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This brochure is designed to provide the public with
information and a summary of regulations pertaining to hunting and other
recreational use on the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area. Regulations that are new or differ substantially from
last year are shown in bold print. Area users should familiarize themselves
with all regulations. For exact wording of the wildlife laws and regulations,
see the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s wildlife code, on
file with the Secretary of State and state libraries. This brochure, the
Florida Hunting Regulations handbook, and quota permit worksheets should
provide the information necessary for you to plan your hunting activities.
These publications are available at MyFWC.com.
Persons using wildlife and environmental areas are required to have appropriate licenses, permits, and stamps. The following persons are exempt from all license and permit requirements (except for quota permits when listed as “no exemptions,” recreational use permits, antlerless deer permits, released quail permits and the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp [federal duck stamp], if applicable): Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older; residents who possess a Florida Resident Disabled Person Hunting and Fishing Certificate; residents in the U.S. Armed Forces, not stationed in Florida, while home on leave for 30 days or less, upon submission of orders; and children under 16 years of age. Children under 16 years of age also are exempt from the federal duck stamp. Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975 and 16 years of age or older must have passed a Commission-approved hunter-safety course prior to being issued a hunting license, except the Hunter Safety Mentoring exemption allows anyone to purchase a hunting license and hunt under the supervision of a licensed hunter, 21 years of age or older.
Youth and mentor license holders are required to be accompanied by a supervisor during any hunt. A youth hunter (less than 16 years of age) must be supervised by a person at least 18 years of age. A mentor license holder must be supervised by a licensed hunter at least 21 years of age. Unless exempt, only those supervisors with proper licenses and permits may hunt.
Licenses and permits may be purchased from county tax collectors, license agents, by telephone at 888-486-8356, or at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com. A no-cost Migratory Bird Permit is available when purchasing a hunting license. Any waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or older must possess a federal duck stamp.
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Quota Permit Information:
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Daily-Use Permit Information:
Persons engaged in recreational activities other than hunting must possess a daily-use permit or a management area permit. Daily-use permits may be purchased at designated entry points of the management area. A daily-use permit is $3 per person, $6 per non-commercial vehicle, $75 per group of 25 to 100 people, and $150 for groups of 101 people or more. Cash and personal checks are acceptable methods of payment. For recreational uses other than hunting, the following persons are excluded from the requirement of a daily-use permit: Immediate family members (spouse and dependent children) of a management area permit holder while traveling in the same vehicle or in the company of the permit holder, persons through-hiking on the Florida Trail, or persons exempted from the management area permit requirement. |
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Area Regulations
- General
General Area Regulations:
All general laws and regulations relating to wildlife and fish shall apply unless specifically exempted for this area. Hunting or the taking of wildlife or fish on this area shall be allowed only during the open seasons and in accordance with the following regulations:
1. Any person hunting deer or accompanying another person hunting deer shall wear at least 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent-orange material as an outer garment, above the waistline. These provisions are not required when hunting with a bow and arrow during archery season.
2. Taking of spotted fawn, swimming deer, or roosted turkey is prohibited.
3. It is illegal to hunt over bait or place any bait or other food for wildlife on this area.
4. Driving a metal object into any tree or hunting from a tree into which a metal object has been driven is prohibited.
5. No person shall cut, damage, or remove any natural, man-made, or cultural resource without written authorization of the landowner or primary land manager.
6. Taking or attempting to take any game with the aid of live decoys, recorded game calls or sounds, set guns, artificial light, net, trap, snare, drug, or poison is prohibited. Recorded calls and sounds can be used to hunt furbearers, wild hog, and crows.
7. The wanton and willful waste of wildlife is prohibited.
8. Hunting, fishing, or trapping is prohibited on any portion of the area posted as closed to those activities.
9. People, dogs, vehicles, and other recreational equipment are prohibited in areas posted as “Closed to Public Access” by FWC administrative action.
10. Taking or herding wildlife from any motorized vehicle, aircraft, or boat that is under power is prohibited until power and movement from that power have ceased.
11. Most game may be hunted from ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset (see exceptions under each season).
12. The release of any animal is prohibited, except by permit from FWC or written authorization from the landowner or primary land manager.
13. The skull plate with
any attached antler, if applicable, shall remain with any harvested deer. The
head and beard, if applicable, shall remain with any harvested turkey. See
Florida Hunting Regulations handbook for details.
14. The planting or introduction of any non-native plant is prohibited without written authorization of the landowner or primary land manager.
15. Wild hog may not be transported alive.
16. A hunting license is not required to hunt wild hog.
17. Littering is prohibited.
18. A Law Enforcement Officer may search any camp, vehicle, or boat in accordance with law.
19. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited, except they may be transported in sealed containers only on North, South, and Stumper's Grades and may only be consumed at designated campsites other than Camp O.
20. No person shall remove plants, rocks, minerals, animal life, or other natural resources or parts thereof (including possession or removal of saw palmetto berries) without written authorization from the Executive Director of the FWC.
21. It is unlawful to set fire to any forest, grass, or woodland. Fires other than campfires are prohibited. It is unlawful to build a campfire and leave it unattended.
22. Falconers may hunt during the statewide falconry season anytime a management area is open for public access.
- Public Access and Vehicles
Public Access and Vehicles:
1. Public access is allowed year-round except from 12 a.m. August 18 until 8 a.m. August 30 when the area shall be closed. However, on the portion of the North Grade between the north entrance and B-camp gate and on the portion of Stumper's Grade between the south entrance and a roadblock designated by FWC, public access will be allowed starting at 5:00 p.m. August 28. Vehicles parked on North or Stumper's Grade during the closure period may not be left unattended by a driver. Hiking on the Florida Trail and use of the Hungryland Boardwalk is allowed year-round.
2. Motor vehicles may only be operated on roads (Stumper's, Tomato Field, North, and South Grades; and Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads) except as provided for hunters during designated seasons. Only licensed and registered (street legal) motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads. Hunters are allowed additional vehicle access when participating in hunting activities as described in numbers 3, 4, and 5 of this section.
3. During archery and spring turkey seasons, hunters may also operate motor vehicles (street legal vehicles, side-by-sides, and swamp buggies only) on named roads and numbered trails beginning 8 a.m. 1 day before each season opens until 6 p.m. the day after each season closes.
4. During muzzleloading gun, general gun, and small game seasons, hunters may also operate motor vehicles as described in number 3 of this section as well as throughout the area (except in areas closed to motor vehicles or closed to non-street legal motor vehicles) beginning 8 a.m. 1 day before each season opens until 6 p.m the day after each season closes.
5. From one day after the close of archery season through one day before the opening of muzzleloading gun season and from November 1 through one day before the opening of general gun season, hunters participating in dove, waterfowl, or snipe hunts may also operate street legal motor vehicles on numbered trails.
6. Persons must enter and exit the area only at a designated entrance. During periods when check stations are staffed, all persons must report at a check station upon entering and leaving the area, except for through-hikers on the Florida Trail (see Daily-Use Permit Information section above).
7. People through-hiking on the Florida Trail may enter or exit the area on the Florida Trail. Florida Trail through-hikers are exempt from the day-use fee.
8. Within the Roy R. Burnsed still hunt area and the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area, vehicles may be operated only on named roads and numbered trails.
9. The use or possession of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, tracked vehicles, or unlicensed and unregistered (non-street legal) motorcycles is prohibited year-round. Use or possession of any other non-street legal motor vehicle is prohibited, except by hunters during designated seasons as described in numbers 3 and 4 of this section. After 6 p.m. the day after the close of archery season until 8 a.m. the day before the opening of muzzleloading gun season and after 6 p.m. the day after the close of muzzleloading gun season until 8 a.m. the day before the opening of general gun season, hunters may also possess, but not operate, non-street legal side-by-sides and swamp buggies.
10. Parked vehicles may not obstruct a road, gate, or firelane.
11. No motor vehicle shall be operated in areas designated as closed to vehicular traffic.
12. Class 1 electric bicycles may be operated according to rules for traditional, non-motorized bicycles. All other electric bicycles may be operated only on named or numbered roads open to motorized vehicles. For more information visit MyFWC.com/ebike. 13. Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the Florida Trail, except to cross the trail perpendicularly. - Hunters
Hunters, Check Stations, and Harvest Reporting:
1. Hunters must enter and exit the area only at a designated entrance. During periods when check stations are staffed, all hunters must report at a check station upon entering and leaving the area and check all game harvested.
2. Tree stands, deer stands, and elevated shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6 a.m. the day before the opening of archery season until 6 p.m. the day after small game season.
3. Check station hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except during general gun and spring turkey seasons, when hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check stations are not staffed during small game season.
4. During periods when check stations are staffed, no deer shall be quartered or dismembered until checked at a check station.
5. Deer (after being
checked at a check station) and turkey may be dismembered in the field or camp,
but each portion shall have a tag affixed to it identifying the name, address,
and hunting license number of the person who harvested it; the date and location
at which it was taken; and shall be readily traceable to the skull plate with
any attached antler, if applicable, for deer, and the head and beard for
turkey.
6. In addition to checking all game at an area check station, hunters must log each harvested deer or turkey prior to moving it from the point of recovery and report any deer or turkey within 24 hours of recovery. See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook or MyFWC.com for deer and turkey harvest reporting instructions.
7. Hunting on or from the nature trail, boardwalk, entrance road, or parking area in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area is prohibited. - Guns
Guns:
1. Hunting with centerfire rifles is prohibited south and east of Stumper’s Grade.
2. Hunting with rifles is prohibited within the Pratt-Whitney buffer zone and within ¼ mile of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad and Mecca Farms.
3. Hunting with any weapon other than a bow (or crossbow by disabled crossbow permit) is prohibited in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area.
4. Discharge of a bow, crossbow, or airgun from, and taking wildlife on or from, the natural trail, Hungryland boardwalk, entrance road, or parking lot in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area is prohibited.
5. Archery equipment may be used for hunting during muzzleloading gun season in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area, provided all other regulations for the muzzleloading gun season shall apply, including the requirement of a muzzleloading gun permit.
6. Hunting at night with a gun is prohibited (see exceptions for small game season).
7. Muzzleloading guns used for taking deer must be .30 caliber or larger, if firing a single bullet, or be 20 gauge or larger if firing 2 or more balls.
8. Hunting deer with rimfire or non-expanding, full metal jacket (military ball) ammunition is prohibited.
9. Hunting wildlife (other than migratory birds) with airguns is allowed. See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook for details.
10. Hunting deer with airguns is prohibited, except pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) airguns propelling a bolt, arrow, or bullet .30 caliber or larger are allowed.
11. Hunting turkey with airguns is prohibited, except PCP airguns propelling a bolt or arrow are allowed.
12. Children under the age of 16 hunting with a firearm or airgun must be in the presence of a supervising adult.
13. No person shall discharge a firearm or have a loaded firearm in hand while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
14. For hunting
non-migratory game, only shotguns, rifles, muzzleloading guns, pistols,
airguns, bows, crossbows, or falconry may be used.
15. For hunting migratory
game, only centerfire and muzzleloading shotguns, bows, crossbows, or falconry
may be used. Shotguns must be 10 gauge or smaller and incapable of holding more
than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
16. Hunting with full-automatic firearms, centerfire semi-automatic rifles having a magazine capable of holding more than 5 rounds, explosive or drug-injecting devices, or set guns is prohibited.
17. The discharge of a firearm outside of periods open to hunting or in areas closed to hunting is prohibited per s.790.15. FS.
- Dogs
Dogs:
1. Hunting with dogs is
prohibited, except during general gun, small game, migratory bird, and dog
training seasons. During small game season, dogs may only be used for hunting
gray squirrel, migratory birds in season, non-protected birds, quail, rabbits,
and raccoon. Bird dogs and retrievers may be used for hunting coots, doves,
ducks, geese, and snipe during their respective statewide seasons and for
taking non-protected birds during the seasons for the migratory birds mentioned
here.
2. The taking or pursuing of deer, wild hog, fox, or coyote with dogs is prohibited unless each dog is equipped and monitored with devices that allow remote tracking and behavior correction.
3. Dogs used for hunting may be taken onto the WMA after 8 a.m. the day before a season opens and shall be removed by 6 p.m. the day after a season ends.
4. Hunting deer and wild hog with dogs is only allowed during general gun season.
5. Deer dogs and bird dogs may only be trained October 26 through November 4 and only in the area south and east of Stumper’s Grade. During the dog training season, no wildlife shall be harvested, but dogs are allowed to pursue wildlife. A management area permit and hunting license are required to conduct dog training activities.
