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Hunting seasons
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Legal to take: Deer having one or more
antler at least fi ve inches in length visible
above the hairline; gobblers or bearded turkeys
Deer-dog training season
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Anyone possessing a license with hunting
privileges may train or toughen free-running
deer dogs Oct. 4-23, 2008 in Central and South
(except in Holmes County); wild hogs; gray
squirrels; quail; rabbits; raccoons; opossums;
coyotes; nutrias; skunks and beavers
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Hunting Zones and Oct. 25 - Nov. 13, 2008 in Daily bag and possession limits:
the Northwest Zone during daylight hours.
Taking any wildlife with fi rearms, crossbows or
bows while training deer dogs is prohibited.
Antlered deer - daily limit two, possession limit
four. Bag and possession limits for other game
legal to take during crossbow season can be
Archery season
found under Bag limits (see page 10).
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Season dates:
South Zone Sept. 6 - Oct. 5, 2008
Central Zone Sept. 20 - Oct. 19, 2008
Northwest Zone Oct. 18 - Nov. 16, 2008
License and permit requirements:
Hunting methods: Only crossbows and
bows may be used. Crossbows and bows must
have 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.
Hunting license, archery permit and turkey
permit (if hunting turkeys)
Legal to take: Deer of either sex (except
spotted fawns); gobblers or bearded turkeys
(except in Holmes County); wild hogs; gray
squirrels; quail; rabbits; raccoons; opossums;
coyotes; nutrias; skunks and beavers
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
Prohibitions:
■ Hunting turkeys in Holmes County
■ Using dogs to take deer and turkeys
■ Using arrows with explosive components or
drug-injecting devices
■ Taking wildlife with a fi rearm; and using
unleashed dogs (except bird dogs)
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Muzzleloading gun season
Daily bag and possession limits: Deer Wildlife management area regulations can differ
- daily limit two, possession limit four. Bag and
possession limits for other game legal to take
during archery season can be found under Bag
limits (see page 10).
Season dates:
South Zone
Central Zone
Northwest Zone
Oct. 11-19, 2008
Oct. 25 - Nov. 2, 2008
Nov. 21-23, 2008 and
Hunting methods: Only bows may be used.
Feb. 19 - March 1, 2009
Bows must have minimum draw weight of 35
pounds. Hand-held releases are allowed. For
hunting deer, turkeys or hogs, broadheads
must have at least two sharpened edges with
minimum width of 7/8 inch.
Prohibitions:
License and permit requirements:
Hunting license, muzzleloading gun permit and
turkey permit (if hunting turkeys)
Legal to take: Deer having one or more
antler at least fi ve inches in length visible above
the hairline; gobblers and bearded turkeys
■ Shooting spotted fawns
(except in Holmes County and between Feb.
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Hunting turkeys in Holmes County
Using dogs to take deer and turkeys
Using crossbows (unless you possess a
Disabled Person Crossbow Permit)
Using arrows with explosive components or
drug-injecting devices
14-24, 2009); wild hogs; gray squirrels; quail;
rabbits; raccoons; opossums; coyotes; nutrias;
skunks and beavers
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Daily bag and possession limits:
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Taking wildlife with a fi rearm
Using unleashed dogs (except bird dogs)
Hunting with bows equipped with
sights or aiming devices with electronic
computational capabilities or light projection
(laser) features
In Miami-Dade County, possessing bows on
airboats is prohibited during archery season.
Antlered deer - daily limit two, possession limit
four. Bag and possession limits for other game
legal to take during muzzleloading gun season
can be found under Bag limits (see page 10).
Hunting methods: Only muzzleloading
guns, bows and crossbows may be used.
For hunting deer, muzzleloading guns fi ring
single bullets must be at least .40-caliber, and
muzzleloading guns fi ring two or more balls
Crossbow season
must be 20-gauge or larger. Crossbows and
Not applicable on WMAs
Season dates:
South Zone Oct. 6 -10, 2008
Central Zone Oct. 20 - 24, 2008
Northwest Zone Dec. 1-7, 2008
License and permit requirements:
Hunting license, crossbow permit and turkey
permit (if hunting turkeys)
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.
Prohibitions:
■ Hunting turkeys in Holmes County; hunting
turkeys between Feb. 14-24, 2009
■ Using dogs to take deer and turkeys
HUNTING SEASONS
■ Using fi rearms other than legal muzzleloading
guns; using unleashed dogs (except bird
dogs)
■ Using muzzleloading fi rearms that can be
loaded from the breech
■ Muzzleloaders using an electrical ignition
system; and using arrows with explosive
components or drug-injecting devices
General gun season
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Season dates:
South Zone Oct. 25, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Central Zone Nov. 8, 2008 - Jan. 18, 2009
Northwest Zone Nov. 27-30, 2008 and
Dec. 13, 2008 - Feb. 18, 2009
License requirement: Hunting license
Legal to take: Deer having one or more
antler at least fi ve inches in length visible
above the hairline; wild hogs; rabbits; raccoons;
opossums; coyotes; nutrias; skunks and
beavers
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Daily bag and possession limits:
Antlered deer - daily limit two, possession limit
four. Bag and possession limits for other game
legal to take during general gun season can be
found under Bag limits (see page 10).
Hunting methods: All legal rifl es, shotguns,
muzzleloading guns, crossbows, bows and
handguns may be used.
Prohibitions:
■ Using centerfi re, semi-automatic rifl es having
magazine capacities of more than fi ve
rounds
■ Fully automatic or silencer-equipped
fi rearms
■ Nonexpanding, full metal case (military ball)
ammunition for taking deer
■ Firearms using rimfi re cartridges for taking
deer
Anterless deer season
Not applicable to WMAs
Season dates:
South Zone Nov. 1-7, 2008
Central Zone Nov. 15-21, 2008
Northwest Zone Dec. 20-26, 2008
License requirement: Hunting license
Legal to take: Deer of either sex (except
spotted fawns)
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
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.
Hunting methods: All legal rifl es, shotguns,
muzzleloading guns, crossbows, bows and
handguns may be used.
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