2006 Season Dates:

South Zone -- March 4-April 9
Northwest and Central Zones -- March 18-April 23,

Legal to Take: Bearded turkeys or gobblers

For the first time since 1998, Holmes County in Florida’s Panhandle will have a turkey season. March 18-20, hunters will be able to take one gobbler during a limited, three-day spring turkey season.

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise until sunset on private lands. One-half hour before sunrise until 1 p.m. on wildlife management areas, wildlife environmental areas and public use areas.

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Bag and possession limits for turkey during the Spring Turkey Season are: daily limit one, season limit two, possession limit two.

Hunting Methods: All legal firearms including bows and arrows, muzzleloading guns, crossbows and handguns. Decoys may be used.

Prohibitions: Hunting turkeys with dogs, hunting turkeys in the Spring Turkey Season after sunset on private lands, hunting turkeys in the Spring Turkey Season after 1 p.m. on wildlife management areas, wildlife environmental areas and public use areas, shooting turkeys while they are on the roost, the use of recorded turkey calls, taking by the aid of baiting or taking if the hunter is less than 100 yards from any game-feeding station.

Fall 2005 -

Season Dates:

South Zone, November 8 through January 4;
Central Zone, November 8 through January 4; Northwest Zone, November 27 through November 30 and December 13 through January 18.

Legal to Take: Bearded turkeys or gobblers only, except in Holmes County. Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Bag and possession limits for turkey during the Fall Turkey Season are: daily limit one, season limit two, possession limit two. The season bag limit for fall turkey includes those turkeys taken during the archery and muzzleloading gun season.

Hunting Methods: All legal firearms including bows and arrows, muzzleloading guns, crossbows and handguns.

Prohibitions: Hunting turkeys in Holmes County, hunting turkeys with dogs, shooting turkeys while they are on the roost, taking by the aid of baiting or taking if the hunter is less than 100 yards from any game feeding station. The use of recorded turkey calls.