2020-2021 SEASON
- Application and Permit payments must be either exact cash or checks made out to Manatee County.
- Applications can be submitted beginning June 1 and will be processed as soon as they are received. First-come first-served until hunts are sold out.
- Stands may be placed on the property beginning on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 5 a.m. Tree stands must be removed by June 1, 2021.
ORIENTATION (Mandatory) Saturday: 9 a.m.
- Big Game: August 8, 2020 or August 22, 2020
- Small Game and United Way: January 23, 2021
Missing mandatory orientation will result in NOT being able to hunt during the 2020-2021 Duette Preserve Hunt Season.
BIG GAME SEASON
Archery and Crossbow
A B and C hunts only: Legal to take only one male deer or one antler-less deer, except spotted fawn, until the quota is reached, and unlimited hogs.
- September 19 and 20, 2020
- September 26 and 27, 2020
- October 10 and 11, 2020
Muzzle-loading Gun
Legal to take only one male deer until the quota is reached, and unlimited hogs.
- October 24 and 25, 2020
- November 7 and 8, 2020
General Gun
Legal to take only one male deer until the quota is reached, and unlimited hogs.
- December 5 and 6, 2020
- January 9 and 10, 2021
Youth Hunt
Fees, availability, and application procedure may be obtained from staff.
- November 21 and 22, 2020 … Maximum fifty (50) participants
SMALL GAME AND HOG
5 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Legal to take hog, gray squirrel, quail, rabbit, snipe, and coyote.
- January 30 and 31, 2021
- February 6 and 7, 2021
- February 20 and 21, 2021
- February 27 and 28, 2021
UNITED WAY FUNDRAISER HOG HUNTS
Saturday Only: 5 a.m. – 9 p.m.
- April 17, 2021
- April 24, 2021
- May 8, 2021
- May 15, 2021