Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) J. W. Corbett
Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun - Nineteen days prior to
Thanksgiving day through January 1 except those years when January 1 falls on a
Thursday, Friday or Saturday, in which case the season would close on the
following Sunday.
2. Small game -
The day following the close of the general gun season through the third Sunday
in February.
3. Spring turkey - The
first Saturday of March and continuing for 36 days thereafter (Saturdays,
Sundays, and Wednesdays only).
4.
Youth turkey - The last Saturday in February and continuing for 1 day
thereafter.
5. Archery - Ten weeks
prior to opening of general gun season and continuing for 22 days
thereafter.
6. Muzzleloading gun -
Five weeks prior to opening of general gun season and continuing for 15 days
thereafter.
7. Raccoon - The day
following the close of the general gun season through the third Sunday in
February.
8. Migratory birds -
During seasons established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year except when area is closed to public access.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish,
furbearers and frogs. Deer daily bag one, annual bag two. Turkeys may not be
taken during the archery season. The take of antlerless deer is prohibited
except during the last 9 days of archery season. Taking of antlered deer not
having at least one antler with three or more points or one antler with a main
beam of ten inches or more in length is prohibited, except by persons less than
16 years of age.
(c) Camping:
Camping is allowed from the beginning of archery season through the general gun
season, only on designated campsites. Camping equipment may be set up and
occupied no earlier than 8:00 a.m. the day prior to the opening of archery
season and all vehicles, camps, tents, other camping equipment and litter
removed no later than 24 hours after the close of the general gun season.
During the remainder of the year when the area is open for public access,
camping is allowed at designated campsites on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
only, but campsites may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours.
Campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Each camper shall
assure that their campsite is clean at all times. At least camping areas L and
M (and 1/2 of B during archery season only) shall be designated for short-term
camping, with camping being limited to no longer than three days. The
alteration, defacing, moving or tampering in any way with official markings of
campsites is prohibited. Only tents, trailers, or self-propelled camping
vehicles may be used for camping. Lumber, sheet metal or other building
materials and the erection of any permanent structure are prohibited.
(d) General regulations:
1. The take of wildlife with centerfire and
rimfire rifles or muzzleloading long guns is prohibited within the
Pratt-Whitney buffer zone and within one-fourth mile of the Seaboard Coastline
Railroad and Mecca Farms. The take of wildlife with centerfire rifles is
prohibited south and east of Stumper's Grade.
2. The use or possession of airboats, tracked
vehicles, unlicensed and unregistered (non-street legal) motorcycles, or
all-terrain vehicles on the area is prohibited year-round and use or possession
of unlicensed and unregistered (non-street legal) motor vehicles is prohibited
after 6:00 p.m. the day following the close of spring turkey season until 5:00
p.m. three days prior to archery season.
3. During periods when check stations are
staffed, all persons shall check in and out at a check station when entering
and exiting the area and shall check all game taken. People through-hiking on
the Florida Trail may enter or exit the area through the Florida
Trail.
4. During open periods other
than those designated for motor vehicle use around the archery, muzzleloading
gun, general gun, small game, and spring turkey seasons, only licensed and
registered (street legal) motor vehicles may be possessed or operated and only
on named roads, except persons participating in dove and waterfowl hunts also
may operate street legal vehicles on numbered trails from one day after the
close of archery season to one day prior to the opening of muzzleloading gun
season, persons participating in snipe hunts also may operate street legal
vehicles on numbered trails from November 1 to one day prior to the opening of
general gun season, and persons planning to participate in muzzleloading gun or
general gun hunts also may possess, but not operate, recreational off-highway
vehicles (side-by-sides) and swamp buggies from 6:00 p.m. one day following the
close of archery and muzzleloading gun seasons until 8:00 a.m. one day prior to
the opening of muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, respectively. From
8:00 a.m. one day before the opening of archery and spring turkey seasons
through 6:00 p.m. the day after the close of these seasons, only street legal
motor vehicles may be possessed or operated and only on named roads, except
persons participating in archery and spring turkey hunts also may possess and
operate, street legal motor vehicles, side-by-sides, and swamp buggies on named
roads and numbered trails (other than Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads, which
are open to street legal vehicles only); and except as provided above for
participants in dove and waterfowl hunts between archery and muzzleloading gun
seasons. Only street legal motor vehicles may be possessed or operated and only
on named roads at any time after 8:00 a.m. one day prior to the opening of
muzzleloading gun, general gun, and small game seasons through 6:00 p.m. the
day after the close of each of these seasons, except persons participating in
muzzleloading gun, general gun, and small game hunts also may possess and
operate, street legal vehicles, side-by-sides, and swamp buggies on named roads
and numbered trails (other than Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads, which are
open to street legal vehicles only) and throughout the area except where closed
to vehicular traffic; and except as provided above for participants in snipe
hunts between muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Only street legal
motor vehicles are allowed on the Indian Trails and L-8 Canal roads. Motor
vehicle access between the L-8 Canal Road and trails 5 and 6 is prohibited,
except during designated motor vehicle-use periods around hunting seasons and
only for those persons using street legal vehicles to participate in
hunts.
5. During periods when the
check stations are staffed, no deer shall be quartered or dismembered until
checked at a check station.
6. Take
of wildlife with dogs is prohibited, except during area-specific general gun,
small game, raccoon, and dog training seasons and bird dogs and retrievers may
be used for taking coots, doves, ducks, geese, and snipe during their
respective statewide seasons. During small game season, the take of wild hog
with dogs is prohibited.
7. Roy R.
Burnsed Still Hunt Area: Dogs, except dogs used to take small game during small
game season and bird dogs and retrievers used to take coot, doves, ducks,
geese, and snipe during their respective statewide seasons, are prohibited in
the still hunt area, delineated as that portion of the area starting at the
junction of the South Grade and the Main Canal, then south on the South Grade
to the Indian Trails Outfall Canal, then south, east, and south along the
wildlife management area boundary, then west along the L-8 Canal to its
junction with the Big Gopher Canal, then northeast along the Big Gopher Canal
to its junction with the Tomato Field Grade, then east along the Tomato Field
Grade to its junction with the Tomato Field, then along the western boundary of
the Tomato Field to its junction with the Main Canal, then northeast along the
Main Canal to the point of beginning.
8. Deer dogs and bird dogs may be trained
only in that portion of the area south and east of Stumper's Grade and only
beginning 14 days prior to the opening of the general gun season and ending 5
days prior to the opening of the general gun season. Taking wildlife with guns
is prohibited while training dogs.
9. Within the still hunt areas, vehicles may
be operated only on named or numbered roads or trails.
10. During raccoon season, firearms and dogs
as specified in paragraph
68A-24.002(2)(b),
F.A.C., may be used except in the still hunt areas.
11. The possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages is prohibited except they may be transported to the extent
that Section 316.1936, F.S., allows only on
the North South and Stumper's grades, and may only be consumed at designated
campsites other than Camp O.
