The proposed rule amendment would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on Wildlife and Environmental Areas (WEAs) as follows: North Central Region Fort White WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 2 or more points is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; clarify that raptors allowed when falconry hunting are not limited to falcons only; and clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. Lafayette Forest WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 2 or more points is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; establish a 16-day small game season that includes nighttime raccoon and opossum hunting with dogs; clarify that raptors allowed when falconry hunting are not limited to falcons only; clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. Santa Fe Swamp WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length. Suwannee Ridge WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. Watermelon Pond WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 2 or more points is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; extend small game season from 30 to 39 days; allow public access to the new Gladman Tract via Watermelon Pond; allow waterfowl hunting and the use of bird dogs or waterfowl retrievers during statewide waterfowl seasons on the Gladman Tract; clarify that bicycles and horses are allowed on roads, firelines and designated trails only; and clarify that raptors allowed when falconry hunting are not limited to falcons only. Northwest Region L. Kirk Edwards WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; extend the shooting hours during spring turkey season from 1 p.m. to sunset; allow hunting during spring turkey season on those portions of the WMA west of Chaires Cross Road; move all deer hunts later in the year to better coincide with the rut; extend the family hunt from 2 to 4 days; extend archery hunts from 3 to 4 days; change the archery and muzzleloading gun season from four 3-day hunts to three 4-day hunts; in that portion of the WMA east of Chaires Cross Road, begin the small game hunts 2 weeks later, allow waterfowl hunting during the first 3 days of the statewide duck, light goose and coot season, and allow waterfowl hunting during the first 3 days of the statewide September duck season; and clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. South Region CREW WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; and clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. John C. and Mariana Jones / Hungryland WEA – as an alternative to existing 3 point antler point restriction, also allow the harvest of antlered deer having at least 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more; persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; and allow dogs for purposes other than hunting, provided they are restrained at all times. John G. and Susan H. Dupuis WEA – as an alternative to existing 3 point antler point restriction, also allow the harvest of antlered deer having at least 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more; persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; allow dogs for purposes other than hunting, provided they are restrained at all times; replace the third and fourth 3-day wild hog-still hunts with two 9-day summer wild hog-still hunts (no quota permit required); and clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. Southern Glades WEA – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 2 or more points is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; allow properly licensed and permitted hunters to harvest conditional non-native snakes and lizards during established hunting seasons; establish an extended season for hunting conditional non-native snakes and lizards starting the day after small game season ends through the second Sunday in April; allow all methods of take for game animals, except centerfire rifles, during the extended season for conditional non-native snakes and lizards; establish shooting hours during the extended season for conditional non-native snakes and lizards as ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset; require the harvest of conditional non-native snakes and lizards be reported to FWC within 36 hours; and prohibit removal of live non-native snakes and lizards from the area. Southwest Region Lake Wales Ridge WEA, Royce Unit – harvesting antlered deer not having 1 antler with 3 or more points or 1 antler with a main beam of 10 inches or more is prohibited, except persons less than 16 years of age may harvest any antlered deer with 1 antler 5 inches or more in length; and clarify that during spring turkey season the area limit of 1 per day and the statewide season limit of 2 apply. Little Gator Creek WEA – allow public access without a permit from September through January; allow public access during daylight hours; allow public access on foot or bicycle; allow public access through designated entrances only; and prohibit the possession of any animal. Moody Branch Mitigation Park WEA – remove the permit requirement to ride a horse on the area; and allow horses to be ridden only on established roads, firelines and designated trails. Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of an existing rule.