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125 Arbuckle: 13,530 acres in Polk County

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Quota permit required during weekend archery, muzzleloading gun and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

126 Avon Park AFR: 82,000 acres in Polk and Highlands counties

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Landowner permit required for all hunts and activities.

127 Babcock Ranch Preserve: 16,612 acres in Charlotte County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun,
general gun mobility impaired, family and spring turkey.

128 Babcock/Webb: 65,770 acres in Charlotte County

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Quota permit required during archery, general gun and field trial quail;
camping, horseback riding, fishing and recreational access allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt.

129 Babcock/Webb—Punta Gorda Water Treatment Facility: 885 acres in Charlotte County

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Quota permit required when hog or dove hunting.

130 Babcock/Webb—Yucca Pens Unit: 14,577 acres in Charlotte and Lee counties

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Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun and general gun; horseback riding, fishing and recreational access allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods.

131 Chassahowitzka: 33,919 acres in Hernando County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, wild hog-dog, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding, hiking, fishing and recreational access allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt.

132 Croom: 20,595 acres in Hernando and Sumter counties

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Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, general gun and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

133 Green Swamp: 50,692 acres in Polk, Sumter, and Lake counties

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Quota permit required during general gun, wild hog-dog and spring turkey; camping allowed only during hunting periods by permit from FWC; recreational access allowed.

134 Green Swamp—West Unit: 34,335 acres Pasco County

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Special-opportunity permit required during archery, general gun and spring turkey; quota permit required during wild hog hunts; camping allowed only during hunting periods or with landowner permit; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

135 Hickory Hammock: 3,791 acres in Highlands County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, mobility-impaired, wild hog-still and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

136 Hilochee: 9,369 acres in Lake and Polk counties

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; fishing allowed with FWC permit; recreational access allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt.

137 Hilochee—Osprey Unit: 6,093 acres in Polk County

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Quota permit required during archery, family, hog hunts, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

138 KICCO: 7,426 acres in Polk and Osceola counties

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, hog hunts and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

139 Kissimmee River PUA: 30,804 acres in Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee, Osceola and Polk counties

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Quota permits are not required for this area; offers crossbow season; camping and horseback riding allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

140 Lake Marion Creek: 8,083 acres in Polk and Osceola counties

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; camping allowed only during nonhunting periods with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

141 Lake Wales Ridge WEA—Royce Unit: 2,641 acres in Highlands County

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Quota permit required during archery, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

142 Myakka State Forest Public Small-Game Hunting Area: 7,295 acres in Sarasota County

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During archery, only hogs can be taken; recreational access allowed.

143 Upper Hillsborough: 5,178 acres in Polk and Pasco counties

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun and wild hog-dog; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

144 Walk-in-the-Water: 6,034 acres in Polk County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, wild hog-still and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

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