At its December meeting, the Commission approved draft rule changes related to FWC-managed areas and hunting, including many dealing with deer hunting and management. Draft rule change proposals are based on requests from staff, cooperators and stakeholders. The FWC seeks input on proposed changes throughout the rulemaking process to achieve regulations based on hunter preference and sound science to ensure sustainability. Commissioners will consider the following proposed rule changes for final adoption at their February 2019 meeting. If approved as final rules in February 2019, most would take effect July 1, 2019.

See the presentation about draft rule change proposals related to specific FWC-managed public hunting areas and statewide hunting: http://myfwc.com/media/4520665/12A-ProposedHuntingRules.pdf and summaries of proposed rule changes: http://myfwc.com/media/4520280/12A-AdditionalInformationonProposedRuleChangesforHunting2019-2020.pdf

For more information about draft rule change proposals related to deer hunting http://myfwc.com/media/4520668/12B-ProposedDeerManagementRules.pdf

The proposals will remain available for public comment through the February 2019 Commission meeting here: https://www.research.net/r/2019-2020ProposedChanges