12.
Unauthorized planting of trees and shrubs is prohibited.
13. Public access is allowed throughout the
year except from the Sunday two weeks prior to the opening of archery season
until 8:00 a.m. the day prior to the archery season when the area shall be
closed to public access except on the portion of the North Grade between the
north entrance and the B camp gate and on the portion of Stumper's Grade
between the south entrance and an internal gate where access will be allowed
starting 5:00 p.m. three days prior to archery season. Vehicles parked on the
North Grade during the closure period shall not be left unattended by a driver.
Hiking on the Florida Trail and use of the Hungryland Boardwalk is allowed
throughout the year.
14. Fires
other than campfires are prohibited.
15. Dogs, vehicles, and taking wildlife with
guns other than bows are all prohibited in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt
area, delineated as that portion of the area lying north of the Stumpers Grade,
east of the powerline, south and west of Game Canal to the buggy bridge and
west of the youth camp road to the intersection of the Stumpers Grade except
that vehicles may be used on established roads to access parking lots at the
youth camp, shooting range and nature interpretive center.
16. Discharge of a bow, crossbow, or airgun
or taking wildlife on or from the nature trail, boardwalk, entrance road or
parking lot in the Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area is
prohibited.
17. Archery equipment
may be used for hunting during the established muzzleloading gun season in the
Bruce Bowman archery still hunt area. All other regulations for muzzleloading
gun season shall apply when using archery equipment during this time
period.
18. Persons shall enter and
exit the area only at designated entrances.
19. Northern bobwhite may be released and
taken by centerfire or muzzleloading shotgun during the small game season
provided each individual or group participating possesses a daily permit and
proof (including the name and address of the vendor and date of purchase) that
the northern bobwhite were purchased within the past 90 days from a game farm
licensed by the Commission or another state.
20. Tree stands, deer stands and elevated
shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6 a.m. the day prior to the
opening of archery season until 6 p.m. the day following the end of small game
season.
21. Motorized vehicles are
prohibited on the Florida Trail, except to cross the trail
perpendicularly.
(2) Holey Land Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun - Walk, Opening 14 days after
the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter.
2. General gun
- Vehicle (tracked vehicles only), Opening 35 days after the first day of Zone
A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter.
3. Archery -
Opening 42 days prior to the first day of the Zone A antlered deer season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
22 days thereafter.
4.
Muzzleloading gun - Opening 14 days prior to the first day of Zone A antlered
deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
8 days thereafter.
5. Small game -
Opening the day after the last day of general gun - vehicle season and closing
the first Sunday in March.
6.
Migratory game birds - During seasons established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
7. Fishing and frogging - Throughout the
year.
(b) Legal to take:
All legal game (except turkey, crow, and mourning and white-winged doves),
fish, frogs and furbearers. Take of antlerless deer is prohibited during the
archery season. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with two
or more points and having one or more antlers at least 5 inches in length
visible above the hairline is prohibited. The take of wild hog is prohibited
during small game season. The bag limit for antlered deer shall be one during
archery season, one during muzzleloading gun season, one during general
gun-walk season and one per tag during the general gun-vehicle season.
Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping - Only tents,
trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping. Camps may
not be set up in the area prior to seven days before archery season and all
vehicles, camps, tents, other camping equipment and litter must be removed no
later than 6:00 p.m. seven days after the close of the general gun season. The
erection of any permanent structure is prohibited. During the remainder of the
year, camping is allowed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only, but campsites
may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours. Camping is allowed only on
the L-5 Levee and the Miami Canal Levee.
(d) General regulations:
1. The use of all-terrain vehicles and
recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) is prohibited, except for the purposes
of hunting and scouting from 6:00 a.m. two weeks prior to archery season until
6:00 p.m. one day prior to the opening day of general gun-vehicle season.
During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun-walk seasons, motor
vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles may only be operated on
designated levees, except all-terrain vehicles and ROVs (side-by-sides) may be
operated off-road. Airboats are prohibited during the archery, muzzleloading
gun, general gun-walk, and general gun-vehicle seasons except airboats used for
the purpose of waterfowl hunting on days when waterfowl hunting is allowed
under Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C. While an
all-terrain vehicle or ROV is in motion, no person shall occupy any platform or
structure attached thereto. No all-terrain vehicle or ROV may be equipped with
a steering mechanism that would enable the vehicle to be operated from a
platform or structure attached thereto.
2. Motor vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked
vehicles are prohibited on tree islands, strands, and wildlife
islands.
3. A general gun-vehicle
permit is required of any person to operate a tracked vehicle during the
general gun-vehicle season. A general gun-vehicle permit and tag shall only be
transferred in the field by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
law enforcement supervisors or their designees when a tracked vehicle becomes
inoperable and unable to be repaired while within the wildlife management area
to which the tracked vehicle is assigned as determined by the general
gun-vehicle permit.
4. When check
stations are staffed on Saturdays and Sundays during the archery, muzzleloading
gun, general gun-walk and general gun-vehicle seasons, deer may not be
quartered, dismembered, or removed from the area until checked at a check
station.
5. During the general
gun-vehicle season, all deer taken shall be immediately tagged.
6. Hunting with dogs is allowed only during
the general gun-vehicle season, except that bird dogs and retrievers may be
used to take snipe and waterfowl during their respective statewide seasons and
dogs may be used to take small game during small game season. The take of wild
hog with dogs is prohibited during small game season.
7. Persons may enter and exit the area from
the L-5 or Miami Canal Levee only.
8. During the general gun-vehicle hunt, the
area is closed to walk hunting.
9.
Fires other than campfires are prohibited.
10. Motor vechiles, swamp buggies, and
tracked vehicles are prohibited on all levees except the L-5 and Miami Canal
levees.
11. The construction of
docks of any type is prohibited.
12. No person shall operate any vessel
outside of Water Management District canals unless it is equipped with an
orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and displayed at a
minimum height of 10 feet above the bottom of the vessel.
13. All boat ramps, parking areas, roads,
camping areas, levees, and adjacent powerline pads are closed to
hunting.
14. No person shall
operate any motor vehicle, swamp buggy, or tracked vehicle off-road, unless it
is equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and
displayed at a minimum height of 6 feet above the top of the seat.
15. Beginning the day after the last day of
small game season through the second Sunday in April, the use of centerfire
rifles for taking wildlife is prohibited.
16. Beginning the day after small game season
ends through the second Sunday in April, shooting hours shall be 1/2 hour
before sunrise and until 1/2 hour after sunset.
17. Tree stands, deer stands and elevated
shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6:00 a.m. two weeks prior to the
opening of archery season until 6:00 p.m. the Sunday following the end of
general gun-vehicle season.
18.
Motor vehicles are prohibited outside hunting seasons and associated scouting
periods, except street legal vehicles are allowed on the L-5 and Miami Canal
levees. Swamp buggies and tracked vehicles are allowed year-round, except on
designated levees only during the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general
gun-walk seasons, by permit only during the general gun-vehicle season, and
from the day after the close of small game season through 5:59 a.m. two weeks
prior to archery season.
