Summary


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 – extend the small game season from 14 to 30 days by adding one 16-day hunt in February; and allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season. Lafayette Forest WEA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season. South Region CREW WEA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season. John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland WEA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season. John G. and Susan H. DuPuis Jr. WEA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season; remove rule prohibiting hunting within ¼ mile of primitive campgrounds; and clarify that only mobility-impaired hunters may harvest antlerless deer during the mobility-impaired season. Southern Glades WEA – allow any dog for hunting small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel and migratory birds) during small game season; remove rule prohibiting hunting with a firearm within 500 yards of any building or structure; and prohibit hunting within 100 yards of 232nd Avenue. Southwest Region Lake Wales Ridge WEA, Royce Unit – improve hunting opportunity by beginning the third small game season hunt one week earlier and expanding this hunt from 3-days (Friday through Sunday) to 4-days (Friday through Monday, overlapping the Birthday of Marting Luther King, Jr.). Additionally, the proposed rule amendment would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization, or clarification of an existing rule.