Summary


The proposed rule amendment would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on WMAs in the South Region as follows: Allapattah Flats WMA - allow harvested deer to be dismembered before leaving the area. Big Cypress WMA - establish that hunters must check in and out when entering and leaving the area and check all harvested game when check stations are staffed. Everglades and Francis S. Taylor WMA - remove bag limit and 15-inch shoulder height restriction for hunting wild hog. Holey Land WMA - remove bag limit and 15-inch shoulder height restriction for hunting wild hog. J.W. Corbett WMA - establish that tree stands, deer stands, and elevated shooting platforms may only be brought onto the area beginning 6 a.m. the day prior to archery season and must be removed no later than 6 p.m. the day following the close of general gun season; and during the August closure, allow campers to line up at an interior gate beginning 5 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the start of archery season. Picayune Strand WMA - increase the wild hog bag limit to 1 per person but no more than 2 per quota permit during muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, and remove 15-inch shoulder height restriction for hunting wild hog. Rotenberger WMA - remove bag limit and 15-inch shoulder height restriction for hunting wild hog. Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of an existing rule.