Required Permits and Licenses. Persons hunting and in possession of a hunting device while on
the Eglin reservation are required to have appropriate Eglin, state, and federal license, stamps and
permits. Information regarding state licenses is available in the Florida Hunting and Fishing
Handbooks.
Children under the age of 16 may hunt with an adult (18 years of age or older) who has a valid
Eglin Hunting Permit. Exception: a Youth Hunt Weekend Permit is required for youth hunters (6-15
years of age) to participate in the 9-10 January special weekend hunt.
All hunters (16 years of age and older) must purchase a valid Eglin Hunting Permit. Hunters born
on or after 1 June 1975 must complete a state’s Hunter Safety Course or hunt under the
supervision of a licensed hunter (21 years of age or older).
Hunter Safety Course. Anyone born on or after 1 June 1975 must complete a hunter safety course
before purchasing a hunting license enabling them to hunt without supervision. Children under the
age of 16 may hunt with adult supervision without having to take a hunter safety course. Persons 16
and older who have not completed a hunter safety course can use a Mentoring Exemption enabling
them to purchase a license and hunt with the supervision of a mentoring adult who is at least 21
years of age. Persons needing proof of course completion can print a duplicate certification card at:
https://public.myfwc.com/hgm/huntersafety/student.aspx
Florida National Scenic Trail (FNST). Hunters, PLEASE be aware the FNST crosses through the
Eglin reservation. This is a very active trail and hikers may not be wearing florescent orange
coverings. Please identify your target and background before you shoot.
Daylight Florescent Orange Coat or Vest. All hunters hunting any resident game species with
firearms during the Early Muzzleloading, General Gun, Small Game, and Late Primitive Weapon
Seasons and persons accompanying the hunter must wear a minimum of 500 square inches of
daylight fluorescent orange material as an outer garment, worn above the waistline. Part of these
500 square inches can include head covering. Note: daylight florescent orange material is not
required for hunters during the Early Duck Season, Archery Season, Spring Turkey Season, or while
hunting in any archery-only area.
Bait Restriction. No one shall possess, place, expose, or distribute any grain or other substance
intended to attract wildlife. Bait is considered any grain or other food substance including salt and
mineral licks.
Prohibited Hunting Methods. Taking or attempting to take game with live decoys, recorded game
calls or sounds, set guns, artificial light, nets, traps, snares, drugs or poisons is strictly prohibited.
Gopher Tortoise. The gopher tortoise is protected by state law, Chapter 68A-27, Florida
Administrative Code. The gopher tortoise shall be afforded the protective provisions that no person
shall take, attempt to take, pursue, hunt, harass, capture, possess, sell or transport any gopher
tortoise or parts thereof or their eggs, or molest, damage, or destroy their burrows. Possession of a
dead gopher tortoise is prohibited.
Fox Squirrel. The taking or possession of a live or dead fox squirrel is prohibited.
Tree Stands. To prevent possible loss or damage, tree stands should be removed while not in use.
Eglin AFB is not responsible for tree stands left unattended.
Threaded “screw-in” tree stand steps are authorized, but must be removed at the completion of the
hunting season.
Driving a metal object into any tree or knowingly hunting from a tree in which a metal object has
been driven is prohibited.
Downed Game. The pursuit of a wounded or downed game animal must be terminated in time to
make it off the Eglin reservation by the proper checkout time.
Live Animals. Possession of any live game animal on the Eglin reservation is prohibited.
Hurlburt Field Restriction. There is no hunting allowed on Hurlburt Field.
Feral Hog. Transporting or releasing live feral hogs is prohibited.