19. During
the general gun-vehicle season, the area is closed to all motor vehicles, swamp
buggies, tracked vehicles, and airboats, except street-legal vehicles on
designated levees, tracked vehicles authorized by permit, and airboats used for
the purpose of waterfowl hunting on days when waterfowl hunting is allowed
under Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C.
(e) Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this subsection, alligator hunt participants may operate airboats
and tracked vehicles throughout the area when taking alligators.
(3) Everglades and Francis S.
Taylor Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open
season:
1. General gun - Walk, Opening 14 days
after the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter, Conservation Areas 3A North and 2A (north of the East/West
Airboat Trail) only.
2. General gun
- Vehicle (airboats and tracked vehicles only), Opening 35 days after the first
day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter, in Conservation Areas 3A North, 3A South, 2, and the
Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area.
3. Archery - Opening 42 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
22 days thereafter, Conservation Area 3A North only.
4. Muzzleloading gun - Opening 14 days prior
to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
8 days thereafter, in Conservation Area 3A North only.
5. Small game - Opening the day after the
last day of general gun - vehicle season and closing the first Sunday in
March.
6. Migratory birds - During
seasons established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
7. Fishing and frogging - Throughout
year.
(b) Legal to take:
All legal game (except turkey and mourning and white-winged doves), fish, frogs
and furbearers. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one forked antler
and having one or more antlers at least 5 inches in length visible above the
hairline is prohibited. The forked antler shall have at least two points one
inch or greater in length. Take of antlerless deer is prohibited during archery
season. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. The bag
limit for antlered deer shall be one per season during archery, muzzleloading
gun and general gun-walk seasons and one per tag during the general gun-vehicle
season. Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Only tents,
trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping. Camps may
not be set up in the area prior to 7 days before archery season and all
vehicles, camps, tents, other camping equipment and litter must be removed no
later than 6:00 p.m. seven days after the close of the general gun season. The
erection of any permanent structure is prohibited. Camping during the period
from eight days following the close of the general gun season to eight days
prior to the archery season is allowed but only on Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays and camps may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours during this
period. Overnight camping is prohibited in areas posted as closed to
camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. Taking wildlife with guns on the levee
bordering the Hillsboro Canal (L-39) is prohibited.
2. Motor vehicles, swamp buggies, tracked
vehicles, and airboats are prohibited on tree islands, wildlife islands, and
tree strands.
3. The use of
all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) is
prohibited, except for the purposes of hunting and scouting from 6:00 a.m. two
weeks prior to archery season until 6:00 p.m. one day prior to the opening day
of general gun-vehicle season. During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and
general gun-walk seasons, motor vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles
may only be operated on designated levees, except all-terrain vehicles and ROVs
(side-by-sides) may be operated off-road. While an all-terrain vehicle or ROV
is in motion, no person shall occupy any platform or structure attached
thereto. No all-terrain vehicle or ROV may be equipped with a steering
mechanism that would enable the vehicle to be operated from a platform or
structure attached thereto.
4.
Access into Conservation Area 2A during the general gun-walk season is allowed
only from the L-6 Levee.
5. The
operation of airboats is prohibited during legal shooting hours in Conservation
Area 3A North during archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, and in
Conservation Area 2 (north of the East/West Airboat Trail only) during general
gun season.
6. A general
gun-vehicle permit is required of any person to operate a tracked vehicle
during the general gun-vehicle season. General gun-vehicle permits will be
given to both tracked vehicle and airboat hunters. A general gun-vehicle permit
and tag shall only be transferred in the field by Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission law enforcement supervisors or their designees when a
tracked vehicle or airboat becomes inoperable and unable to be repaired while
within the wildlife management area to which the tracked vehicle or airboat is
assigned as determined by the general gun-vehicle permit.
7. During the general gun-vehicle season, all
deer taken shall be immediately tagged.
8. When check stations are staffed on
Saturdays and Sundays during the archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun-walk
and general gun-vehicle seasons, deer may not be quartered, dismembered, or
removed from the area until checked at a check station.
9. During the general gun-vehicle season,
Conservation Area 3A North is closed during legal shooting hours to swamp
buggies, tracked vehicles, and airboats except those authorized by permit.
Frogging (by airboat only) in Conservation Area 3A North is allowed from one
hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
10. Motor vehicles, swamp buggies, and
tracked vehicles are prohibited on all levees except the L-4, L-5, and L-6
levees.
11. Taking of wildlife by
use of a gun on or from rights-of-way of State Road 84, US 41 or US 27 is
prohibited as provided by Rule
68A-4.008, F.A.C.
12. Hunting with dogs is allowed only during
the general gun-vehicle season, except that bird dogs and retrievers may be
used to take waterfowl and snipe during their respective statewide seasons and
dogs may be used to take small game during small game season. The take of wild
hog with dogs is prohibited during small game season.
13. During the general gun-vehicle hunt, walk
hunting is prohibited.
14. Fires
other than campfires are prohibited.
15. The construction of docks of any type is
prohibited.
16. No person shall
operate any vessel outside of Water Management District canals unless it is
equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and
displayed at a minimum height of 10 feet above the bottom of the
vessel.
17. Dogs may be trained in
Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area beginning the first Saturday in
October and ending nine days thereafter. Taking wildlife with guns in the
Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area during the dog training season is
prohibited.
18. All boat ramps,
parking areas, roads, camping areas, levees, and adjacent powerline pads are
closed to hunting.
19. No person
shall operate any motor vehicle, swamp buggy, or tracked vehicle off-road,
unless it is equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches
long and displayed at a minimum height of 6 feet above the top of the
seat.
20. Commercial recreational
activities, such as but not limited to airboat rides, guide services or other
tourist services, are prohibited in that portion of Conservation Area 3A South
leased to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida unless authorized by the
Miccosukee Tribe, which has the exclusive right to provide such services in the
Leased Area.
21. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary suggested herein, nothing in law shall limit, diminish
or abridge uses by the Miccosukee Tribe and its members who have rights
guaranteed under the Indian Land Claims Settlement Act, Lease Agreement and
other laws.
22. Beginning the day
after the last day of small game season through the second Sunday in April, the
use of centerfire rifles for taking wildlife is prohibited.
23. Beginning the day after small game season
ends through the second Sunday in April, shooting hours shall be 1/2 hour
before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset.
24. Tree stands, deer stands and elevated
shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6:00 a.m. two weeks prior to the
opening of archery season until 6:00 p.m. the Sunday following the end of
general gun-vehicle season.
25.
Motor vehicles are prohibited outside hunting seasons and associated scouting
periods, except street legal vehicles are allowed on the L-4, L-5, and L-6
levees. Swamp buggies and tracked vehicles are allowed year-round, except on
designated levees only during the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general
gun-walk seasons and by permit only during legal shooting hours in Conservation
Area 3A North during the general gun-vehicle season.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this subsection, alligator hunt participants may operate airboats and tracked
vehicles throughout the area when taking alligators.
