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JF Griffin - magazine - Index

THE
SETUP.
Adapts to
create the
perfect
seated blind
Mission: Longbeard
HUNTING SEASONS
Prohibitions:
■ Shooting spotted fawns
■ 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 and fi rearms
using rimfi re cartridges for taking deer
■ Antlerless deer season does not apply to
that portion of the eastern Everglades
south of Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) and east of
Everglades National Park; or Collier County
south of S.R. 84.
Fall turkey season
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Season dates:
South Zone Nov. 8, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Central Zone Nov. 8, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009
Northwest Zone Nov. 27-30, 2008 and
Dec. 13, 2008 - Jan. 18, 2009
License and permit requirements:
Hunting license and turkey permit
Legal to take: Bearded turkeys or
gobblers. There is no fall turkey season in
Holmes County.
Shooting hours: One-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset
Daily bag and possession limits:
Daily limit one, season and possession limit
two. Season limit includes turkeys taken during
all archery, crossbow, muzzleloading gun
and fall turkey seasons combined.
Hunting methods: All legal rifl es,
shotguns, muzzleloading guns, crossbows,
bows and handguns may be used.
Prohibitions:
■ Hunting turkeys in Holmes County
■ Hunting turkeys with dogs
■ Shooting turkeys while they are on the roost
■ Taking turkeys over baited areas
■ Taking turkeys when hunter is within 100
yards of a game-feeding station when feed
is present
■ Using centerfi re, semi-automatic rifl es
having magazine capacities of more than
fi ve rounds and fully automatic or silencerequipped
fi rearms
Quail and gray squirrel season
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Season dates:
Statewide Nov. 8, 2008 - March 1, 2009
License and permit requirements:
Hunting license
Legal to take: Quail, gray squirrels, 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:
Quail and gray squirrel - daily bag limit 12,
possession limit 24. Bag and possession limits
for other game legal to take during quail and
gray squirrel 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:
■ Taking fox squirrels
■ Using centerfi re, semi-automatic rifl es
having magazine capacities of more than
fi ve rounds and fully automatic or silencerequipped
fi rearms
Florida Wild Turkey Registry
Are you proud of that turkey?
Receive the recognition you and your gobbler
deserve. Apply for an “Outstanding Gobbler
Certifi cate” from FWC’s Wild Turkey Registry.
■ To qualify for an “Outstanding Gobbler
Certifi cate,” beards must be 11 inches or
longer, measured at its protrusion from
the skin to the tip of the longest bristle.
Both spurs must be 1-1/4 inches or longer,
measured at their protrusion from the skin
along the outside curve to the tip.
■ A “First Gobbler Certifi cate” also is awarded
to hunters under age 16 for harvesting their
fi rst gobbler, regardless of beard and spur
measurements.
Applications are available at MyFWC.com/hunting.
18 2008-2009 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission