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 OUTTA9 'I'HE
 WOODS


SBy Tony Young
 Tony.Young@MyFWC.com
 Florida Fish and Wildlife
 Conservation Commission
 7100 (P


 Summer's officially over
even though you can't tell
'cause it's still so hot and
sticky outside. We've finished
our preseason scouting and
hung our tree stands along
well-traveled deer trails,
hopefully next to a mature
white oak that'll begin drop-
ping acorns soon. Finally-the
time of year we've been wait-
ing for is here-the beginning
of football season, and better
yet, opening day of hunting
season, specifically archery.
 Archery season provides a
great opportunity to take a tro-
phy whitetail and is arguably
one of the, best times to do so,
along with hunting the rut.' If
you're stealthy enough and
have done your homework,
you've got a good chance of
having a nice one walk out in
front of you.
 Florida's divided into three
hunting zones, and you'll
need to know which zone
you'll be hunting in because
season dates vary.
 Hunting season comes in
first in the South Hunting
Zone where archery season
begins Sept. 9 and ends Oct.
8. Next up is the Central Zone
which runs Sept. '23-Oct. 22.
In the Northwest Hunting
Zone, archery season begins
Oct. 14 and ends Nov. 12.
 To hunt during archery sea-
son, you'll need a Florida
hunting license and an archery
permit. If you're a Florida res-
ident, a hunting license costs
$12.50. Nonresidents may pay
$46.50fodta Il-day Iicense or'
$151.50 for 12 morath. The
archery permit costs' $5 for in-


state and out-ofstaters.
 Anyone planning to hunt"
one of Florida's many wildlife
management areas (WMAs)
must purchase a management
area permit for $26.50.
 All of these are available at
county tax collectors' offices,
retail outlets that sell hunting
and fishing supplies, or by
calling toll-free 888-HUNT-
FLORIDA or clicking
MyFWC.com/license.
 The most common game to
take during archery season are
deer and wild hog. During this
period, deer of either sex are
legal game, regardless of
antler size (except for spotted
fawns). The daily bag limit on
deer is two. Bag limits on
WMAs can differ, so consult
the area brochure.
 Wild hogs are considered
livestock on private lands
and-with landowner permis-
sion-can be hunted year-round
with no bag or size limits. On
most WMAs, there's no bag
or size limits, and hogs are le-
gal to take during any hunting
season except spring turkey.
On a few WMAs, limits do
apply so check the area
brochure.
 In addition to hunting big
game, it's also legal to shoot
gobblers or bearded turkeys
during archery season. Only
one can be taken per day and
there's a twobird fall-season
limit., It's against the law to
hunt turkeys.in Holmes Coun-
ty during this period, and you
can't' shoot turkeys while
they're on 'the rodst, over bait,;'
when you're within 100 yards
of a game-feeding station or


with the aid of recorded
turkey calls.
 If you're quite the marks-
man, gray squirrel, quail and
rabbit are three other species
legal to take during archery
season, and there's a daily
bag limit of 12 for each.
 Only bows may be used
 during archery season no
 crossbows allowed, except
for hunters with a disabled
crossbow permit. Bows must
have a minimum draw weight
of 35 pounds, and handheld
releases are permitted. For
hunting deer, hog and turkey,
broadheads must have at least
two sharpened edges with a
minimum width of 7/8 inch.
 Legal shooting hours are a
halfhour before sunrise to a
half-hour after sunset. Except
for turkeys, you're permitted
to take resident game over
corn or soybeans, as long as
the game-feeding station's
been established for at least
six months and maintained
yearround. It's against the law
to use such bait on WMAs.
 Some things you can't do
during archery season include
possessing firearms, using ex-
plosive or drug-injecting ar-
rows, using bows equipped'
with electronic computational
or laser sights and possessing
a bow on an airboat in Miami-
Dade County.
 You can't use dogs to hunt
deer, hogs or turkeys, but you
can use bird-dogs if quail
hunting. Otherwise, the only
time you can have a dog in'the
woods while hunting is on a
leash, and you're using it to
trail wounded game.
 Here's hoping all your
preparation and persistence
pays off and wishing you luck
on taking that monster buck.
As always, have fun, hunt
safely and ethically, and we'll
see you in the woods!
 Every archery season, Tony
 Young looks forward to get-
 ting a itinp in lilt _tas,'iI and
pulflinrt .il S'iiOt ci/i1 -iotii n in:
bowhunting sessions with
good friends.


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