(4) Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun - Walk, Opening 14 days after
the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter.
2. General gun
- Vehicle (tracked vehicles only), Opening 35 days after the first day of Zone
A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter.
3. Archery -
Opening 42 days prior to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
22 days thereafter.
4.
Muzzleloading gun - Opening 14 days prior to the first day of the Zone A
antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
8 days thereafter.
5. Small game -
Opening the day after the last day of general gun - vehicle season and closing
the first Sunday in March.
6.
Migratory birds - During seasons established for these species in Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
7. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
(b) Legal to
take: All legal game (except turkey and mourning and white-winged doves),
furbearers, fish and frogs. Take of antlerless deer is prohibited during
archery season. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with two
or more points and having one or more antlers at least 5 inches in length
visible above the hairline is prohibited. The take of wild hog is prohibited
during small game season. The bag limit for antlered deer shall be one per
season during archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun-walk seasons and one
per tag during the general gun-vehicle season. Notwithstanding the quail season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Camping is
allowed only on the Miami Canal, Manley Ditch and Powerline levees. Only tents,
trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping. Camps may
not be set up in the area prior to seven days before archery season and all
vehicles, camps, tents, other camping equipment and litter must be removed no
later than 6:00 p.m. seven days after the close of the general gun-vehicle
season. The erection of any permanent structure is prohibited. Camping during
the period from eight days following the close of the general gun season to
eight days prior to the archery season is allowed but only on Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays, and camps may not be left unattended for more than 24
hours during this period.
(d)
General regulations:
1. A general gun-vehicle
permit is required of any person to operate a tracked vehicle during the
general gun-vehicle season. A general gun-vehicle permit and tag shall only be
transferred in the field by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
law enforcement supervisors or their designees when a tracked vehicle becomes
inoperable and unable to be repaired while within the wildlife management area
to which the tracked vehicle is assigned as determined by the general
gun-vehicle permit.
2. Motor
vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles are prohibited on wildlife
islands, tree islands, and tree strands.
3. Deer taken during the general gun-vehicle
season shall be immediately tagged.
4. When check stations are staffed on
Saturdays and Sundays during the archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun-walk
and general gun-vehicle seasons, deer may not be quartered, dismembered, or
removed from the area until checked at a check station.
5. The construction of docks of any type is
prohibited.
6. The use of
all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) is
prohibited, except for the purposes of hunting and scouting from 6:00 a.m. two
weeks prior to archery season until 6:00 p.m. one day prior to the opening day
of general gun-vehicle season. During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and
general gun-walk seasons, motor vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles
may only be operated on designated levees, except all-terrain vehicles and ROVs
(side-by-sides) may be operated off-road. Airboats are prohibited during the
archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun-walk, and general gun-vehicle
seasons except airboats used for the purpose of waterfowl hunting on days when
waterfowl hunting is allowed under Rule
68A-13.003, F.A.C. While an
all-terrain vehicle or ROV is in motion, no person shall occupy any platform or
structure attached thereto. No all-terrain vehicle or ROV may be equipped with
a steering mechanism that would enable the vehicle to be operated from a
platform or structure attached thereto.
7. The area is closed to all motor vehicles,
swamp buggies, tracked vehicles, and airboats during the general gun-vehicle
season, except street-legal vehicles on designated levees, tracked vehicles
authorized by permit, and airboats used for the purpose of waterfowl hunting on
days when waterfowl hunting is allowed under Rule
68A-13.003, F.A.C.
8. Hunting with dogs is allowed only during
the general gun-vehicle season, except that bird dogs and retrievers may be
used to take snipe and waterfowl during their respective statewide seasons and
dogs may be used to take small game during small game season. The take of wild
hog with dogs is prohibited during small game season.
9. Fires other than campfires are
prohibited.
10. During the general
gun-vehicle hunt, walk hunting is prohibited.
11. Persons may enter and exit the area from
the L-4, Powerline, Miami Canal and Manley Ditch Levees only.
12. No person shall operate any vessel
outside of Water Management District canals unless it is equipped with an
orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and displayed at a
minimum height of 10 feet above the bottom of the vessel.
13. All boat ramps, parking areas, roads,
camping areas, levees, and adjacent powerline pads are closed to
hunting.
14. No person shall
operate any motor vehicle, swamp buggy, or tracked vehicle off-road, unless it
is equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and
displayed at a minimum height of 6 feet above the top of the seat.
15. Beginning the day after the last day of
small game season through the second Sunday in April, the use of centerfire
rifles for taking wildlife is prohibited.
16. Beginning the day after small game season
ends through the second Sunday in April, shooting hours shall be 1/2 hour
before sunrise until 1/2 hours after sunset.
17. Tree stands, deer stands and elevated
shooting platforms are prohibited except from 6:00 a.m. two weeks prior to the
opening of archery season until 6:00 p.m. one day after the end of general
gun-vehicle season.
18. Motor
vehicles are prohibited outside hunting seasons and associated scouting
periods, except street legal vehicles are allowed on the L-4, Manley Ditch,
Miami Canal, and Powerline levees. Swamp buggies and tracked vehicles are
allowed year-round, except on designated levees only during the archery,
muzzleloading gun, and general gun-walk seasons, by permit only during the
general gun-vehicle season, and from the day after the close of small game
season through 5:59 a.m. two weeks prior to archery season.
19. Motor vehicles, swamp buggies, and
tracked vehicles are prohibited on all levees except the L-4, Manley Ditch,
Miami Canal, and Powerline levees.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this subsection, alligator hunt participants may operate airboats and tracked
vehicles throughout the area when taking alligators.
(5) Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun - Opening 12 days prior to
Thanksgiving Day and closing January 1 (except in the Deep Lake, Stairsteps and
Loop units), unless January 1 falls on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, in
which case the season would close on the following Sunday in open
units.
2. Small game - Opening the
day following the last day of general gun season and closing February 1, except
opening the second Saturday in November and closing February 1 in the Loop and
Stairsteps units.
3. Archery -
Opening the Saturday prior to Labor Day and closing 29 days thereafter in all
units and reopening 6 days later and closing 15 days thereafter and reopening
twelve days prior to Thanksgiving Day and closing January 1 in the Deep Lake,
Loop, and Stairsteps units only, unless January 1 falls on a Thursday, Friday
or Saturday, in which case the season would close on the following.
4. Muzzleloading gun - Opening 21 days after
the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
15 days thereafter, except in the Deep Lake Unit.
5. Youth turkey - During the youth turkey
hunt established by Chapter 68A-13, F.A.C.
