Florida Hunting

Only bows may be used.

Only crossbows and bows may be used.

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.

Centerfire rifles, shotguns, centerfire pistols, muzzleloaders, precharged pneumatic air guns, crossbows and bows may be used.

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.

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).

• 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.

One-half hour before sunrise until sunset, unless otherwise noted

Daily Limit: 15 Possession Limit: 45

No Limit

Daily Bag Limit: 15

Daily Bag Limit: 25

Daily Bag Limit: 8

Daily Bag Limit: 3

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.

Daily Bag Limit: 12 Possession Limit: 24

Daily Bag Limit: 12 Possession Limit: 24

2 gobblers/bearded turkeys per season

Shotguns, rifles, precharged pneumatic air guns, pistols, muzzleloaders, crossbows or bows may be used.

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.

One-half hour before sunrise until sunset, unless otherwise noted

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.

• 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.

Daily Bag Limit: 5

Daily Bag Limit: 15

Daily Bag Limit: 15

Daily Bag Limit: 15

Daily Bag Limit: 5