Hunting season is ‘cranking up’

Posted on October 17, 2014

By Tony YOUNG / Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Football season is in full swing, and the 2014-15 hunting season is cranking up. Heck, in Zone A, they’re already into general gun season. But for the rest of us, I’d like to cover some things you should know regarding three hunting seasons that are just around the corner: muzzleloading gun, gray squirrel and the first phase of dove.

Immediately following the close of crossbow season in each zone, the muzzleloading gun season begins. Season dates on private lands run Nov. 22 – Dec. 5 in Zone B, Oct. 18-31 in Zone C (which includes Taylor County) and Dec. 6-12 in Zone D.

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