News Release


NEW CROSSBOW SEASON GIVES HUNTERS MORE OPPORTUNITY
October 2, 2006
Contact: Tony Young (850) 488-7867
Crossbow hunters and bowhunters will be happy to know the new crossbow season is just around the corner.
The new season, established for this year, provides additional opportunities for hunters wishing to use crossbows. It also lengthens the overall hunting season and extends the number of days (conventional bowhunters can use their bows, since bows now are legal for taking game during all hunting seasons).........But X-bows are restricted.[:-][:@]

The added season is limited to private lands and restricts harvest to bucks only. Crossbow season does not apply to wildlife management areas.........Butconventual bows are.

The season is between the archery season and muzzleloading gun season in the South and Central hunting zones. Crossbow season lasts five days and runs Oct. 9-13 in the South Hunting Zone and Oct. 23-27 in the Central Zone.
In the Northwest Hunting Zone, the season runs one week: from the Monday following Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) through Dec. 3.
The most common game to take during crossbow season are deer, wild hogs and bearded turkeys.........Better than nothing!

Only bucks with at least one antler five inches or more in length can be taken, and the daily bag limit is two. Antlerless deer may be taken only by hunters holding antlerless deer permits.
On private lands, there are no bag or size limits on wild hogs and, with landowner permission, they can be taken year-round.
Only one turkey may be taken per day, and there is a two-bird fall-season limit. Turkeys may not be harvested in Holmes County during any fall season, including crossbow season..........[:@][:@][:@]

(Hunters cannot use dogs during crossbow season to take deer, hogs)[:@] or turkeys, and when hunting such game, broadheads must have at least two sharpened edges with a minimum width of 7/8 inch.

Besides a Florida hunting license, hunters must purchase a $5 crossbow season permit to hunt during crossbow season. Hunters holding a sportsman’s, gold sportsman’s, military gold sportsman’s or sportsman’s 64 license do not need to buy the crossbow season permit if their license runs through the season.
For more information on the new crossbow season, call Tony Young at (850) 488-7867 or visit MyFWC.com/hunting.

At 65 you don't need all that above cost's........

There's a few things I don't like, Conventual Bow Hunters can hunt in all Seasons, No X-bows on WMA's (private property ONLY), etc.,etc.,etc.....But hey, it's alot better than Disability Permit Only.