6. Spring turkey - During the spring turkey
season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
7. Migratory birds - During the seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
8. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
(b) Legal to
take: All legal game (except armadillo), fish, frogs, coyote and nutria. Taking
of antlered deer not having at least one antler with two or more points is
prohibited, except by persons less than 16 years of age. In the Corn Dance and
Loop units and zones 1 through 3 of the Stairsteps Unit, taking of deer not
having at least one antler with four or more points is prohibited. The take of
deer in Zone 4 of the Stairsteps Unit is prohibited. The taking of turkey or
antlerless deer during the archery season is prohibited. The bag limit for deer
is one annually (by hunting season not calendar year). The bag limit for turkey
is one per day, two per spring turkey season.
(c) Camping - Permitted in accordance with
the general regulations of the National Park Service. Additionally, camping is
allowed on the Bear Island Unit by the use of tents, trailers, and
self-propelled vehicles at designated campsites only. Camping is allowed on
designated campsites on other units. Primitive camping is not limited to
designated campsites except on Bear Island Unit.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except
that bird dogs and retrievers may be used for hunting migratory birds during
their respective statewide seasons and during small game season dogs may be
used for hunting small game. Hunting wild hog with dogs is prohibited. The
possession of dogs (other than for hunting purposes) is prohibited except as
authorized by National Park Service regulations. Leashed dogs may not be used
for trailing wounded game.
2. The
removal of any plant is prohibited.
3. All vehicles used off-road shall have a
National Park Service registration.
4. Vehicular use by the public on Eleven-mile
Road or the Florida Trail is prohibited. Vehicles may cross Eleven-mile Road at
designated and marked crossing points only. Only vehicles equipped with
pneumatic tires may be operated on the Jetport Road. Parking of vehicles is
prohibited on Jetport Road.
5.
During periods when check stations are staffed hunters shall check in at a
designated check station when entering the area, check out at the same check
station when exiting the area, and must check all game taken. Deer, wild hog
and turkey may be divided or consumed in the field but each portion shall be
identified by the number of the license of the person killing it and be readily
traceable to the portion of the animal bearing sex identification. Jaw bones of
the deer shall be saved for use by the Commission.
6. Public access inside any fenced portion of
the Jetport property is prohibited.
7. Taking wildlife by use of a gun on or from
rights-of-way of County Roads 839, 841, 837 or Burns Road or State Road 84 or
94 or US 41 or the L-28 Interceptor Canal levees is prohibited as provided by
Rule 68A-4.008, F.A.C.
8. The intentional destruction, defacement or
removal of any natural or cultural feature or nonrenewable resource is
prohibited.
9. Draining or dumping
refuse or wastes from any trailer or other vehicle is prohibited.
10. The collection of plants, rocks,
minerals, animal life, or other natural objects is allowed only in accordance
with written permits obtained in advance from the National Park
Service.
11. Constructing a
building or other structures is prohibited, unless permitted by the National
Park Service.
12. Fires are allowed
only on designated camping areas or in back country campsites and must be
completely extinguished prior to the user leaving the campsite.
13. No person shall enter or exit the area
north of I-75 by any route except via the north end of Turner River Road
through the Bear Island check station or at other designated entry points along
I-75.
14. All airboats shall be
equipped with an orange flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and
displayed at a mnimum height of 10 feet above the bottom of the
vessel.
15. The take of wildlife
with guns other than muzzleloading guns or bow and arrow in the Deep Lake Unit
is prohibited.
16. Motorized
vehicles are prohibited in the Addition Unit except that licensed and
registered vehicles may be operated on designated portions of L-28 Interceptor
Canal levees north of I-75.
17.
Taking wildlife with centerfire rifles is prohibited during small game season
in the Deep lake, Loop, and Stairsteps units.
18. Bicycles may be operated only as
authorized by National Park Service regulations.
(6) Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management
Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 49 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
6 days thereafter and reopening 8 days later and closing 8 days
thereafter.
2. Muzzleloading gun -
Opening 14 days prior to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
3. Family hunt - Opening 9 days after
Thanksgiving Day and closing 1 day thereafter.
4. General gun - Opening 7 days after the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter and reopening 3 days later and closing 4 days
thereafter.
5. Small game - Opening
the second Saturday in October and closing the first Sunday in February (except
during the family hunt).
6. Youth
turkey - During the youth turkey hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
7. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter and reopening 3 days later and closing 4 days
thereafter.
8. Migratory birds -
During the seasons established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
10. Bear - During the
open season established for the South BMU in Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game,
bear (only during the bear season), fish, frogs and furbearers. During the
archery, muzzleloading gun, family and general gun seasons, the bag limit for
deer shall be one per quota permit. The taking of antlerless deer is prohibited
during archery season. One gobbler or bearded turkey may be taken per spring
turkey or youth turkey quota permit. Taking of antlered deer not having at
least one antler with three or more points or one antler with a main beam of
ten inches or more in length is prohibited, except by persons less than 16
years of age. Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Camping is
allowed only at designated campsites. Only tents, trailers, or self-propelled
camping vehicles may be used for camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except
dogs may be used for taking small game during small game season and for taking
doves, snipe, and waterfowl during their respective statewide seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C. The take of
wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
2. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, or
all-terrain vehicles is prohibited.
3. Vehicles may be operated only on named or
numbered roads and named or numbered trails.
4. Horses are allowed on named or numbered
roads or designated trails only.
5.
During periods when the check station is staffed, hunters shall check in and
out at the designated check station when entering and exiting the area and
shall check all game taken.
6.
During periods when the check station is staffed, no deer or turkey shall be
dismembered until checked at the check station.
7. Fires other than campfires are
prohibited.
8. Taking wildlife with
centerfire rifles is prohibited during small game season.
(7) Fisheating Creek Wildlife
Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 29 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only), west of US Highway 27
only.
2. Muzzleloading gun -
Opening 8 days prior to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only), west of US Highway 27
only.
3. General gun - Opening 13
days after the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter and reopening 12 days later and closing 2 days thereafter,
west of US Highway 27 only.
4.
Youth turkey - During the youth turkey hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., west of US
Highway 27 only.
5. Spring turkey -
Opening the first day of spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, reopening 3 days later and closing 3 days thereafter,
reopening 4 days later and closing 3 days thereafter, reopening 4 days later
and closing 3 days thereafter, and reopening 4 days later and closing 3 days
thereafter, west of US Highway 27 only.
6. Special-opportunity spring turkey -
Opening the first day of spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
6 days thereafter and reopening 8 days later and closing 6 days thereafter,
east of US Highway 27 only.
7. Wild
hog-still - Opening 5 days prior to the fourth Thursday in November and closing
1 day thereafter, west of US Highway 27 only.
8. Small game - The first Saturday in
December through the third Sunday in February west of US Highway 27
only.
9. Migratory birds - During
seasons established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C., west of US
Highway 27 only.
