Season calendar
Dates for hunting Zone D (deer unit D1) and Gulf waters.
Summary for convenience; official FWC rules control. Not legal advice.
October 2026
17 seasons open on some days
Hunting
Common gallinule (Moorhen)
Open all monthCrow
Closes Oct 25Oct 3–4, 10–11, 17–18, 24–25Deer (antlered) · archery
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31Deer (antlered) · crossbow
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31Deer (antlerless) · archery
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31Deer (antlerless) · crossbow
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31Deer (dog training season)
Opens Oct 31Oct 31Dove (Mourning and white-winged)
Closes Oct 18Oct 1–18Rail (King and clapper)
Open all monthRail (Sora and Virginia)
Open all monthTurkey (fall) · archery
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31Turkey (fall) · crossbow
Opens Oct 24Oct 24–31
Saltwater
Flounder
Closes Oct 14Oct 1–14Gulf state and federal watersGray triggerfish
Open all monthGulf state waters · Gulf federal watersGreater amberjack
Closes Oct 13Oct 1–13Gulf state and federal watersRed snapper
Oct 1–4, 9–25, 30–31Gulf state and federal watersSpotted seatrout
Open all monthPanhandle Region (inland, state and adjacent federal waters)
Plus 66 species open all year: see the species guide.
The year at a glance
Shaded months have open days; darker means more of the month
Hunting
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
May 2027
June 2027
July 2027
August 2027
September 2027
Bobcat
closed
closed
31 open days
31 open days
28 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Canada goose
closed
9 open days
31 open days
30 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Common gallinule (Moorhen)
31 open days
9 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Coot
closed
9 open days
20 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Crow
8 open days
20 open days
31 open days
31 open days
18 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlered) · archery
8 open days
25 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlered) · crossbow
8 open days
26 open days
4 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlered) · general gun
closed
4 open days
20 open days
31 open days
21 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlered) · muzzleloading gun
closed
closed
7 open days
closed
7 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlered) · youth deer hunt weekend
closed
closed
2 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlerless) · archery
8 open days
25 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlerless) · crossbow
8 open days
26 open days
4 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlerless) · general gun
closed
4 open days
20 open days
31 open days
21 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlerless) · muzzleloading gun
closed
closed
7 open days
closed
7 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (antlerless) · youth deer hunt weekend
closed
closed
2 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Deer (dog training season)
1 open days
19 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Dove (Mourning and white-winged)
18 open days
17 open days
19 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Duck
closed
9 open days
20 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Light Geese (Snow, blue and Ross')
closed
9 open days
20 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Merganser (Common, red-breasted, hooded)
closed
9 open days
20 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Otter
closed
closed
31 open days
31 open days
28 open days
1 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Quail
closed
17 open days
31 open days
31 open days
28 open days
7 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Rail (King and clapper)
31 open days
9 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Rail (Sora and Virginia)
31 open days
9 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Snipe
closed
30 open days
31 open days
31 open days
15 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (fall)
closed
4 open days
20 open days
17 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (fall) · archery
8 open days
25 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (fall) · crossbow
8 open days
26 open days
4 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (fall) · muzzleloading gun
closed
closed
7 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (spring)
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
12 open days
25 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Turkey (spring) · youth turkey hunt
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
4 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Veterans and Active Military Waterfowl Days
closed
closed
closed
closed
2 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Woodcock
closed
closed
14 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days
closed
1 open days
closed
closed
1 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Saltwater
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
May 2027
June 2027
July 2027
August 2027
September 2027
Flounder
14 open days
closed
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Gray triggerfish
31 open days
30 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Greater amberjack
13 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Red snapper
23 open days
9 open days
8 open days
4 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
Spotted seatrout
31 open days
30 open days
31 open days
31 open days
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
closed
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