Florida · Wild turkey
Turkey season in Florida.
Florida is the only state with a March 1 opener, courtesy of the peninsular Osceola subspecies that breeds dramatically earlier than any Eastern population. The panhandle's Northwest Zone is Eastern-influenced and breeds about two weeks later. Florida is the only state where you can complete a single-state Eastern + Osceola hunt in one trip.
Zone
South & Central Florida (Osceola)
Subspecies
Osceola
Season note
Florida's South Zone spring season typically opens March 1, the earliest in the country. Central Zone opens mid-March.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission →Zone
Florida Panhandle (Eastern / Osceola hybrids)
Subspecies
Eastern · Osceola
Season note
The Northwest Zone (panhandle) opens spring season later, typically mid-March, as Eastern-influenced populations breed about two weeks later than peninsular Osceolas.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission →Source
Data sourced from FWC wild turkey program reports and the agency's published spring season zone map.
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