with people around the Interfaith Emergency Services complex in the 400 block of Northwest Second Street, where he was interviewed by Brittian Schulz with Marion County. This is false. I can and am safe, but this article lets me know I am certainly never going to be prepared to visit this Ocala, or any other national forest. The scariest thing I have ever encountered in the forest was a man. ", Dawn Keller was also interviewed. Along the same lines, individuals who are in possession of a gun may increase their risk of gun assault by entering dangerous environments that they would have normally avoided. Lake Dorr Recreation Area 6. Not all of them are like that !!!! Urban Woodswalker silly comment? Most don't hunt for sport. But you could do that with any place. You don't carry the kinds of high powered automatic rifles they carry to hunt for sport. 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