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GENERAL INFORMATION
Buying or selling game: Selling or
purchasing game is prohibited except for
pen-raised game produced on licensed
game farms that are lawfully identifi ed
and handled. When lawfully harvested,
nonprotected and resident game bird
feathers, and the hides of deer, squirrels,
rabbits and wild hogs may be sold.
Sex evidence: Positive evidence of sex
identifi cation, including the head, shall
remain on deer taken or killed within the
state and on all turkeys taken during any
gobbler season when taking of turkey hens
is prohibited, so long as such deer or turkey
is kept in camp or forest or is enroute to the
domicile of its possessor or until such deer
or turkey has been cooked or stored at the
domicile of its possessor.
Dividing carcasses: Deer and turkeys
may be dismembered in fi eld or camp,
however tags must be attached to each
portion identifying names, addresses
and hunting license numbers (if hunting
licenses are required) of the persons who
harvested them with date and location at
which they were taken. These tags must be
readily traceable to the portion of the animal
bearing sex identifi cation. On some WMAs,
deer and hogs cannot be dismembered until
checked at designated check stations.
Transport of game: Game may be
transported only as personal baggage in
numbers consistent with possession limits.
Common carriers may transport lawfully
taken game in packages bearing owners
names and addresses, as long as they are
marked to show numbers and species of
game contained.
Littering: It is unlawful for anyone to throw
or dump trash or in any way litter highways,
public lands and waters of the state or private
properties (without landowner permission).
Motor vehicles: All-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and off-highway motorcycles
(OHMs) purchased after July 1, 2002 must
be titled with the Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles. ATVs and OHMs
must be titled when used for recreational
purposes on lands within the state that are
available for public use and that are owned,
operated or managed by federal, state,
county or municipal governmental entities.
Applications for title may be made at county
tax collectors’ offi ces. In the South Region
(Everglades, Rotenberger and Holey Land
WMAs), taking wildlife from tracked vehicles
not in compliance with Florida Administrative
Code 68A-11.005 is prohibited. For more
information, contact the South Region Offi ce
in West Palm Beach at (561) 625-5122. See
specifi c WMA brochures for additional
information concerning motor vehicles.
Florida Buck Registry
The Florida Buck Registry recognizes
hunters for taking quality
deer in Florida. A minimum
Boone and Crockett score of
100 for typical antlers and 125
for nontypical antlers is required
to qualify for the registry.
To register, contact an FWC
regional offi ce (see page 4).
Use of structures on vehicles: In the
South Region (Everglades, Rotenberger and
Holey Land WMAs), taking wildlife is prohibited
from conveyances having a structure
capable of bearing the weight of a person if
that structure is more than eight feet wide
and more than six feet higher than the lowest
bottom surface of such conveyances.
Tree stands: Using tree stands to take
wildlife is permitted. Driving any metal object
such as nails, screws or spikes into trees on
WMAs is prohibited.
Permanent duck blinds: Rules
regarding use of permanent duck blinds
are subject to change for the 2008-2009
hunting season. Duck hunters should
check MyFWC.com for changes prior to
the 2008-2009 duck hunting season. Unless
permitted, constructing permanent blinds
in sovereign waters is in violation of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
regulations. Permanent blinds are potential
navigational hazards for boaters and can lead
to territorial confl icts among hunters. Blinds
posing navigational hazards in public waters
are subject to removal. Instead, hunters
should utilize temporary blinds made from
vegetation such as palm fronds, reeds or dog
fennel or use portable boat blinds.
On private property with
landowner permission, wild
hogs may be taken year-round
with no bag or size limits, nor
license required. This does not
apply to wildlife management
areas.
16 2008-2009 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission