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DEADLINE OCT. 17 TO APPLY FOR OSCEOLA
TURKEY HUNT PERMITS
October 2, 2006
Contact: Mark A. Trainor (850) 488-8842
The deadline to apply for the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) 2006
special-opportunity spring turkey hunts is 11:59 p.m., Tuesday,
Oct. 17.
To apply, hunters can obtain applications at
MyFWC.com (click on "Licenses/Permits") and at all FWC regional
offices. Applications will be accepted online at MyFWC.com, at
county tax collectors’ offices or at any license agent. A random
drawing determines who will receive the coveted permits.
Hunters can increase their chances of being
selected by submitting as many $5 nonrefundable applications as
they like. Successful applicants pay an additional $50 - $175,
depending on the special-opportunity hunt area selected.
Participation rules limit out-of-state hunters to one permit per
hunt.
These special hunts have been created for
sportsmen who covet an Osceola, the “crown jewel” of the turkey
hunters’ Grand Slam. The FWC designs special-opportunity turkey
hunts to take place on large tracts of land with great habitat,
healthy turkey populations and a limited number of hunters. All
hunts take place within the Osceola turkey’s range.
For more information on these
special-opportunity Osceola turkey hunts, visit
MyFWC.com/hunting.
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