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• FWC programs teach youth about conservation, hunting and other outdoor skills

  Thursday, April 1, 2021 -  The Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp gives youth aged 8 to 17 an opportunity to experience the outdoors through a variety of safe, fun and age appropriate weeklong camps.

• Find wildlife management areas where a quota permit isn’t needed for spring turkey hunting

  Monday, March 1, 2021 -  While many WMAs offering spring turkey hunting require a quota permit, there are over 40 areas you can hunt even if you didn’t score a quota hunt permit.

• Get ready for spring turkey season with updated information and tools from the FWC

  Monday, February 1, 2021 -  The FWC recently launched a new map that shows the predicted quality of habitat based on the location, amount and arrangement of habitat needed throughout a wild turkey’s home range and life cycle.

• 8 things you definitely want to know about Florida’s wildlife management system

  Tuesday, January 5, 2021 -  WMAs are managed to conserve a variety of wildlife species and provide outdoor recreation opportunities.

• In celebration of holiday hunting traditions

  Monday, December 7, 2020 -  Enjoying the outdoors with loved ones is especially important during a year as challenging as this one.

• Test your knowledge about treestand safety

  Thursday, October 1, 2020 -  You can stay safe when hunting from an elevated platform by following a few simple precautions.

• Reducing the risk of CWD spreading into Florida through requirements on importing deer carcasses

  Tuesday, September 1, 2020 -  Knowing and following the requirements for importing harvested deer, elk, moose, caribou and other members of the deer family are important ways you can help protect Florida deer populations.

• Updates about 2020-2021 waterfowl hunting

  Monday, August 3, 2020 -  This year, waterfowl hunting opportunities created by permit holders who don’t show up for morning stormwater treatment area hunts will be distributed differently.

• FWC introduces new, easy-to-use options to log and report harvested deer

  Thursday, July 2, 2020 -  All hunters, including those exempt from hunting license/permit requirements, must log and report their harvested deer.

• Changes to mallard bag limits and applying for public dove hunting opportunities

  Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -  December brings cooler weather and with that comes wintering migratory birds just in time for the start of the second phase of the waterfowl/coot season and the third phase of mourning and white-winged dove.