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Below is content from the 2013 guide.
Northwest Region
Wildlife management areas (WMAs)
NOTE: In addition to hunting licenses and related permits and management area permits, other permits or tags may be required for all or parts of a season. These requirements vary by area. For specific details on permit requirements and exemptions, consult the WMA brochure for each area you wish to hunt. They are available at MyFWC.com/Hunting, FWC regional offices and some county tax collectors’ offices.
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a |
Archery season |
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m |
Muzzleloading gun season |
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A |
Archery/muzzleloading gun season |
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g |
General gun season |
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s |
Small-game season |
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T |
Spring turkey season |
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f |
Family hunts |
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c |
Camping allowed |
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h |
Hog hunting season |
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d |
Hog dogs allowed |
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D |
Deer dogs allowed |
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r |
Night raccoon hunting |
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H |
Horseback riding allowed |
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t |
Hiking trails |
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F |
Fishing |
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M |
Mobility-impaired hunts |
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Y |
Youth turkey season |
1Apalachee: 7,952 acres in Jackson County
Quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
2 Apalachicola: 581,290 acres in Franklin, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
3 Apalachicola—Bradwell Unit: 1,420 acres in Liberty County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, wild hog-still, wild hog-dog and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
4 Apalachicola River WEA: 86,140 acres in Franklin and Gulf counties
Quota permits are not required for this area; camping in designated campgrounds allowed only by FWC permit; recreational access allowed.
5 Aucilla: 50,471 acres in Jefferson and Taylor counties
Quota permit required during general gun and on portions of area during archery, muzzleloading gun and family; recreational access allowed.
6 Beaverdam Creek: 1,317 acres in Liberty County
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, family and spring turkey; recreation access allowed.
7 Blackwater: 191,651 acres in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties
Quota permit required during general gun, family, quail and archery/muzzleloading gun; recreational access allowed.
8 Blackwater—Carr Unit: 590 acres in Santa Rosa County
Special-opportunity released quail permit required.
9 Blackwater—Hutton Unit: 7,629 acres in Santa Rosa County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, mobility-impaired, general gun, quail, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
10 Box-R: 11,216 acres in Franklin County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, wild hog-still, wild hog-dog and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
11 Chipola River: 9,094 acres in Jackson and Calhoun counties
Quota permits are required on portions of the area during archery, muzzleloading gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
12 Choctawhatchee River: 57,688 acres in Bay, Holmes, Walton and Washington counties
Quota permit required during youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
13 Econfina Creek: 41,424 acres in Bay, Jackson and Washington counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, mobility-impaired, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
14 Eglin AFB: 250,000 acres in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties
Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and activities.
15 Escambia River: 35,413 acres in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
16 Flint Rock: 16,537 acres in Jefferson and Wakulla counties
Recreational use permit required for all hunting seasons and activities; recreational access allowed only during hunting periods.
17 Joe Budd: 11,133 acres in Gadsden County
Quota permit required during archery, archery/muzzleloading gun and summer hog hunts; camping allowed with landowner permit; fishing and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
18 Juniper Creek: 914 acres in Calhoun County
Family and youth hunts only; landowner zone tag required for all hunts; recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
19 L. Kirk Edwards WEA: 1,712 acres in Leon County
Quota permit required during archery, family, archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed except from a half-hour before sunrise to 1 p.m. during youth and spring turkey hunts.
20 Lafayette Creek: 3,160 acres in Walton County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family and spring turkey; fishing and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
21 Ochlockonee River: 2,790 acres in Leon County
Quota permit required during archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and summer hog hunts; fishing and recreational access allowed 1.5 hours before sunrise until 1.5 hours after sunset.
22 Perdido River: 6,261 acres in Escambia County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, archery/muzzleloading gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed on designed trails; recreational access allowed.
23 Pine Log: 6,911 acres in Bay and Washington counties
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, general gun and youth turkey;
recreational access allowed.
24 Point Washington: 15,247 acres in Walton County
Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.
25 St. Marks NWR: 32,000 acres in Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties
Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons; recreational access allowed.
26 St. Vincent NWR: 11,400 acres in Franklin County
Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and camping; recreational access allowed.
27 Talquin: 3,053 acres in Leon County
Quota permit required during general gun and youth turkey; recreational access allowed 1.5 hours before sunrise until 1.5 hours after sunset.
28 Tate’s Hell: 187,710 acres in Franklin and Liberty counties
Quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
29 Tate’s Hell—Womack Creek Unit: 13,754 acres in Franklin and Liberty counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
30 Tyndall AFB: 12,500 acres in Bay County
Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and activities.
31 Wakulla: 4,045 acres in Wakulla County
Quota permit required during archery, archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey.
32 Yellow River: 29,696 acres in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