10. Fishing and
frogging - Allowed throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish,
frogs and furbearers except that turkeys may not be taken during the archery
season. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or
more points or one antler with a main beam of ten inches or more in length is
prohibited, except by persons less than 16 years of age. The bag limit for deer
shall be two per quota permit, but no more than one per person. During the
spring turkey season, one gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be taken per person,
but not more than two per quota permit. One gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be
taken per youth turkey quota or special-opportunity spring turkey permit. East
of US Highway 27, gobblers or bearded turkeys may only be taken during the
special-opportunity spring turkey season from one-half hour before sunrise
until 1:00 p.m. During the wild hog-still season, only wild hog may be taken.
Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Primitive
camping is allowed year-round throughout the area, except at the
concessionaire-operated public campground in Palmdale. At the Palmdale
campground, camping shall be by permit only and only tents, trailers or
self-propelled camping vehicles may be used.
(d) General regulations:
1. Entry into or exit from the area at
locations other than designated entrances is prohibited.
2. The use of any vehicle, including but not
limited to tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, or motorcycles, is
prohibited. The use of personal watercraft or horses is prohibited. The use of
airboats is prohibited west of the "head of the bushes." An airboat use permit
issued by the Commission shall be required for all airboats operating in the
management area.
3. During periods
when the check station is staffed, hunters shall check in and out at the check
station located at the Palmdale campground when entering and exiting the area
and shall check all game taken. Hunters shall access the area only from the
Palmdale campground, except that special-opportunity turkey hunters may access
the special-opportunity hunt area from the right-of-way US Highway 27 provided
they check in and out at the check station.
4. Public access, other than by foot,
bicycle, or boat, is prohibited, except registered and licensed vehicles and
golf carts, as defined by Section
320.01(22),
F.S., may be operated within the Palmdale campground. Entry into or exit from
locations other than via Fisheating Creek at its intersections with C.R. 731,
and at US 27 in Palmdale, and at the Mainstreet access at Palmdale, and at S.R.
78 near Lakeport, is prohibited.
5.
Hunting with dogs is prohibited.
6.
During periods when the check station is staffed, no deer or turkey shall be
dismembered until checked at the check station.
7. Fires other than campfires are
prohibited.
8. West of US Highway
27 only, turkeys harvested during spring turkey season may be divided in the
field provided each portion shall be labeled with the date and time of harvest
and the name, address, and hunting license number (if required) of the person
that harvested the turkey. Each portion of the divided turkey would be readily
traceable to evidence of the birds sex identification.
9. Discharge of a bow, crossbow, or airgun or
taking wildlife on or from the Palmdale Campground, Knobby Knee Boardwalk, or
the associated entrance road or parking lot is prohibited.
(8) Picayune Strand Wildlife
Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 49 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
6 days thereafter, and reopening 8 days later and closing 8 days
thereafter.
2. Muzzleloading gun -
Opening 14 days prior to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
3. General gun - Opening 19 days after the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, reopening 3 days later and closing 4 days thereafter, and
reopening 3 days later and closing 6 days thereafter.
4. Small game - Opening 6 days after the last
day of general gun season and closing February 15.
5. Youth turkey - During the youth turkey
hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
6. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, and reopening 3 days later and closing 4 days
thereafter.
7. Migratory birds -
During the seasons as established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
8. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
(b) Legal to
take: All legal game, bear (only during those portions of the general gun
season that coincide with the open season established for the South BMU in Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.), fish, frogs
and furbearers. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with
three or more points or one antler with a main beam of 10 or more inches in
length is prohibited, except by persons less than 16 years of age. The bag
limit for deer shall be two per quota permit, but no more than one per person.
The taking of antlerless deer and turkey is prohibited during archery season.
One gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be taken per spring turkey or youth turkey
quota permit. Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun season established for this area.
(c) Camping: Prohibited, except as authorized
by the Florida Forest Service. Only tents, trailers, or self-propelled camping
vehicles may be used for camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except
dogs may be used to take small game during small game season and for taking
doves, snipe, and waterfowl during their respective statewide seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C. The take of
wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
2. The use of airboats is prohibited.
Off-Highway Vehicles (all-terrain vehicles, tracked vehicles, and off-highway
motorcycles) are prohibited except by permit from the Florida Forest Service
only.
3. Only licensed and
registered vehicles may be operated on the area, and only on designated roads,
parking areas, and other areas as designated by the Florida Forest Service,
except swamp buggies and ROVs (side-by-sides) may be used on designated roads
only in that portion of the area east of and including Miller Blvd. and south
of and including Berson Blvd. during the small game season by individuals who
possess a released quail permit and during and 1 week prior to the opening of
the muzzleloading gun, general gun, and spring turkey seasons by individuals
who passess a valid quota permit and their guests.
4. Fires other than campfires are
prohibited.
5. Public access is
prohibited from one and one-half hours after sunset until one and one-half
hours before sunrise, except individuals who possess a valid camping permit and
their guests may also access designated campsites during the dates listed on
their permit and individuals participating in a hunt may also access the area
beginning 3 hours before sunrise and must exit the area by 3 hours after sunset
during established seasons.
6.
Taking wildlife with centerfire rifles is prohibited during small game
season.
7. During the small game
season only, northern bobwhite may be released and taken by centerfire or
muzzleloading shotgun in the designated area as shown on the hunt map, provided
each individual or group participating possesses a daily released quail permit
and proof (including the name and address of the vendor and date of purchase)
that the northern bobwhite were purchased within the past 90 days from a game
farm licensed by the Commission or another state.
(9) Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife
Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 43 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
24 days thereafter (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
2. Muzzleloading gun - Opening 8 days prior
to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter.
3. General gun -
Opening 6 days after the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established
by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
16 days thereafter (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only).
4. Small game - Beginning the day following
the close of the family hunt season through the Sunday prior to the youth
turkey hunt.
5. Family hunt -
Opening the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
1 day thereafter, and reopening 27 days later and closing 1 day
thereafter.
6. Youth turkey -
During the youth turkey hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
7. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only) and reopening 19 days
later and closing 2 days thereafter.
8. Migratory birds - During seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Dove field - Saturdays only during the
mourning dove and white-winged dove season established by Rule
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
10. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
(b) Legal to
take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit for deer shall
be one per quota permit. One gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be taken per
spring turkey or youth turkey quota permit. The taking of antlerless deer and
turkey is prohibited during archery season. Taking of antlered deer not having
at least one antler with three or more points or one antler with a main beam of
ten inches or more in length is prohibited, except by persons less than 16
years of age. Notwithstanding the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Prohibited,
except in designated campgrounds by permit as provided by Rule
68A-15.004, F.A.C. Only tents,
trailers, or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except
bird dogs or retrievers may be used during migratory bird seasons for taking
migratory game birds and dogs may be used to take small game during small game
season. The take of wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
2. The use of tracked vehicles, swamp
buggies, airboats, unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles, or all-terrain
vehicles is prohibited, except that swamp buggies and all-terrain vehicles may
be operated during the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun seasons by
individuals participating in the hunt.
3. Vehicles may be operated only on named or
numbered roads.
