Triple N Ranch WMA: 2026-27 seasons, rules and map

FWC's 2026-27 brochure for Triple N Ranch WMA sets 2 deer seasons (special-opportunity general gun and special-opportunity muzzleloading gun); special-opportunity general gun is on October 3-9, 17-23. The area is 16,408 acres of public hunting land in Osceola County, a wildlife management area in FWC's northeast region. Around it, FWC estimates 2,859 deer were taken in DMU C2 in the 2023-24 season.

Data updated October 2026. Seasons and rules: FWC's 2026-27 regulations summary for the area. Harvest: FWC's statewide deer harvest survey by DMU, 2023-24.

When are the 2026-27 seasons on Triple N Ranch WMA?

Legal deer: Deer with at least 1 antler having 4 or more points (each point 1-inch or more in length), antlerless deer by antlerless deer permit only (each antlerless deer permit allows the take of only 1 doe or 1 buck with antlers less than 5 inches in length, but not spotted fawn) and wild hog.

Source: FWC Triple N Ranch regulations summary, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, read October 2026. The brochure and FWC's rules are the final word.

What quota permits does Triple N Ranch WMA need?

• Special-Opportunity General Gun - 15, $175, special-opportunity permits (no exemptions) for each of 2 hunts. Special-Opportunity Muzzleloading Gun - 15, $175, special-opportunity permits (no exemptions) for each hunt. Wild Hog-Still - 50, no-cost, quota permits (no exemptions) for each of 4 hunts. Special-Opportunity Spring Turkey - 10, $175, special-opportunity (no exemptions) for each of 3 hunts.

What rules apply on Triple N Ranch WMA?

Dogs

• Hunting deer or wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
• Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except any dog may be used to hunt small game (quail, rabbit, squirrel, and migratory birds) and non-protected birds during the small game season.
• No person shall allow any dog to pursue or molest any wildlife during any period in which the taking of wildlife by the use of dogs is prohibited.
• Dogs on leashes may be used for trailing wounded game.
• Dogs are allowed during periods or in areas closed to hunting with dogs but must be kept under physical restraint at all times.

Hunters, harvest reporting and other area rules

• When the check station is staffed, hunters must enter and exit the area at the designated entrance off of U.S. 192, check in at a check station upon entering, check out upon leaving the area and check all wildlife harvested. Note: Donovan Crews Road is now the public entrance to the Triple N Ranch Public Shooting Range. WMA users cannot enter or exit the WMA from Donovan Crews Road/the shooting range. It is not a designated entrance for the WMA. (See Public Access and Vehicles for more info.)
• When the check station is staffed, deer, wild hog and turkey must be checked at the check station prior to being dismembered and taken from the area.
• During the special-opportunity hunts, an individual may accompany a special-opportunity permittee provided that while scouting or hunting the individual shall not occupy a vehicle separate from the permittee, shall not take wildlife with archery equipment or a firearm and shall be in the immediate vicinity (25 feet or less) of the permittee. All other persons must possess a special-opportunity permit during special-opportunity hunts.
• Check station hours are from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the special-opportunity general gun seasons and the special-opportunity muzzleloading gun season, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. during small game and wild hog-still seasons and from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. during special-opportunity spring turkey season.
• In addition to checking all game at the check station when staffed, hunters must log each harvested deer or turkey prior to moving it from the point of recovery and report any deer or turkey they harvest within 24 hours of recovery. See Florida Hunting Regulations handbook or MyFWC.com for deer and turkey harvest reporting instructions.

Guns

• The discharge of a firearm outside of periods open to hunting or in areas closed to hunting is prohibited per s. 790.15 FS.
• Hunting at night with a gun is prohibited.
• Muzzleloading guns used for taking deer must be .30 caliber or larger if firing a single bullet, or be 20 gauge or larger if firing 2 or more balls.
• Hunting deer with rimfire or non-expanding, full metal jacket (military ball) ammunition is prohibited.