6. Deer dogs may be trained only from ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset.
7. Dogs are prohibited
in the still hunt areas, except in the Roy R. Burnsed still hunt area, where
any dog may be used for hunting gray squirrel, migratory birds, quail, and
rabbits during the small game season and bird dogs and retrievers may be used
to hunt coot, ducks, doves, geese, and snipe during their respective statewide
seasons and for taking non-protected birds during the seasons for the migratory
birds mentioned here.
8. No person shall allow any dog to pursue or molest any wildlife during any period in which the taking of wildlife by the use of dogs is prohibited.
9. Dogs on leashes may be used for trailing wounded game.
10. Dogs are allowed during periods or in areas closed to hunting with dogs, but must be kept under physical restraint at all times. 11. A valid WMA deer-dog
hunting permit is required to hunt deer with the aid of dogs.
- Camping
Camping:
1. Camping is allowed continuously starting 8 a.m. the day prior to archery season through the end of general gun season, only on designated campsites. For the remainder of the year when the area is open to public access, camping is allowed only at designated campsites and only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, but campsites may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours.
2. Campsites are available on a first come, first served basis.
3. Each camper shall ensure that their campsite is clean at all times.
4. Campsites L (and half of B during archery season only) shall be designated for short-term camping, with camping limited to no longer than 3 days.
5. Camps may be set up and occupied no earlier than 8 a.m. the day prior to the opening of archery season. Vehicles, campers, tents, other camping equipment (including trailers and accessories), and litter shall be removed no later than 24 hours after the close of the general gun season.
6. Altering, defacing, moving, or tampering with official markings of campsites is prohibited.
7. Only tents, trailers, or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
8. Lumber, sheet metal, or other building materials and the erection of any permanent structure is prohibited.
9. No person shall dump raw human waste from any motor vehicle or vessel upon public or private lands or in waters of the state. - Bag and Possession Limits
Bag and Possession Limits:
1. Deer - No person shall exceed statewide bag limits.
A. Area limits - Daily limit 1, annual limit 2 (all seasons combined).
B. Statewide limits - Annual limit 5 deer (only 2 of which may be antlerless), daily limit 2, possession limit 4.
C. As part of the statewide annual deer limit, youth less than 16 years of age may harvest 1 deer annually not meeting antler point requirements but having at least 1 antler 5 inches or more in length.
2. Turkey - No person shall exceed statewide bag limits.
A. Area limits - Daily limit 1.
B. Statewide limits - Spring season limit 2, daily limit 2, possession limit 2.
3. Wild hog - No bag limits or size restrictions.
4. Gray squirrel and rabbits - Daily limit 12 per person, possession limit 24 for each.
5. Quail - Daily limit 12, possession limit 24 (no bag limit for released quail).
6. Armadillo, beaver, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and skunk - No bag limits.
7. Bobcat and otter - Possession limit 1, unless in possession of a Trapping License.
8. Migratory birds - See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook.
9. Non-native reptiles - No bag limits.
10. Non-protected birds (African and Eurasian
collared-doves, common pigeon, Egyptian goose, house sparrow, and common starling) - No bag limits. - General Information
General Information:
1. Information for persons with disabilities can be found at MyFWC.com/ADA.
2. If you have any questions about this material, please call the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 561-625-5122 (TDD 800-955-8771).
3. The FWC is not responsible for protection of personal property and will not be liable for theft of or damage to personal property.
4. Please report the location of any sick or extremely skinny deer to the Chronic Wasting Disease hotline, toll free at 866-293-9282.
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General Area Regulations:
All general laws and regulations relating to wildlife and fish shall apply unless specifically exempted for this area. Hunting or the taking of wildlife or fish on this area shall be allowed only during the open seasons and in accordance with the following regulations:
1. Any person hunting deer or accompanying another person hunting deer shall wear at least 500 square inches of daylight fluorescent-orange material as an outer garment, above the waistline. These provisions are not required when hunting with a bow and arrow during archery season.
2. Taking of spotted fawn, swimming deer, or roosted turkey is prohibited.
3. It is illegal to hunt over bait or place any bait or other food for wildlife on this area.
4. Driving a metal object into any tree or hunting from a tree into which a metal object has been driven is prohibited.
5. No person shall cut, damage, or remove any natural, man-made, or cultural resource without written authorization of the landowner or primary land manager.
6. Taking or attempting to take any game with the aid of live decoys, recorded game calls or sounds, set guns, artificial light, net, trap, snare, drug, or poison is prohibited. Recorded calls and sounds can be used to hunt furbearers, wild hog, and crows.
7. The wanton and willful waste of wildlife is prohibited.
8. Hunting, fishing, or trapping is prohibited on any portion of the area posted as closed to those activities.
9. People, dogs, vehicles, and other recreational equipment are prohibited in areas posted as “Closed to Public Access” by FWC administrative action.
10. Taking or herding wildlife from any motorized vehicle, aircraft, or boat that is under power is prohibited until power and movement from that power have ceased.
11. Most game may be hunted from ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset (see exceptions under each season).
12. The release of any animal is prohibited, except by permit from FWC or written authorization from the landowner or primary land manager.
13. The skull plate with
any attached antler, if applicable, shall remain with any harvested deer. The
head and beard, if applicable, shall remain with any harvested turkey. See
Florida Hunting Regulations handbook for details.
14. The planting or introduction of any non-native plant is prohibited without written authorization of the landowner or primary land manager.
15. Wild hog may not be transported alive.
16. A hunting license is not required to hunt wild hog.
17. Littering is prohibited.
18. A Law Enforcement Officer may search any camp, vehicle, or boat in accordance with law.
19. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited, except they may be transported in sealed containers only on North, South, and Stumper's Grades and may only be consumed at designated campsites other than Camp O.
20. No person shall remove plants, rocks, minerals, animal life, or other natural resources or parts thereof (including possession or removal of saw palmetto berries) without written authorization from the Executive Director of the FWC.
21. It is unlawful to set fire to any forest, grass, or woodland. Fires other than campfires are prohibited. It is unlawful to build a campfire and leave it unattended.
22. Falconers may hunt during the statewide falconry season anytime a management area is open for public access.
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Public Access and Vehicles:
1. Public access is allowed year-round except from 12 a.m. August 18 until 8 a.m. August 30 when the area shall be closed. However, on the portion of the North Grade between the north entrance and B-camp gate and on the portion of Stumper's Grade between the south entrance and a roadblock designated by FWC, public access will be allowed starting at 5:00 p.m. August 28. Vehicles parked on North or Stumper's Grade during the closure period may not be left unattended by a driver. Hiking on the Florida Trail and use of the Hungryland Boardwalk is allowed year-round.
2. Motor vehicles may only be operated on roads (Stumper's, Tomato Field, North, and South Grades; and Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads) except as provided for hunters during designated seasons. Only licensed and registered (street legal) motor vehicles are allowed at any time on the Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads. Hunters are allowed additional vehicle access when participating in hunting activities as described in numbers 3, 4, and 5 of this section.
3. During archery and spring turkey seasons, hunters may also operate motor vehicles (street legal vehicles, side-by-sides, and swamp buggies only) on named roads and numbered trails beginning 8 a.m. 1 day before each season opens until 6 p.m. the day after each season closes.
4. During muzzleloading gun, general gun, and small game seasons, hunters may also operate motor vehicles as described in number 3 of this section as well as throughout the area (except in areas closed to motor vehicles or closed to non-street legal motor vehicles) beginning 8 a.m. 1 day before each season opens until 6 p.m the day after each season closes.
5. From one day after the close of archery season through one day before the opening of muzzleloading gun season and from November 1 through one day before the opening of general gun season, hunters participating in dove, waterfowl, or snipe hunts may also operate street legal motor vehicles on numbered trails.
6. Persons must enter and exit the area only at a designated entrance. During periods when check stations are staffed, all persons must report at a check station upon entering and leaving the area, except for through-hikers on the Florida Trail (see Daily-Use Permit Information section above).
7. People through-hiking on the Florida Trail may enter or exit the area on the Florida Trail. Florida Trail through-hikers are exempt from the day-use fee.
8. Within the Roy R. Burnsed still hunt area and the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area, vehicles may be operated only on named roads and numbered trails.
