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Antler Regulations

DMU-A1, A2

To be legal to take, all antlered deer (deer with at least one antler 5 inches or longer) must have an antler with at least 2 points with each point measuring one inch or more. Hunters 16 years of age and older may not take during any season or by any method an antlered deer not meeting this criteria.

As part of their annual statewide antlered deer bag limit, youth 15-years-old and younger may harvest 1 deer annually not meeting antler criteria but having at least 1 antler 5 inches or more in length.

DMU-A1

Find season dates by deer management unit for antlered deer on lands outside of the WMA system. Antlerless deer may not be taken.

Note: Taking any deer in the Florida Keys is prohibited.

DMU-A2

Find season dates by deer management unit for antlered and antlerless deer (deer that do not have antlers or have antlers less than 5 inches in length) on lands outside of the WMA system.

Note: Taking ANY deer is illegal in that portion of Collier County lying south of S.R. 84 (I-75), west of S.R. 29, north of U.S. 41 and east of the western boundary of Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve.

DMU-A3

To be legal to take, all antlered deer (deer with at least one antler 5 inches or longer) must have an antler with 1) at least 3 points with each point measuring one inch or more OR 2) a main beam length of 10 inches or more. Hunters 16 years of age and older may not take during any season or by any method an antlered deer not meeting this criteria.

As part of their annual statewide antlered deer bag limit, youth 15-years-old and younger may harvest 1 deer annually not meeting antler criteria but having at least 1 antler 5 inches or more in length.

Find season dates by deer management unit for antlered and antlerless deer (deer that do not have antlers or have antlers less than 5 inches in length) on lands outside of the WMA system.

Map and Boundaries

DMU Zone A

DMU-A1 – The northern boundary begins in Clewiston and runs east along U.S. 27 to S.R. 80 and east along C.R. 880 to U.S. 441/U.S. 98/S.R. 80 east to the Atlantic Ocean.  The line then turns south and follows the coast to the southeastern corner of Dade County.  It then continues along the western boundary of the Dade County line north till its intersection with the southern boundary of Big Cypress WMA.  It then follows the eastern boundary of Big Cypress WMA north to Interstate 75, then turns east along Interstate 75 to Government Road/C.R. 833 and follows Government Road/C.R. 833 north to C.R. 835 and north along C.R. 835 to Clewiston.

DMU-A2 –The northern boundary begins at the Gulf of Mexico and runs east to the Golden Gate Parkway.  It follows Golden Gate Parkway east to Interstate 75 and runs along the interstate to the western boundary of Big Cypress WMA.  It then turns north and follows the Big Cypress WMA northern boundary west until it turns south and follows the eastern boundary of Big Cypress WMA to its southern most intersection with the Dade County line.  It then follows the Dade County line south to Florida Bay and then follows the Monroe County line northwest along the coast.

DMU-A3 –The northern boundary begins at the Gulf of Mexico and runs northeast through Charlotte Harbor and up the Peace River until it intersects with S.R. 70.  The line then becomes S.R. 70, running east until it meets U.S. 441 north of Lake Okeechobee.  It then follows U.S. 441 south, where it proceeds around the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee and turns east on S.R 80 to U.S 27 east to C.R. 835 where it runs south to Government Road/C.R. 833 and continues south to Interstate 75.  The line then follows Interstate 75 east to Golden Gate Parkway and continues on Golden Gate Parkway east to the Gulf of Mexico.  The line then turns north and follows the coast to Charlotte Harbor.

 

Antler Regulations At a Glance

This map visually shows the antler regulations for each deer management unit as described in the text on this page under
This chart uses illustrations of antlers to visually show the antler point regulations described in the text on this page under the subhead