JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

LICENSES AND PERMITS
License and permit
requirements
You may obtain a replacement license or
permit at all locations that sell hunting and
fi shing licenses and permits; tax collectors’
offi ces; license agents; by calling toll-free
1-888-HUNT FLORIDA (486-8356); or at
www.wildlifelicense.com.
For purposes of hunting in Florida,
“resident” is defi ned as anyone having lived
in Florida for six continuous months prior to
applying for licenses and who claims Florida
as their primary residence. Active duty military
personnel stationed in Florida, including
their spouses and dependent children
residing in their households, are considered
residents when purchasing hunting licenses
regardless of how long they have lived in the
state.
Hunting licenses and permits and the
Federal Duck Stamp may be obtained at
county tax collectors’ offi ces and license
agents, at www.wildlifelicense.com or by
calling 1-888-HUNT FLORIDA (486-8356).
Obtaining licenses and permits constitutes
acceptance of all provisions therein. Except
as noted under License and Permit Exemptions,
the following are required when hunting
specifi c season or species:
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 fi shing;
combination hunting, saltwater fi shing
and freshwater fi shing or fi ve-year hunting
licenses are required to take or attempt to
take game and furbearing animals.
Trapping: Trapping license is required to
trap or attempt to trap furbearing mammals;
or when taking furbearing mammals for commercial
purposes using traps or fi rearms.
Archery season: Archery permit is
required, in addition to hunting license, for
hunting during archery season. Archery
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.
Crossbow season: Crossbow permit is
required, in addition to hunting license for
hunting during crossbow season. Crossbow
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.
Muzzleloading gun season: Muzzleloading
gun permit is required, in addition to
hunting license, for hunting during 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.
Turkey: Turkey permit is required, in
addition to hunting license, when taking or
attempting to take turkeys. Turkey 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.
Waterfowl: Federal duck stamp, Florida
waterfowl permit and migratory bird permit
is required, in addition to hunting license,
when taking or attempting to take ducks and
geese. Florida waterfowl 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; however, migratory bird permit
and federal duck stamp are not included and
must be obtained separately.
Migratory birds: Migratory bird permit
(no cost) is required, in addition to hunting
license, when taking or attempting to take
ducks, geese, brants, coots, gallinules, rails,
snipes, woodcocks, mourning doves and
white-winged doves. When obtaining the
permit, you will be asked a few questions
about last season’s harvest numbers. Your
answers help improve accuracy of harvest
data used in managing migratory bird populations.
Lifetime and fi ve-year license holders
must obtain the permit annually at county
tax collectors’ offi ces or from license agents
when taking or attempting to take migratory
game birds. Permit is valid from Sept. 1
through March 31. A migratory bird permit
is not required to take crows.
Bag limits
(Bag limits can differ on WMAs)
Species Daily Season Possession
Turkey (all fall seasons) * 1 2 ** 2
Turkey (spring season) 1 2 *** 2 ***
Quail 12 No limit 24
Gray squirrel 12 No limit 24
Rabbit 12 No limit 24
Wild hog, raccoon, bobcat, otter,
opossum, coyote, nutria, skunk and
beaver
Wildlife management areas: Management
area permit is required, in addition
to hunting license, when taking or attempting
to take wildlife on wildlife management
areas or wildlife and environmental areas,
except on Eglin, Avon Park and Tyndall
military bases, Apalachicola River Wildlife
and Environmental Area and Kissimmee
River Public Use Area. A management area
permit is included with lifetime sportsman’s,
lifetime hunting, sportsman’s 64 or older,
gold sportsman’s, military gold sportsman’s
and sportsman’s licenses; recreational use
permits; and special-opportunity permits
(when hunting during special-opportunity
hunts). Some wildlife management areas
may require a no-cost quota permit for some
seasons (See Quota permits on page 34).
Recreational use permit: Recreational
use permit is required, in addition
to hunting license, when accessing those
wildlife management areas enrolled in the
Recreational Use Program. The permit enables
the permit holder and one dependent
child (under age 16) to hunt on a specifi c
wildlife management area. Permit holders
and their spouses or dependent children may
also engage in recreational activities, except
hunting, on the designated wildlife management
area. These permits may be used as
management area permits when hunting
public lands not under the Recreational Use
Program. (see Recreational use permits on
page 36.)
No limit No limit No limit
* No fall harvest of turkeys allowed in Holmes County.
** Season limit includes turkeys taken during all archery, crossbow, muzzleloading gun
and fall turkey seasons combined.
*** Season and possession limit in Holmes County is one turkey.
Daily bag limits for deer:
■Two
antlered deer during crossbow, muzzleloading gun and general gun season
■One
antlered deer and one antlerless deer, or two antlered deer, during antlerless deer season
■Two
antlered deer, or two antlerless deer, or one antlered and one antlerless deer, during archery
season
■Regardless
of the season, sex of deer or number of antlerless deer permits, harvesting more
than two deer per day is prohibited. The possession limit is four deer.
10 2008-2009 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission