becoming a legal hunter

southern cracker · 11-15-2008, 02:40 PM

ok just turned 18 and my mom said if you want a shotgun and want to go hunting you pay for it and stuff when ever you want shes not going to be involved.

im not sure in thesteps it takes to get a shotgun and hunting permit in florida.
i want to hunt turkey and hogs.

can you tell me what i need to do or give me a website to go to.

southern cracker · 11-15-2008, 03:09 PM

and do you need both hunting lisence and permit or can you just get one or the other

okietreedude · 11-15-2008, 04:35 PM

chances are your are going to first have to take a hunter/gun safety course. Your state dept of wildlife should hold these on pretty regular occurance.

Secondly, get a copy of the hunting regs of your state. this will tell you what you need specifically to hunt as far as liscense, tags, permits, etc.

Turkeys - a 12ga will do fine. for hogs, you'll need to shoot slugs from the shotgun. youll need rifled slugs w/a smooth bore shotgun. You will also need to practice for the hogs. You will be shooting a single projectile that will travel up and down during the course of flight.

You might also start asking around for friends that hunt to get help/pointers/ assistance etc. from.

good luck on your quest.

rem700man · 11-16-2008, 04:09 AM

yeah what okietreedude said,,,and if you ever get to Va. let me know and you can hunt with us. Good luck hunting!

Snook384 · 11-16-2008, 10:19 AM

Where are you in Florida? Take your gun saftey class and find a mentor. It will help you a lot. Then you get to learn the crazy world of WMA's.

http://myfwc.com/hunting/

huntnma · 11-18-2008, 03:52 AM

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ORIGINAL: Snook384

Where are you in Florida? Take your gun saftey class and find a mentor. It will help you a lot. Then you get to learn the crazy world of WMA's.

http://myfwc.com/hunting/

yep, he's right......if you have any questions just p.m. one of us...hunter saftey course if first, after that , You don't need a mentor but it's probably a good idea.....