Limited Entry Hunt Application Periods and Deadlines
2023/2024 Season Applications Dates
All application periods open at 10 a.m. Eastern on the first day of the application period listed and available through 11:59 p.m. on the final day. Worksheets and further details about these hunts are available under each section below.
Statewide Alligator Harvest Permits
- Phase I Applications 5/5/2023 – 5/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 5/19/2023 – 5/29/2023
- Phase III Applications 6/2/2023 – 6/12/2023
- Phase IV Leftovers 6/15/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 8/4/2023 – 8/14/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 8/17/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - Archery
- Phase I Applications 7/28/2023 – 8/7/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 8/10/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - Wild Hog
- Phase I Applications 7/28/2023 – 8/7/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 8/10/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - General Gun
- Phase I Applications 10/6/2023 – 10/16/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 10/19/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - Small Game
- Phase I Applications 12/8/2023 – 12/18/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 12/21/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - Spring Turkey
- Phase I Applications 12/29/2023 – 1/8/2024
- Phase II Leftovers 1/11/2024 – until filled or the final hunt date
Green Swamp Camping - Fishing and Frogging
- Phase I Applications 1/26/2024 – 2/5/2024
- Phase II Leftovers 2/8/2024 – until filled or the final hunt date
National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Permits
A.R.M Loxahatchee Interior Deer/Hog
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 6/22/2023 - until filled or the final hunt date
A.R.M. Loxahatchee Strazzulla Deer/Hog
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 6/22/2023 - until filled or the final hunt date
A.R.M Loxahatchee Duck and Coot Airboat Use
- Phase I Applications 9/1/2023 - 9/11/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 9/14/2023 - until filled or the final hunt date
Florida Panther Spring Turkey
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023 – 11/30/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 12/7/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023 – 11/30/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 12/7/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Immediate Issuance 5/15/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 9/1/2023 – 9/11/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 10/16/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 10/19/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023 – 11/30/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 1/8/2024
- Phase II Leftovers 1/11/2024 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 7/24/2023
- Phase II Leftovers 7/27/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Immediate Issuance 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 11/24/2023 – 12/4/2023
- Phase II Applications 12/8/2023 – 12/18/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 12/21/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023 – 11/30/2023
- Phase II Applications 12/8/2023-12/18/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 12/21/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 6/23/2023 – 7/3/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 7/6/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023 – 11/30/2023
- Phase II Applications 12/8/2023 – 12/18/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 12/21/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
- Phase I Applications 5/1/2023 - 5/10/2023
Recreational Use Permits
- Phase I Renewals 4/15/2023 – 5/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 5/19/2023 – 5/29/2023
- Permit Claim Deadline 6/12/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 6/15/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Renewals 4/15/2023 – 5/15/2023
- Phase II Applications No Permits Available during this phase
- Phase III Leftovers 5/18/2023– until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Applications 9/1/2023 – 9/11/2023
- Phase II Applications 9/15/2023 – 9/25/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 9/28/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
Special-Opportunity Hunt Permits
- Phase I Applications 5/15/2023 – 6/15/2023
- Round 1 Permit Claim Deadline 7/31/2023
- Round 2 Permit Claim Deadline 9/4/2023
- Round 3 Permit Claim Deadline Until filled or the final hunt date
Special-Opportunity Spring Turkey
- Phase I Applications 11/1/2023– 11/30/2023
- Round 1 Permit Pickup Deadline 1/8/2024
- Round 2 Permit Pickup Deadline 2/12/2024
- Round 3 Permit Pickup Deadline Until filled or the final hunt date
- Phase I Renewals & Down Payment 4/14/2023 – 5/1/2023
- Payment Due in Full to the FWC by 5/15/2023
- Phase II Applications 5/19/2023 – 5/29/2023
- Phase II Claims with Down Payment 6/2/2023 – 6/12/2023
- Payment Due in Full to the FWC by 6/26/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 6/29/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Payment Due in Full to the FWC within two weeks of down payment
Waterfowl and Snipe Hunts
September Special Early Duck Permits
- Phase I Applications 8/4/2023 – 8/14/2023
- Phase II Applications 8/18/2023 – 8/28/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 8/31/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
Regular Season Waterfowl Permits – Period A
- Phase I Applications 9/1/2023 – 9/11/2023
- Phase II Applications 9/15/2023 – 9/25/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 9/28/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
Regular Season Waterfowl Permits – Period B
- Phase I Applications 10/13/2023 – 10/23/2023
- Phase II Applications 10/27/2023 – 11/6/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 11/9/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
Regular Season Waterfowl Permits – Period C
- Phase I Applications 11/17/2023 – 11/27/2023
- Phase II Applications 12/1/2023 – 12/11/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 12/14/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule
Active Military and Veteran Waterfowl Permits
- Phase I Applications 11/17/2023 – 11/27/2023
- Phase II Applications 12/1/2023 – 12/11/2023
- Phase III Leftovers 12/14/2023 – until filled or the final hunt date
- Reissue Applications Please see Reissuance Schedule