SWFL Outdoors Lifestyle

11/13/2025

05/01/2024

Attention alligator hunters! 🐊

Applications for both the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program and the NEW Alligator Super Hunt open this Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. ET. Applications may be submitted at any county tax collector's office, license agent, or online at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.

What’s the main difference between these two opportunities? The Alligator Super Hunt is more like winning the lottery – you can pay to apply as many times as you want to increase your chances of being randomly drawn – and the Statewide Alligator Harvest Program is a random draw among applicants that can only apply one time.

Each hunting opportunity allows you to harvest two alligators, and hunting is authorized on alligator management units and private property (with owner permission). Statewide Alligator Harvest Program participants can hunt from a single alligator management unit or county, while Alligator Super Hunt participants can harvest their alligators from most alligator management units. In addition, the Alligator Super Hunt allows 10 more weeks of hunting than the traditional statewide hunt.

For more information about both opportunities, visit MyFWC.com/Alligator.
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04/24/2024

New CWD Regulations

The FWC recently issued an executive order establishing new CWD regulations for next deer season. New regulations include:

• The feeding of deer within the CWD Management Zone will be allowed only during the deer hunting season.
• The take of antlerless deer will be allowed during the entire deer season in Deer Management Unit D2.
• Up to three antlerless deer, as part of the statewide annual bag limit of five, may be taken in DMU D2.

These rules do not apply to WMAs.

View the EO here: https://bit.ly/3JlQG5y
View the amendment: https://bit.ly/4aPzvpr

10/25/2023

Attention Alligator Permit Holders!

This is a friendly reminder that the open period for the 2023-2024 alligator hunting season has been extended for an extra week! The closing date for this season is November 8, except for persons permitted to harvest alligators from select Alligator Management Units. The harvest reporting date has also been extended to November 22, and these extensions are applicable for this year only.

View the Executive Order: https://bit.ly/3Q3wdpn

For more information about our Statewide Alligator Harvest Program: https://bit.ly/3rUitF9

10/21/2023

Tomorrow is a big day!

Zone C’s muzzleloading season AND Zone D’s archery and crossbow seasons open tomorrow, October 21, on lands outside of the WMA system!

🦌 Buy your hunting license; deer permit; and muzzleloading gun, archery, or crossbow permits (unless exempt) at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com. If you’re hunting in a WMA, you’ll also need a management area permit.

🦌 Decide which option you’ll use to log and report harvested deer: https://bit.ly/3mYuJ2c

⚠ Are you deer hunting in Zone D? Review the new CWD hunting regulations: https://bit.ly/3RVgZ8e

10/14/2023

50% Off Licenses!
Real Florida – The Great Outdoors Initiative is a way to get Floridians outdoors to explore our natural resources. Go Outdoors and enjoy our vast recreation areas perfect for fishing and hunting, hiking, or just having fun on our world-renowned waterways. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a 50% discount to Florida residents purchasing an annual, 5-year and lifetime FWC Gold Sportsman license from October 14 through January 13, 2024. Give someone you love a gift to last a lifetime this holiday season! Go Outdoors Florida and get your license here: license.gooutdoorsflorida.com

Florida State Parks passes are on sale too! Visit: floridastateparks.org

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10/03/2023

Hunting in Zone C?

You might encounter collared or ear-tagged deer while hunting in Zone C, but don’t worry, you can still legally harvest them!

These deer may be found at Osceola WMA and surrounding areas or in the counties surrounding Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, which include Putnam, Clay, and Alachua. They’re a part of a research project that includes investigating deer mortality. If the deer would be legal to harvest otherwise, we encourage hunters to not let the presence of a collar or ear tags impact their decision.

If you harvest a deer with a collar or ear tags, call 352-334-4211 or 352-226-0753 as soon as possible after the harvest. Ear tags and collars also have a phone number that you can call on weekends.

09/18/2023

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07/19/2023

2023-2024 Hunting Regulations guide now available!

Major changes include a new public hunting area in Northwest Florida. Garcon Point WMA is over 3,000 acres in Santa Rosa County and will offer hunts for deer, turkey, small game and other recreational opportunities.

Review this year’s regulations before hunting season starts: https://bit.ly/3Q3bMKM