Oyster Radio: FWC announces 2011-12 hunting season dates

2011-2012 Florida Hunting Season Dates (Seasons and dates do not apply to wildlife management areas)
Season	Zone A	Zone B	Zone C	Zone D
Archery	July 30 – Aug. 28	Oct. 15 – Nov. 13	Sept. 17 – Oct. 16	Oct. 22 – Nov. 23
Deer-dog training	Aug. 13 – Sept. 1	Oct. 29 – Nov. 17	Oct. 1-20	Oct. 29 – Nov. 17
Crossbow	July 30 – Sept. 2	Oct. 15 – Nov. 18	Sept. 17 – Oct. 21	Oct. 22 – Nov. 23 and Nov. 28 – Dec. 2
Muzzleloading gun	Sept. 3-16	Nov. 19 – Dec. 2	Oct. 22 – Nov. 4	Dec. 3-9 and Feb. 20-26
General gun	Sept. 17 – Oct. 16 and Nov. 19 – Jan. 1	Dec. 3 – Feb. 19	Nov. 5 – Jan. 22	Nov. 24-27 and Dec. 10 – Feb. 19
Antlerless deer	Nov. 19-25	Dec. 26 – Jan. 1	Nov. 19-25	Dec. 26 – Jan. 1
Fall turkey	Oct. 3-16 and Nov. 19 – Jan. 1	Dec. 3 – Jan. 29	Nov. 5 – Jan. 1	Nov. 24-27 and Dec. 10 – Jan. 15 *
Quail and gray squirrel	Nov. 12 – March 4	Nov. 12 – March 4	Nov. 12 – March 4	Nov. 12 – March 4
Bobcat and otter	Dec. 1 – March 1	Dec. 1 – March 1	Dec. 1 – March 1	Dec. 1 – March 1
Youth spring turkey hunt **	Feb. 25-26	March 10-11	March 10-11	March 10-11
Spring turkey	March 3 – April 8	March 17 – April 22	March 17 – April 22	March 17 – April 22 ***

Wild hogs, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, skunks, nutrias, beavers and coyotes may be taken year-round.

* Except for Holmes County, where there is no fall harvest of turkeys allowed.

** Only youths under 16 years old will be allowed to harvest a turkey while supervised by an adult, 18 years or older.

*** In Holmes County, spring turkey season is limited to March 17 – April 1.

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