4. Horses are
prohibited during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family hunt and
spring turkey seasons. Horses are allowed on named or numbered roads and named
or numbered trails only.
5. During
periods when the check station is staffed, hunters shall check in and out at
the designated check station when entering and exiting the area and shall check
all game taken.
6. During periods
when the check station is staffed, no deer or turkey shall be dismembered until
checked at the check station.
7.
Fires other than campfires are prohibited.
8. Shooting hours for dove hunts shall be
from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. Hunters may enter the posted
field no earlier than one hour before shooting time and shall exit the field
within one hour after sunset.
9.
Dove field permits shall be issued on a first-come, first-served basis at the
check station on the day of each phase 1 dove hunt.
10. Northern bobwhite may be released and
taken by centerfire or muzzleloading shotgun during the small game season
provided each individual or group participating possesses a daily permit and
proof (including the name and address of the vendor and date of purchase) that
the northern bobwhite were purchased within the past 90 days from a game farm
licensed by the Commission or another state.
11. Persons shall enter and exit the area
only at the designated entrance.
12. Motorized vehicle access is prohibited
from one and one-half hours after sunset until one and one-half hours before
sunrise.
(10)
Spirit-of-the-Wild Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 43 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
24 days thereafter (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
2. Muzzleloading gun - Opening 8 days prior
to the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter.
3. General gun -
Opening the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter, reopening 4 days later and closing 2 days thereafter, and
reopening 5 days later and closing 2 days thereafter.
4. Small game - Opening the second Saturday
in October and closing the Sunday prior to the youth turkey hunt.
5. Youth turkey - During the youth turkey
hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
6. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only) and reopening 19 days
later and closing 2 days thereafter.
7. Migratory birds - During seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
8. Fishing and frogging - Allowed throughout
the year.
9. Bear - During the open
season established for the South BMU in Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game,
bear (only during the bear season), fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit
for deer shall be two per quota permit, but no more than one per person. During
the spring turkey season, one gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be taken per
person, but not more than two per quota permit. During the youth turkey season,
one gobbler (or bearded turkey) may be taken per quota permit. The taking of
antlerless deer and turkey is prohibited during archery season. Taking of
antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points or one
antler with a main beam of ten inches or more in length is prohibited, except
by persons less than 16 years of age. Notwithstanding the quail season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun-walk season established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Camping is
prohibited.
(d) General
regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is
prohibited except bird dogs or retrievers may be used during migratory bird
seasons for taking migratory game birds and dogs may be used to take small game
during small game season. The take of wild hog with dogs is
prohibited.
2. The use of tracked
vehicles, swamp buggies, airboats, unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles, and
all-terrain vehicles is prohibited, except that swamp buggies and all-terrain
vehicles may be operated during the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun
seasons by individuals participating in the hunt.
3. Motor vehicles may be operated only on
named roads. During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun seasons,
motor vehicles may also be operated on named or numbered trails by individuals
participating in the hunt.
4.
Horses are prohibited during periods open to hunting. During non-hunting
periods, horses are allowed on named or numbered roads and trails and on
designated equestrian trails only.
5. During periods when the check station is
staffed, hunters shall check in and out at the designated check station when
entering and exiting the area and shall check all game taken.
6. During periods when the check station is
staffed, no deer or turkey shall be dismembered until checked at the check
station.
7. Fires are
prohibited.
(11) Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management
Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 7 days prior to the
first day of Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
24 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays only).
2. Muzzleloading gun - Opening 28 days after
the first day of the Zone A antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter.
3. Family hunt -
Opening 42 days after the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established
by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter.
4. General gun -
Opening 49 days after the first day of Zone A antlered deer season established
by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
4 days thereafter.
5. Small game -
Opening the day after the last day of general gun season and closing the second
Sunday in January.
6. Youth turkey
- During the youth turkey hunt established by Chapter 68A-13, F.A.C.
7. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, and reopening 1 day later and closing 4 days
thereafter.
8. Migratory birds -
During the seasons as established by Rules
68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Fishing - Allowed throughout the
year.
10. Wild hog-still - Opening
the fourth Saturday of the month and closing 8 days thereafter in March and
April.
(b) Legal to take:
All legal game, fish, and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). Taking of
antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points or one
antler with a main beam of ten inches or more in length is prohibited, except
by persons less than 16 years of age. Turkey may only be taken during the
spring turkey season. The bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit,
except during the family hunt when the bag limit for deer shall be two per
quota permit, but no more than one per person. One gobbler (or bearded turkey)
may be taken per spring turkey or youth turkey quota permit. Notwithstanding
the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the family hunt and general gun seasons established for this
area.
(c) Camping: Camping is
allowed only at designated campsites. Only tents may be used for
camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. Fires are prohibited except at designated
campsites.
2. Motor vehicles are
prohibited except beginning 3 days prior to the opening of archery,
muzzleloading gun, family hunt, general gun, small game, youth turkey, spring
turkey, and wild hog-still seasons through 6 p.m. one day after the close of
each of these seasons and during the dove, waterfowl, and snipe seasons
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C., when motor
vehicles may be operated on numbered trails by individuals participating in the
hunt.
3. Tracked vehicles, swamp
buggies, airboats, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles are
prohibited.
4. Taking wildlife with
dogs is prohibited, except bird dogs or retrievers may be used during migratory
bird seasons for taking migratory game birds and dogs may be used to take small
game during small game season. Take of wild hog with dogs is
prohibited.
5. Horses are allowed
on named equestrian trails and designated equestrian areas only.
6. Taking wildlife with firearms other than
centerfire and muzzleloading shotguns is prohibited during the small game
season.
7. Persons shall enter and
exit the area only at designated entrances.
(12) Everglades Headwaters Wildlife
Management Area - Kissimmee Bend Unit.
(a)
Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 49 days
prior to the first day of Zone C antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
24 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays only).
2. Muzzleloading Gun - Opening 14 days prior
to the first day of Zone C antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter.
3. Family hunt -
Opening the day after Thanksgiving Day and closing 2 days thereafter.
4. General gun - Opening the first day of
Zone C antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
9 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
5. Small game - During the quail season
established by Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., except
during the family hunt and general gun seasons.
6. Youth turkey - During the youth turkey
hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
7. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
16 days thereafter (Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays only).
8. Migratory birds - During seasons as
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Fishing and frogging - Allowed
year-round.
(b) Legal to
take: All legal game, fish, frogs, and furbearers (except bobcat and otter).
Taking of antlered deer not having at least 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1
antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more in length is prohibited, except by
persons less than 16 years of age. During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and
general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be 1 antlered deer per quota
permit. During the family hunt, the bag limit for deer shall be 2 antlered deer
per quota permit but no more than 1 per person. The taking of antlerless deer
is prohibited during archery season. The take of beardless hen wild turkey is
prohibited. During the archery, youth turkey, and spring turkey seasons, 1
gobbler or bearded turkey may be taken per quota permit. Notwithstanding the
quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., quail may be
taken throughout the general gun season established for this area.
