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Antlerless Deer Season
An antlerless deer permit is required to take
antlerless deer on private lands during the crossbow,
muzzleloading gun, general gun and special archery/muzzleloading
gun seasons in accordance with the following conditions:
- A person who owns, leases or has written
permission to take antlerless deer on at least 640
acres or not less than 150 acres, if the property is
adjoining land already receiving antlerless deer
permits, may apply for permits. A group with
adjoining lands also may apply together provided the
total combined acreage is at least 640 acres.
- Agricultural lands are the exception to the
above rule and are exempt from these minimum acreage
requirements if they have been permitted within the
past year to take deer for crop depredation
purposes.
Applications must be submitted no later than 30 days
prior to the final day of general gun season in the
hunting zone that the property is situated. Antlerless
deer permit applications are available at an FWC
regional offices or
click here to download the form.
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Antlerless
Deer Season: (WMAs can
differ)
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Legal to Take: Deer of either sex
(except spotted fawns).
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Shooting Hours: One-half hour
before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
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Daily Bag and
Possession Limits:
Daily bag limit of one antlered and one antlerless deer
or two antlered deer. Regardless of season, sex of deer
or number of permits, harvesting more than two deer per
day is prohibited.
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Hunting Methods: All legal
firearms including bows, muzzleloading guns, crossbows
and handguns may be used.
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Prohibitions:
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Shooting spotted fawns.
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Using centerfire, semi-automatic
rifles having magazine capacities of more than five
rounds.
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Fully automatic or silencer-equipped
firearms.
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Nonexpanding, full metal case
(military ball) ammunition for taking deer.
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Firearms using rimfire cartridges
for taking deer.
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Antlerless Deer Season does not
apply to that portion of the eastern Everglades
south of Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) and east of
Everglades National Park; or Collier County south of
S.R. 84.
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