Access and vehicles

• All persons shall enter and exit at a designated entrance.
• Open to public access year-round via foot, horseback or by bicycle from 1.5 hours before sunrise until 1.5 hours after sunset, except during special-opportunity hunts when ONLY individuals in possession of a valid special-opportunity permit (and their guests) are allowed on the area. During special-opportunity hunts, access for permit holders (and guests) is limited to from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. during muzzleloading gun and general gun hunts, and from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. during spring turkey hunts.
• During non-hunting periods, motor-vehicle access is prohibited except that vehicles may be used to access the parking area at the check station on Road 1 and the parking area at the south end of Crabgrass Road off Jellison Road.
• During Special Opportunity Hunts, permit holders are allowed motor -vehicle access during designated scouting and hunting days as follows: a. Special-opportunity muzzleloading gun and general gun hunts: on the Saturday and Sunday scout days the weekend prior to the hunt, and the Friday prior to the hunt for which their permit is valid from sunrise to sunset and from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. each hunt day. b. Special-opportunity spring turkey season: on the Thursday and Friday scout days prior to the hunt for which their permit is valid from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. each hunt day.
• During small game season and wild hog-still season, and the day prior to the start of each of these hunts, motor-vehicle access is allowed for all area users. Motor-vehicle access is allowed from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. each hunt day and from sunrise until sunset on the day prior to each hunt.

Camping

• During the Special Opportunity hunts, camping is only allowed by special opportunity permit and only at the designated campground for scouting and hunt days.
• During the small game and wild hog seasons, camping is only allowed at the designated campground for scouting and hunt days.
• Camping equipment may be taken onto the WMA beginning at 8 a.m. on the day before the first scout day for the season and shall be removed from the area by 6 p.m. 1 day after the end of the season.

Bag limits

• A guest hunter must share the host’s bag limit for deer, turkey and quail, except when these bag limits are specified as per person. The host is responsible for violations that exceed the bag limit.
• Deer - No person shall exceed statewide bag limits. A. Area Limits - 1 antlered deer per special-opportunity permit and 1 antlerless deer per antlerless deer permit. B. Statewide limits - Annual limit 5 deer (only 2 of which may be antlerless), daily limit 2, possession limit 4.
• Wild hog - No size or bag limit.

From FWC Triple N Ranch regulations summary, July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

How many deer are taken around Triple N Ranch WMA?

FWC does not estimate harvest for each WMA in its statewide survey; it does for each deer management unit. Triple N Ranch WMA lies in DMU C2. FWC estimates 2,859 deer (1,984 bucks, 875 does) in DMU C2 in the 2023-24 season, 1,174 of them on public land.

Source: FWC 2023-24 Harvest Survey Results. FWC's per-area harvest figures are in its WMA harvest reports tool.

Which county is Triple N Ranch WMA in?

Measured by FilledTag on FWC Wildlife Management Areas Florida (open data) and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries.

How do you get to Triple N Ranch WMA?

Highways within 5 miles: FL 500, US 192, US 441 and FL 15. Nearest towns: St. Cloud (15 miles), Melbourne Village (19 miles), Melbourne (19 miles) and West Melbourne (19 miles). FWC's page for the area: Triple N Ranch.

The closest other Florida WMAs with a page here: Herky Huffman/Bull Creek WMA (next to it), Three Lakes WMA (3.1 miles), Three Lakes WMA (Prairie Lakes Unit) (9.1 miles) and Upper St. Johns River Marsh WMA (9.1 miles).

Questions hunters ask

When is deer season on Triple N Ranch WMA in 2026-27?

Special-Opportunity General Gun Season: October 3-9, 17-23; Special-Opportunity Muzzleloading Gun Season: November 5-8. From FWC's 2026-27 brochure for the area.

What deer are legal on Triple N Ranch WMA?

Deer with at least 1 antler having 4 or more points (each point 1-inch or more in length), antlerless deer by antlerless deer permit only (each antlerless deer permit allows the take of only 1 doe or 1 buck with antlers less than 5 inches in length, but not spotted fawn) and wild hog, by FWC's brochure. Antlerless deer only where and when a season says so.

Can you hunt deer with dogs on Triple N Ranch WMA?

Hunting deer or wild hog with dogs is prohibited.

Do you need a quota permit for Triple N Ranch WMA?

Special-Opportunity General Gun - 15, $175, special-opportunity permits (no exemptions) for each of 2 hunts. Special-Opportunity Muzzleloading Gun - 15, $175, special-opportunity permits (no exemptions) for each hunt. Wild Hog-Still - 50, no-cost, quota permits (no exemptions) for each of 4 hunts. Special-Opportunity Spring Turkey - 10, $175, special-opportunity (no exemptions) for each of 3 hunts.

What county is Triple N Ranch WMA in?

Osceola County, measured on FWC's boundary.

You need a hunting license, a management area permit and any quota permit the area lists, plus deer and turkey permits as FWC requires. Statewide WMA basics. FilledTag is not part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; seasons and rules are copied from FWC's brochure, maps from FWC's WMA layer, each with its source above.

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