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White-tailed Deer Management Program

• Information on the new deer permit required to hunt deer.
  • Possible changes to WMA hunting season dates - August 12 Update
    • NW Region | NC Region | NE Region | SW Region | South Region
  • Proposed harvest reporting system summary
• Revised proposal would extend crossbow season to run concurrently with archery season on private land - August 18 Update
• Peak Rut Dates - Panhandle
• Peak Rut Dates - Peninsula
• Commission calendar

Stairsteps Unit of Big Cypress

• Portion of Stairsteps Unit closed for deer hunting
• FAQs regarding Stairsteps Unit closure
• Status of White-tailed Deer in the Stairsteps Unit (263KB)

You can receive technical assistance with deer management by contacting the FWC regional office nearest you.

More information

• Antlerless Deer Permits
• Deer Dog Registration
• Strategic Plan for Deer Management in Florida 2008-2018
• 2009 Deer Breeding Chronology Study - Preliminary Report (1MB)
• Ecology and Management of White-tailed Deer in Florida
• Chronic Wasting Disease
• Deer species in Florida
• Florida Buck Registry
• FWC Deer Management Stakeholder Group
• History of Deer Management in Florida
• Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer damage
• Soil Testing Information
• University of Florida IFAS Deer