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Preferred Foods of the Eastern Turkey
Spring and Summer
Fall and Winter
Many types of grasses and seeds, sedges, leftover acorns and beechnuts, leftover grains, chufa, clover, many types of berries, insects, small animals
Spring and Summer
Fall and Winter
Preferred Foods of the Osceola Turkey
Red and white oak acorns, pecans, beechnuts, grapes, cherries, dogwood, many grasses and seeds, sedges, sumac berries, insects, small animals, ferns, hardwood buds and stems, pine seeds
Leftover acorns and grains, many grasses and green vegetation, seeds, grasshoppers and other insects, small animals
Acorns, pine seeds, cabbage palm, black gum, grasses, corn, wax myrtle, gall berry, insects, small animals
courtesy of NWTF National website
Florida Hunting Seasons
The NWTF Hunt Guide is your complete source for turkey season dates, application deadlines and other related hunting information across North America. As you plan your upcoming season, be sure to use the agency web addresses and phone numbers to contact the folks who can best confirm the dates and laws of the places you plan to hunt. They can help you make the most of your trip. Have a great season.
Dates: March 1-April 6, South; March 15-April 20, Northeast and Central; March 15-17 Holmes County
Hunter Ed.
Safety Req.: Born on/after June 1,1975
Bag Limit: 1 per day; 2 per season, gobbler or bearded turkey only; 1 turkey season limit in Holmes Co.
Legal Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset; 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1:00 p.m. on WMA's
Apply by: June 11 for WMA's with archery, muzzleloader, and/or general gun quotta hunts
Population: N/A
Contact: www.myfwc.com
or (850) 627-1733
Poacher Hotline: (888) 404-3922