With deer hunting season underway in some parts of the state and opening soon in others, we wanted to provide the following tips for reporting your harvested deer using our new, convenient options. If you plan to use:

• The toll-free phone number to report your harvest, make sure you replace last year’s phone number with this new one:  888-HUNT-FLORIDA (888-486-8356)
• The Fish|Hunt FL app to log and report, download it from Apple App Store or Google Play before you head afield
• Online reporting, bookmark GoOutdoorsFlorida.com so you can easily navigate to the webpage
• A paper harvest log, print extra copies to take with you 

Learn more about the new options to log and report harvested deer. Also, check our FAQs about deer hunting for information about bag limits, license and permit requirements, youth-related rules and more.

Find top scoring bucks where you hunt by checking out the FWC’s interactive map, which shows where Florida Buck Registry entries are located by county. You can search for entries by antler score range, year, method of take, and typical or non-typical antlers. There's also a map of Florida with color-coded counties based on which have the highest antler scores or most entries.

The Florida Buck Registry was established in 1982 to provide hunters a record of the number and quality of white-tailed deer taken in Florida. The minimum antler score necessary to qualify is 100 Boone and Crockett inches for typical antlers and 125 for non-typical antlers.

1. This season, check stations will be open at those WMAs that have one. However, normal check station procedures may be modified because of COVID-19. Also, when visiting WMAs and check stations, please follow current Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) public safety recommendations.
2. You can search for public hunting opportunities by location, season, species, and type of hunt using WMA Finder. If you know which WMA regulations brochure you want to review, search by "specific area" and use the drop-down menu to navigate directly to that area’s brochure. WMA regulations brochures and maps are only available online and access to WMA regulations brochures is through the WMA Finder only. It's important to review the WMA regulations brochure before you head afield because season dates and other rules may vary.
3. Want to take the WMA regulations brochures and area maps with you, even to places internet access isn’t available? Try taking a screenshot with your smartphone, downloading the files to your mobile device or printing them.
4. Before visiting a wildlife management area (WMA), always check the WMA's open/closed status.

While applications for standby opportunities will be available through GoOutdoorsFlorida.com, the only place to find ordered lists of hunters issued a waterfowl standby opportunity is at MyFWC.com/STA (shortly after each drawing). GoOutdoorsFlorida.com accounts will show “Draw Pending” status only and notifications to those awarded a standby opportunity will NOT be posted there. 

If you're awarded a standby opportunity, you will be notified via an email that will explain the standby process and direct you to MyFWC.com/STA to check your position on the list and evaluate the likelihood of replacing a no-show waterfowl hunter. Please note there are no physical permits for standby opportunities. Also, make sure your email address is current at your GoOutdoorsFlorida account. 

As a reminder, waterfowl hunting opportunities created by permit holders who don’t show up for morning STA hunts will be distributed via an online random draw system this year instead of on-site lotteries. 

Invasive reptiles such as Burmese pythons and tegus can adversely impact native wildlife. They can prey on game species such as alligators and even white-tailed deer. The FWC is asking for your input as we move forward drafting rules to help limit the impacts of these and other high-risk reptiles.

Learn more about draft rules and how you can attend a virtual workshops and take the survey to provide your input.