Lake Whales, Florida Osceola Turkey Hunt

Getting your licenses and permits

The first step in hunting turkeys is making sure you have the proper license and permits. Unless exempt, to hunt turkeys in Florida you must have a Florida hunting license and turkey permit, and if you are hunting on a wildlife management area (WMA), you also need a management area permit. These can be purchased at GoOutdoorsFlorida.com, by calling 888-HUNT-FLORIDA (486-8356), tax collector offices and license agents, including most retail outlets that sell hunting and fishing supplies.

Learning turkey hunting regulations

During spring turkey season, only gobblers or turkeys with beards can be harvested. When comparing male and female turkeys, males are larger and darker in color. Gobblers have heads that are fleshy with patches of red, white and/or blue. Hens have feathers extending along the back of their necks almost to the head, which is a dull blueish-gray. If you are unsure if it is a male or female wild turkey, it is legal to take if there is a beard protruding from its chest.

In Florida, the spring wild turkey season limit is two birds. On lands outside of the wildlife management area (WMA) system, you may take two in one day, except in Holmes County where the season and daily limit is one. On WMAs, the daily bag limit is one turkey.

Please note there is a 50% nonrefundable deposit included with your payment when booking.