(c) Camping: Prohibited except by permit from
the Florida Forest Service or United States Fish and Wildlife Service in
designated campsites only. Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and camp trailers are
prohibited.
(d) General
regulations:
1. All persons must enter and
exit the area at a designated entrance.
2. Public access is allowed year-round,
except during: nighttime hours (one-half hours after sunset until one-half
hours before sunrise) when only individuals who possess a valid camping permit
and persons legally participating in hunts may access the area; quota hunts
when only quota permit holders and their guests may access the area; the family
hunt when only the quota permit holder, up to 2 youth hunters, and 1
non-hunting guest may access the area; and the youth turkey hunt when only the
quota permit holder, 1 adult supervisor, and 1 non-hunting guest may access the
area.
3. Motor vehicle access is
prohibited, except individuals participating in hunts may operate street legal
motor vehicles on designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure map
during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family hunt, small game, youth
turkey, and spring turkey seasons and for hunting-related activities 3 days
before and after each of these seasons and individuals who possess a valid
camping permit may operate street legal motor vehicles on designated roads and
trails as indicated on the brochure map during the dates listed on their
permit. At all other times, public access other than by foot, horseback, or
bicycle is prohibited.
4. Airboats,
off-highway vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles are prohibited,
except: by permit from the Florida Forest Service or United States Fish and
Wildlife Service; or during and 1 day before and after quota hunts when
individuals possessing a valid quota permit and their guests may operate
all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs), and swamp
buggies on designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure
map.
5. Horses are prohibited,
except on designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure
map.
6. Hunting with dogs is
prohibited, except bird dogs and retrievers may be used to hunt migratory birds
in season and any dog may be used to hunt small game during small game season.
The take of wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
7. Fires, other than campfires by permitted
campers in designated campsites, are prohibited.
8. Taking wildlife with centerfire rifles is
prohibited during small game season.
9. Bicycles may be operated only on
designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure map.
(13) Everglades
Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Management Area - Okeechobee Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery - Opening 49 days prior to the
first day of Zone C antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, reopening 7 days later and closing 3 days thereafter,
reopening 4 days later and closing 3 days thereafter, and reopening 6 days
later and closing 3 days thereafter.
2. Muzzleloading Gun - Opening 8 days prior
to the first day of Zone C antlered deer season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
2 days thereafter.
3. Family hunt -
Opening the Friday before Christmas Day and closing 2 days
thereafter.
4. General Gun -
Opening the day after Thanksgiving Day and closing 2 days thereafter, reopening
40 days later and closing 2 days thereafter, and reopening 12 days later and
closing 2 days thereafter.
5. Small
game - During the quail season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C, except during
the family hunt and general gun seasons.
6. Youth turkey - During the youth turkey
hunt established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C.
7. Spring turkey - Opening the first day of
spring turkey season established by Rule
68A-13.004, F.A.C., and closing
3 days thereafter, reopening 10 days later and closing 3 days thereafter, and
reopening 11 days later and closing 3 days thereafter.
8. Migratory birds - During seasons as
established by Rules 68A-13.003 and
68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Fishing and frogging - Fishing is
prohibited. Frogging is allowed year-round.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish,
frogs, and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). Taking of antlered deer not
having at least 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of
10 inches or more in length is prohibited, except by persons less than 16 years
of age. During the archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun seasons, the bag
limit for deer shall be 1 antlered deer per quota permit. During the family
hunt, the bag limit for deer shall be 2 antlered deer per quota permit but no
more than 1 per person. The taking of antlerless deer is prohibited during
archery season. The take of beardless hen wild turkey is prohibited. During the
archery, youth turkey, and spring turkey seasons, 1 gobbler or bearded turkey
may be taken per quota permit.
(c)
Camping: Prohibited except by permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and in designated campsites only. Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and camp
trailers are prohibited.
(d)
General regulations:
1. All persons must enter
and exit the area at a designated entrance.
2. Public access is allowed year-round,
except during: nighttime hours (one-half hours after sunset until one-half
hours before sunrise) when only individuals who possess a valid camping permit
and persons legally participating in hunts may access the area; quota hunts
when only quota permit holders and their guests may access the area; the family
hunt when only the quota permit holder, up to 2 youth hunters, and 1
non-hunting guest may access the area; and the youth turkey hunt when only the
quota permit holder, 1 adult supervisor, and 1 non-hunting guest may access the
area.
3. Motor vehicle access is
prohibited, except individuals participating in hunts may operate street legal
motor vehicles on designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure map
during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family hunt, small game, youth
turkey, and spring turkey seasons and for hunting-related activities 3 days
before and after each of these seasons; and individuals who possess a valid
camping permit may operate street legal motor vehicles on designated roads and
trails as indicated on the brochure map during the dates listed on their
permit. At all other times, public access other than by foot, horseback, or
bicycle is prohibited.
4. Airboats,
off-highway vehicles, swamp buggies, and tracked vehicles are prohibited,
except by permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or during and
1 day before and after quota hunts when individuals possessing a valid quota
permit and their guests may operate all-terrain vehicles, recreational
off-highway vehicles (ROVs), and swamp buggies on designated roads and trails
as indicated on the brochure map.
5. Horses are prohibited, except on
designated roads and trails as indicated on the brochure map.
6. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except
bird dogs and retrievers may be used to hunt migratory birds in season and any
dog may be used to hunt small game during small game season. The take of wild
hog with dogs is prohibited.
7.
Only non-toxic ammunition approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall
be used for taking wildlife.
8.
Bicycles may be operated only on designated roads and trails as indicated on
the brochure map.
9. Fires are
prohibited.
Rulemaking Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
379.2223,
375.313 FS. Law Implemented Art.
IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const.,
379.2223,
375.313
FS.
New 6-21-82, Amended 7-1-83, 7-27-83, 9-27-83, 7-5-84,
7-1-85, 5-7-86, 8-5-86, 5-10-87, 8-24-87, 5-1-88, 6-7-88, 7-1-89, 7-1-90,
9-1-90, 7-1-91, 7-1-92, 7-1-93, 7-1-94, 7-1-95, 8-15-95, 7-1-96, 9-15-96,
10-20-96, 6-1-97, 8-7-97, 7-1-98, 7-2-98, 7-1-99, Formerly 39-15.064, Amended
11-17-99, 7-1-00, 7-1-01, 6-2-02, 2-27-03, 5-1-03, 7-1-04, 7-1-05, 7-1-06,
7-1-07, 7-1-08, 7-1-09, 7-20-09, 1-19-10, 7-1-10, 8-26-10, 7-1-11, 7-1-12,
7-1-13, 7-1-14, 9-18-14, 7-1-15, 7-29-15, 7-1-16, 7-1-17, 9-14-17, 7-1-18,
7-1-19, 7-1-20, 7-1-21, 7-1-22, 7-1-23,
10-11-23.