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FLORIDA HUNTING
Muzzleloading Gun Season
Muzzleloading gun permit is required, in
addition to hunting license, for hunting during
muzzleloading gun season and when using a muzzleloader
during archery/muzzleloading gun season. Muzzleloading
gun permit is included with lifetime sportsman’s,
lifetime hunting, sportsman’s 64 or older, gold
sportsman’s, military gold sportsman’s or sportsman’s
licenses.
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Muzzleloading Gun Season: (WMAs can
differ)
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Legal to take: Deer having one or
more antler at least five inches in length visible above
the hairline; gobblers or bearded turkeys (except in
Holmes County); wild hogs; gray squirrels; quail;
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 muzzleloading gun season
can be found under Bag Limits.
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Hunting methods: Only
muzzleloading guns, bows and crossbows may be used. For
hunting deer, muzzleloading guns firing single bullets
must be at least .40-caliber, and muzzleloading guns
firing two or more balls must be 20-gauge or larger.
Crossbows and bows must have a minimum draw weight of 35
pounds. Hand-held releases on bows are allowed. For
hunting deer, turkeys or hogs, broadheads must have at
least two sharpened edges with minimum width of 7/8
inch.
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Prohibitions:
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Hunting turkeys in Holmes County.
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Using dogs to take deer, turkeys or
hogs.
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Using or possessing firearms other
than legal muzzleloading guns.
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Using unleashed dogs (except bird
dogs).
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Using muzzleloading firearms that
have self-contained cartridge ammunition
capabilities.
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Using arrows with explosive
components or drug-injecting devices.
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