Florida Hunting Season / Mobility Impaired Hunts
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission offers
seventeen hunts on seven wildlife management areas (WMA)
to those hunters Certified
Mobility-Impaired . These hunts are reserved exclusively
for mobility-impaired hunters (hunters who can't walk,
or can't walk without an assisting aid). Having a Disabled
Persons Hunting and Fishing Certificate does not make
you eligible for mobility-impaired hunts. A mobility-impaired
is defined as:
(A) Paraplegic
(B) Hemiplegic
(C) Quadriplegic
(D) Permanently dependent upon a wheelchair for ambulation
(E) Permanently required to use assisting aids to walk
(F) Permanently required to use braces or prosthesis on
both legs
(G) Complete single-leg amputation.
Phase I and II applications are accepted from June 19 to Aug 13 where one permit per person will be issued. Phase III permits will issued beginning 10:00 AM Aug. 14 until all are issued.
To apply for FWC 08-09 mobility impaired hunts: Phase I and II applications are accepted from June 25 to Aug. 11 where one permit per person will be issued. Phase III permits will be issued beginning 10:00 AM Aug. 5 until all are issued. Worksheet can be found at:
http://www.myfwc.com/hunting/quota_hunt/Quota_Worksheet-Mobility-Impaired.pdf
Apply on-line at www.wildlifelicense.com or any tax collector’s or agent’s office.
The 2008-2009 mobility-impaired quota hunt choices are:
Hunt No. |
Area |
Date |
Quota |
8001 |
Blackwater Hutton Unit |
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 |
30 |
8002 |
Blackwater Hutton Unit |
Feb. 6-8 |
30 |
8003 |
Dupuis WEA |
Oct. 25-26 |
25 |
8004 |
Econfina Creek |
Nov. 28-30 |
20 |
8005 |
Econfina Creek |
Jan. 16-18 |
20 |
8006 |
Econfina Creek |
Jan. 23-25 |
20 |
8007 |
Econfina Creek |
Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 |
20 |
8008 |
Econfina Creek |
Feb. 4-6 |
20 |
8009 |
Holton Creek |
Oct. 10-12 |
40 |
8010 |
Holton Creek |
Oct. 24-26 |
40 |
8011 |
Holton Creek |
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 |
40 |
8012 |
Holton Creek |
Dec. 12-14 |
40 |
8013 |
Ralph E. Simmons |
Oct. 11-14 |
30 |
*8014 |
Seminole Forest |
Oct. 17-19 |
60 |
8015 |
Suwannee Ridge WEA |
Oct. 10-12 |
8 |
8016 |
Suwannee Ridge WEA |
Oct. 24-26 |
8 |
8017 |
Suwannee Ridge WEA |
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 |
8 |
8018 |
Suwannee Ridge WEA |
Dec. 12-14 |
8 |
*8019 |
Three Lakes |
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 |
150 |
The Eglin Air Force Base hunt will be held February 2-3, 2009. Contact (850) 882-4165 or
(850) 882-4166. Applications must be returned by January 1, 2009 to be included in the random drawing.
For St. Mark’s National Wildlife Refuge hunt on Dec. 13-15, contact (850) 925-6121 or visit www.fws.gov/saintmarks/huntinginfo.html to apply.
More information can be found at the following sites:
Statewide
WMA Map (Clickable)-
http://myfwc.com/hunting/2006HuntMap_small8x11Clickable.pdf
Quota Hunt Application and Deadlines
http://myfwc.com/hunting/quota_hunt/apps_deadlines.html
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is an outdoor adventure program for people with disabilities. This program includes the mobility impaired hunting program, which is the benchmark for mobility-impaired hunts throughout the United States. The program also includes a variety of other outdoor adventure trips.