9. The use or possession of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, tracked vehicles, or unlicensed and unregistered (non-street legal) motorcycles is prohibited year-round. Use or possession of any other non-street legal motor vehicle is prohibited, except by hunters during designated seasons as described in numbers 3 and 4 of this section. After 6 p.m. the day after the close of archery season until 8 a.m. the day before the opening of muzzleloading gun season and after 6 p.m. the day after the close of muzzleloading gun season until 8 a.m. the day before the opening of general gun season, hunters may also possess, but not operate, non-street legal side-by-sides and swamp buggies.
10. Parked vehicles may not obstruct a road, gate, or firelane.
11. No motor vehicle shall be operated in areas designated as closed to vehicular traffic.
12. Class 1 electric bicycles may be operated according to rules for traditional, non-motorized bicycles. All other electric bicycles may be operated only on named or numbered roads open to motorized vehicles. For more information visit MyFWC.com/ebike. 13. Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the Florida Trail, except to cross the trail perpendicularly.
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Hunters, Check Stations, and Harvest Reporting:
1. Hunters must enter and exit the area only at a designated entrance. During periods when check stations are staffed, all hunters must report at a check station upon entering and leaving the area and check all game harvested.
2. Tree stands, deer stands, and elevated shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6 a.m. the day before the opening of archery season until 6 p.m. the day after small game season.
3. Check station hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., except during general gun and spring turkey seasons, when hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check stations are not staffed during small game season.
4. During periods when check stations are staffed, no deer shall be quartered or dismembered until checked at a check station.
5. Deer (after being
checked at a check station) and turkey may be dismembered in the field or camp,
but each portion shall have a tag affixed to it identifying the name, address,
and hunting license number of the person who harvested it; the date and location
at which it was taken; and shall be readily traceable to the skull plate with
any attached antler, if applicable, for deer, and the head and beard for
turkey.
6. In addition to checking all game at an area check station, hunters must log each harvested deer or turkey prior to moving it from the point of recovery and report any deer or turkey within 24 hours of recovery. See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook or MyFWC.com for deer and turkey harvest reporting instructions.
7. Hunting on or from the nature trail, boardwalk, entrance road, or parking area in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area is prohibited.
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Guns:
1. Hunting with centerfire rifles is prohibited south and east of Stumper’s Grade.
2. Hunting with rifles is prohibited within the Pratt-Whitney buffer zone and within ¼ mile of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad and Mecca Farms.
3. Hunting with any weapon other than a bow (or crossbow by disabled crossbow permit) is prohibited in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area.
4. Discharge of a bow, crossbow, or airgun from, and taking wildlife on or from, the natural trail, Hungryland boardwalk, entrance road, or parking lot in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area is prohibited.
5. Archery equipment may be used for hunting during muzzleloading gun season in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area, provided all other regulations for the muzzleloading gun season shall apply, including the requirement of a muzzleloading gun permit.
6. Hunting at night with a gun is prohibited (see exceptions for small game season).
7. Muzzleloading guns used for taking deer must be .30 caliber or larger, if firing a single bullet, or be 20 gauge or larger if firing 2 or more balls.
8. Hunting deer with rimfire or non-expanding, full metal jacket (military ball) ammunition is prohibited.
9. Hunting wildlife (other than migratory birds) with airguns is allowed. See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook for details.
10. Hunting deer with airguns is prohibited, except pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) airguns propelling a bolt, arrow, or bullet .30 caliber or larger are allowed.
11. Hunting turkey with airguns is prohibited, except PCP airguns propelling a bolt or arrow are allowed.
12. Children under the age of 16 hunting with a firearm or airgun must be in the presence of a supervising adult.
13. No person shall discharge a firearm or have a loaded firearm in hand while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
14. For hunting
non-migratory game, only shotguns, rifles, muzzleloading guns, pistols,
airguns, bows, crossbows, or falconry may be used.
15. For hunting migratory
game, only centerfire and muzzleloading shotguns, bows, crossbows, or falconry
may be used. Shotguns must be 10 gauge or smaller and incapable of holding more
than 3 shells in the magazine and chamber combined.
16. Hunting with full-automatic firearms, centerfire semi-automatic rifles having a magazine capable of holding more than 5 rounds, explosive or drug-injecting devices, or set guns is prohibited.
17. The discharge of a firearm outside of periods open to hunting or in areas closed to hunting is prohibited per s.790.15. FS.
