Southwest Region

Florida Hunting

124 Arbuckle: 13,925 acres in Polk County

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

125 Avon Park AFR: 80,000 acres in Polk and Highlands counties

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Landowner permit required for all hunts and activities.

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

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

127 Babcock/Webb: 64,874 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.

128 Babcock/Webb—Punta Gorda Water Treatment Facility: 884 acres in Charlotte County

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Quota permit required when hog or dove hunting.

129 Babcock/Webb—Yucca Pens Unit: 15,230 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.

130 Chassahowitzka: 34,597 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.

131 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.

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

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

133 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 and during small-game and wild hog-still hunts; recreational access allowed except during special-opportunity archery, general gun and spring turkey.

134 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 and vehicle access allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

135 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; fishing allowed with FWC permit; recreational access allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt.

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

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, family, wild hog hunts, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding not allowed during wild hog-dog hunts; recreational access allowed.

137 KICCO: 6,647 acres in Polk and Osceola counties

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

138 Kissimmee River PUA: 27,215 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.

139 Lake Marion Creek: 8,028 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; vehicle access allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

140 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.

141 Lower Hillsborough: 2,774 acres in Hillsborough County

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Quota permit required during family and youth turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

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

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Quota permits are not required for this area; during archery and muzzleloading gun, only wild 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 and spring turkey; camping allowed with landowner permit; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods and during small game and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

145 Weekiwachee: 2,845 acres in Hernando County

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Quota permit required during archery; recreational access allowed.