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Check out our chapter websites and Meetup groups for activities in your area.  Visit the Chapters page, scroll down to the bottom and look for your county.  Click on the chapter for a county to go to its web page.  Florida Trail Association activities include day hikes, backpacking trips, canoeing and kayaking, bicycling, picnics, and campouts.  Day hikes may focus on birding, plant identification, geocaching or historic sites.  Most activities are held locally, but some chapters travel to other parts of the state or out of state for extended trips.  However you like to enjoy the great outdoors, there's a Florida Trail activity for you!
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Florida is divided into hunting zones, with hunt dates progressing south to north. Hunts include many different categories for weapon or type of game. There are few days without some sort of hunting allowed. The cool winter months are the most active hunting seasons; the only truly problematic hunting season for hikers is the general gun season, colloquially known as “deer season,” which usually falls between November and January. Be aware of the hunting status in the area you are hiking! Hunting seasons can be looked up on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website.

Many trails and campsites are shared by hikers and hunters, through both private and state lands. The Florida Trail crosses private lands owned by some landowners who lease hunting rights to individuals and hunt clubs; they may exclude non-hunters from their property during these seasons. This practice is most common during general(modern) gun season. If you hike during general gun season:

  1. Wear blaze orange. The minimum requirement is 500 square inches (approximately 2 feet square; about the size of a vest) worn as an outer garment above the waist and may include a head covering. Blaze-orange mesh vests are available through the Florida DOT headquarters (these are no heavier than a handkerchief) or can be bought in any Florida department or sporting goods store.
  2. Camp at designated campsites only.
  3. Avoid dawn and dusk hikes, or anytime when visibility is poor.
  4. Respect the hunt. Do not disturb or disrupt hunters.
 
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