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Dogs:
1. Hunting with dogs is
prohibited, except during general gun, small game, migratory bird, and dog
training seasons. During small game season, dogs may only be used for hunting
gray squirrel, migratory birds in season, non-protected birds, quail, rabbits,
and raccoon. Bird dogs and retrievers may be used for hunting coots, doves,
ducks, geese, and snipe during their respective statewide seasons and for
taking non-protected birds during the seasons for the migratory birds mentioned
here.
2. The taking or pursuing of deer, wild hog, fox, or coyote with dogs is prohibited unless each dog is equipped and monitored with devices that allow remote tracking and behavior correction.
3. Dogs used for hunting may be taken onto the WMA after 8 a.m. the day before a season opens and shall be removed by 6 p.m. the day after a season ends.
4. Hunting deer and wild hog with dogs is only allowed during general gun season.
5. Deer dogs and bird dogs may only be trained October 26 through November 4 and only in the area south and east of Stumper’s Grade. During the dog training season, no wildlife shall be harvested, but dogs are allowed to pursue wildlife. A management area permit and hunting license are required to conduct dog training activities.
6. Deer dogs may be trained only from ½ hour before sunrise until ½ hour after sunset.
7. Dogs are prohibited
in the still hunt areas, except in the Roy R. Burnsed still hunt area, where
any dog may be used for hunting gray squirrel, migratory birds, quail, and
rabbits during the small game season and bird dogs and retrievers may be used
to hunt coot, ducks, doves, geese, and snipe during their respective statewide
seasons and for taking non-protected birds during the seasons for the migratory
birds mentioned here.
8. No person shall allow any dog to pursue or molest any wildlife during any period in which the taking of wildlife by the use of dogs is prohibited.
9. Dogs on leashes may be used for trailing wounded game.
10. Dogs are allowed during periods or in areas closed to hunting with dogs, but must be kept under physical restraint at all times. 11. A valid WMA deer-dog
hunting permit is required to hunt deer with the aid of dogs.
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Camping:
1. Camping is allowed continuously starting 8 a.m. the day prior to archery season through the end of general gun season, only on designated campsites. For the remainder of the year when the area is open to public access, camping is allowed only at designated campsites and only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, but campsites may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours.
2. Campsites are available on a first come, first served basis.
3. Each camper shall ensure that their campsite is clean at all times.
4. Campsites L (and half of B during archery season only) shall be designated for short-term camping, with camping limited to no longer than 3 days.
5. Camps may be set up and occupied no earlier than 8 a.m. the day prior to the opening of archery season. Vehicles, campers, tents, other camping equipment (including trailers and accessories), and litter shall be removed no later than 24 hours after the close of the general gun season.
6. Altering, defacing, moving, or tampering with official markings of campsites is prohibited.
7. Only tents, trailers, or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
8. Lumber, sheet metal, or other building materials and the erection of any permanent structure is prohibited.
9. No person shall dump raw human waste from any motor vehicle or vessel upon public or private lands or in waters of the state. |
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Bag and Possession Limits:
1. Deer - No person shall exceed statewide bag limits.
A. Area limits - Daily limit 1, annual limit 2 (all seasons combined).
B. Statewide limits - Annual limit 5 deer (only 2 of which may be antlerless), daily limit 2, possession limit 4.
C. As part of the statewide annual deer limit, youth less than 16 years of age may harvest 1 deer annually not meeting antler point requirements but having at least 1 antler 5 inches or more in length.
2. Turkey - No person shall exceed statewide bag limits.
A. Area limits - Daily limit 1.
B. Statewide limits - Spring season limit 2, daily limit 2, possession limit 2.
3. Wild hog - No bag limits or size restrictions.
4. Gray squirrel and rabbits - Daily limit 12 per person, possession limit 24 for each.
5. Quail - Daily limit 12, possession limit 24 (no bag limit for released quail).
6. Armadillo, beaver, coyote, nutria, opossum, raccoon, and skunk - No bag limits.
7. Bobcat and otter - Possession limit 1, unless in possession of a Trapping License.
8. Migratory birds - See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook.
9. Non-native reptiles - No bag limits.
10. Non-protected birds (African and Eurasian
collared-doves, common pigeon, Egyptian goose, house sparrow, and common starling) - No bag limits. |
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