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Resident & Migratory Game Birds and Mammals

Resident game birds, mammals and migratory birds

• Resident game birds - quail and wild turkeys
• Resident game mammals - deer, gray squirrels and rabbits
• Migratory game birds - ducks, geese, common moorhens, coots, snipe, rails, woodcocks, mourning doves and white-winged doves
• Protected mammals - Florida black bears, fox squirrels and Florida panthers cannot be taken or pursued.

Waterfowl and other migratory game bird regulations
Migratory game bird and crow regulations are not included in this booklet. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is responsible for determining guidelines to take and possess migratory bird species. The USFWS had not finalized this season’s rules and regulations at the time this publication went to press. Migratory game bird seasons, bag limits and methods of taking can be obtained in two separate FWC brochures titled 2006-2007 Migratory Bird Regulations for Dove, Snipe, Woodcock, Rail, Moorhen, Crow and Early Waterfowl Seasons (available in mid-September) and 2006-2007 Migratory Game Bird Regulations for Waterfowl and Coot Seasons (available in mid-October). For information on federal hunting regulations or violations, contact the USFWS Special Agents: Jacksonville (904) 232-2580 or St. Petersburg (727) 570-5398. For more information about Florida’s waterfowl conservation and management, click MyFWC.com/duck.

Falconry

WMAs can differ
Season dates: Gray squirrels and quail may be taken statewide by permitted falconers Oct. 1 - March 31. Rabbits may be taken year-round.

Daily bag and possession limits:

• Quail - daily bag 2, possession limit 4
• Gray squirrel - daily bag 12, possession limit 24
• Rabbit - daily bag 12, possession limit 24 Migratory game birds may be taken and possessed by falconers only during times and within bag limits determined annually by the FWC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
  Service. Migratory game bird seasons for 2006-2007 were not established at the time this booklet went to press. For season dates, contact the Division of Hunting and Game Management at (850) 488-4676 or click MyFWC.com/hunting. Detailed rules concerning falconry permits are available from:

Division of Law Enforcement
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 S. Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
(850) 488-6253

Wild hogs

With landowners’ permission, wild hogs may be taken year-round with no bag limits, size limits or licenses required. Wild hogs can be taken on most WMAs only during specified seasons, where bag and size limits may apply. For more information on hunting wild hogs on WMAs, consult the specific WMA brochure for the area you want to hunt.