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Special-opportunity spring turkey hunt
applications for the 2007 season are now available from the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
To apply, hunters can obtain applications at
MyFWC.com and at all FWC regional offices. Applications will be
accepted at MyFWC.com, county tax collectors' offices or at any
license agent beginning 10 a.m. (EDT) Sept. 12 and must be
received by midnight Oct. 17. A random drawing decides who will
receive the coveted permits.
Demand for these hunts is typically greater than
the number of available permits, but 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 looking to take 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 with a limited number of
hunters.
The Osceola is a highly prized subspecies of
wild turkey, which occurs only in peninsular Florida, and can be
found south of and including Dixie, Gilchrist, Alachua, Union,
Bradford, Clay and Duval counties. All hunts take place within
the Osceola turkey’s range.
For more information on special-opportunity
Osceola turkey hunts, visit
MyFWC.com/hunting.
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