Hunting Handbook Questions
1. Where can you find what dates the Florida Hunting Regulations Handbook is valid for?
a. It is valid from July 1, 2014 through to June 30, 2015, found on the introduction page of the handbook.
2. Specific wildlife management area regulations are not covered in this handbook. Where can additional information and maps be found for WMA's?
a. Click the WMA Brochure option and click whichever link under that category is most helpful to you.
3. The regulation handbook lists definitions for resident game in Florida. What are Florida's two Resident Upland game birds?
a. Florida’s two Resident Upland game birds are the quail and a turkey.
4. Migratory Game Bird and Crow Regulations are not found in this booklet. What agency is responsible for determining migratory bird regulations each year?
a. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency is responsible for determining migratory bird regulations each year.
5. Use the table of contents to find "license and permit requirements." What type of license and permits do you need to legally hunt deer on one of Florida's WMA's during general gun season?
a. In order to legally hunt deer on one of Florida’s WMA’s during general gun season, you need a WMA permit, a deer permit, and an annual hunting license.
6. Use the table of contents to find "hunter safety requirements." At what age can you hunt by yourself in Florida?
a. You have to be 18 years old to hunt by yourself in Florida.
7. Information about hunter safety can be found on page 14. Who is required to take a hunter safety course before purchasing a hunting license?
a. Anyone who is born on or after June 1, 1975 cannot be issued a hunting license before they take the hunter safety course.
8. Use the table of contents to find "legal methods for taking game." How many shells must shotguns be "plugged", or limited to hold, when hunting migratory game birds?
a. Taking migratory game birds with a shotgun capable of holding more than three rounds (plugged) is prohibited. So the
a. It is valid from July 1, 2014 through to June 30, 2015, found on the introduction page of the handbook.
2. Specific wildlife management area regulations are not covered in this handbook. Where can additional information and maps be found for WMA's?
a. Click the WMA Brochure option and click whichever link under that category is most helpful to you.
3. The regulation handbook lists definitions for resident game in Florida. What are Florida's two Resident Upland game birds?
a. Florida’s two Resident Upland game birds are the quail and a turkey.
4. Migratory Game Bird and Crow Regulations are not found in this booklet. What agency is responsible for determining migratory bird regulations each year?
a. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency is responsible for determining migratory bird regulations each year.
5. Use the table of contents to find "license and permit requirements." What type of license and permits do you need to legally hunt deer on one of Florida's WMA's during general gun season?
a. In order to legally hunt deer on one of Florida’s WMA’s during general gun season, you need a WMA permit, a deer permit, and an annual hunting license.
6. Use the table of contents to find "hunter safety requirements." At what age can you hunt by yourself in Florida?
a. You have to be 18 years old to hunt by yourself in Florida.
7. Information about hunter safety can be found on page 14. Who is required to take a hunter safety course before purchasing a hunting license?
a. Anyone who is born on or after June 1, 1975 cannot be issued a hunting license before they take the hunter safety course.
8. Use the table of contents to find "legal methods for taking game." How many shells must shotguns be "plugged", or limited to hold, when hunting migratory game birds?
a. Taking migratory game birds with a shotgun capable of holding more than three rounds (plugged) is prohibited. So the