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FLORIDA HUNTING
General Gun Season
Hunting; sportsman’s; sportsman’s 64 or older; gold
sportsman’s; military gold sportsman’s; lifetime
sportsman’s; lifetime hunting; combination hunting and
freshwater fishing; combination hunting, saltwater
fishing and freshwater fishing or five-year hunting
licenses are required to take or attempt to take game
and furbearing animals.
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General Gun Season:
(WMAs can differ)
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South Zone Oct. 28 - Jan. 7.
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Central Zone Nov. 11 - Jan. 21.
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Northwest Zone Nov. 23 - 26 and
Dec. 9 - Feb. 14.
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Legal to
Take: Deer having one or more antler at
least five inches in length visible above the
hairline, wild hogs, rabbits, raccoons, opossums,
coyotes, nutrias; skunks and beavers.
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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:
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Antlered deer - daily limit two,
possession limit four.
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Bag and possession limits for
other game legal to take during general gun
season can be found under Bag Limits.
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Hunting
Methods: All legal guns including bows,
muzzleloading guns, crossbows and handguns may be
used.
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Prohibitions:
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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.
Wild hogs,
rabbits, raccoons, opossums, skunks, nutrias, beavers
and coyotes may be taken year-round. |
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