Overview
Known For
The only home to the Osceola wild turkey, Florida’s hunting opportunities run far and wide. It’s a state you can pursue three native sub-species of whitetail deer (Florida coastal white-tailed deer, Florida white-tailed deer, and Florida Key deer), as well as alligators, wild hogs, and waterfowl.
Terrain
Florida’s terrain is geographically young, but it does contain 45 distinct terrestrial ecosystems, ranging from small islands of subtropical hammocks and rocklands to dry prairies, sandhills, scrubs, flatwoods, and floodplain forests.
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Florida Hunting Seasons
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Bag and season limit of 2 turkeys.
Season and bag limit of 2 turkeys.
Florida Hunting Regulations
Deer
Archery Season
Only bows may be used.
Crossbow Season
Only crossbows and bows may be used.
Muzzleloading Gun Season
Only muzzleloaders, crossbows and bows may be used. Only muzzleloading guns designed to have projectiles (bullets) loaded through the muzzle and fired by wheel lock, flintlock, percussion cap or centerfire primer (including 209 primers) may be used. Muzzleloading guns designed to allow accelerant (gun powder) to be loaded at the breech may be used during muzzleloading gun seasons.
General Gun Season
Centerfire rifles, shotguns, centerfire pistols, muzzleloaders, precharged pneumatic air guns, crossbows and bows may be used.
Youth Deer Hunt Weekend
Youth 15-years-old and younger can harvest any deer except spotted fawn, but youth must be supervised by an adult, 18 years or older. Youth may use any legal method of take (including dogs) for deer, with a limit of 1 deer for the weekend that counts towards the youth’s annual statewide bag limit. This weekend does not apply to wild- life management areas.
Bag Limit
The annual statewide bag limit is 5 deer per hunter of which no more than 2 deer can be antlerless (any deer, except a spotted fawn, without antlers or whose antlers are less than five inches in length).
Furbearers
General Regulations
- Bobcat and otter may be trapped statewide Dec. 1 – March 1. No bag limits.
- Raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, skunk and nutria may be trapped statewide year round. No bag limits.
- Minks, Everglades minks, weasels and round-tailed muskrats cannot be taken or possessed.
Migratory Birds
Shooting Hours
One-half hour before sunrise until sunset, unless otherwise noted
Dove – Bag Limit
Daily Limit: 15 Possession Limit: 45
Crow – Bag Limit
No Limit
King & Clapper Rail – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Sora & Virginia Rail – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 25
Snipe – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 8
Woodcock – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 3
Small Game
Legal Weapons
Rifles, shotguns, pistols, muzzleloaders, air guns, crossbows and bows may be used. Gray squirrel and quail also may be taken during archery, crossbow and muzzleloading gun seasons using the respective methods of take allowed during those seasons.
Squirrel – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 12 Possession Limit: 24
Quail – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 12 Possession Limit: 24
Turkey
Bag Limit
2 gobblers/bearded turkeys per season
Fall and Spring Wild Turkey
Shotguns, rifles, precharged pneumatic air guns, pistols, muzzleloaders, crossbows or bows may be used.
Youth Turkey Hunt Weekend
Youth 15-years-old and younger can harvest wild turkey, but youth must be supervised by an adult, 18 years or older. However, adult supervisors with a hunting license and turkey permit can “call in” a wild turkey and otherwise participate in the hunt, but they cannot shoot or shoot at wild turkey.
Waterfowl
Shooting Hours
One-half hour before sunrise until sunset, unless otherwise noted
Non-Toxic Shot
No person may take ducks, geese or coots while possessing shot (either shellshots or as loose shot for muzzleloading) other than approved non-toxic shot. For a list of approved non-toxic shot see: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20#p-20.21(j)(1). If you have any questions about migratory bird regulations, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 850-488-5878. For information on federal hunting regulations or violations, contact U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agents: Groveland 352-429-1037; Ft. Myers 239-561-8144; Miami 305-526-2610; Vero Beach 772-469-4224 or Tallahassee 850-925-6121.
Ducks – Bag Limit
- 6 (of which only 2 can be wood ducks)
- 6 ducks, including no more than 2 mallards (of which only 1 can be female)
- 4 sea ducks (of which no more than 3 may be scoters, long-tailed ducks, or eiders and no more than 1 may be a female rider), 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 2 black ducks, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck (Florida duck) and 1 fulvous whistling-duck.
- 1 scaup from Nov. 19-27 and Dec. 10 – Jan. 9, 2 scaup from Jan. 10-29 and during Youth and Veteran/Military hunt days.
Canada Goose – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 5
Common Gallinule (Moorhen) – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Coot – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Light Geese (Snow, blue and Ross’) – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 15
Merganser – Bag Limit
Daily Bag Limit: 5
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Florida Licenses, Permits and Regulations
Florida hunting licenses, permits, and regulations for resident and non-resident hunters can be purchased on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website. Click below to view the website.
Hunting GPS Maps
Every Florida hunter should have hunting GPS maps on hand. Florida hunting maps are available from onX Hunt. With a paid membership you can access Satellite, Topo, or Hybrid Basemaps, over which you can view maps of hunt zones, along with State, Forest Service, and other public and private property boundaries. You can view trails and roads, and even download maps to the Hunt App for use offline. Click below to get onX Hunt for Florida.
Hunting Zones
Florida has four hunt zones: Zone A, Zone B, Zone C, and Zone D. There are multiple sub-zones within each zone. For instance, Zone C contains hunt sub-zones DMU-C1 through DMU-C6. DMU stands for “Deer Management Unit,” and each of these zones and sub-zones has its own restrictions and antler regulations in place. Click below to view Florida’s hunt zones in more detail through an interactive map.
Hunting Layers
FL Private Lands
Over 8,300,000 parcels mapped by the onX team, this layer helps you know who the property owners are in Florida. Tap any parcel to learn more info about the owner and acreage.
FL Gov Lands
onX has the most accurate maps of Gov Lands, covering over 12,000,000 acres in Florida. Not all Gov Lands offer access opportunities, check regulations before recreating.
FL Hunting Zones
Florida Deer Management Units and Hunting Zones. Please hunt responsibly, obey all signage and have a safe legal hunt.
Includes 2 Sublayers
- Deer Mgmt Units
- Hunt Zones
FL Possible Access
onX has mapped 2,000,000 acres of possible access lands in Florida including timber companies and land conservation groups. Research rules on these private lands before recreating.
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