Public Hunting Areas: Northwest Region

1 Apalachee: 7,952 acres in Jackson County

Quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

2 Apalachicola: 582,691 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, 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 permit required during wild hog-dog; recreational access allowed.

5 Aucilla: 50,475 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 Blackwater: 191,148 acres in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties

Quota permit required during general gun, family, quail and archery/muzzleloading gun; recreational access allowed.

7 Blackwater—Carr Unit: 590 acres in Santa Rosa County

Special-opportunity released quail permit required.

8 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.

9 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.

10 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.

11 Choctawhatchee River: 57,688 acres in Bay, Holmes, Walton and Washington counties

Quota permit required during youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

12 Econfina Creek: 41,363 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.

13 Eglin AFB: 265,000 acres in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties

Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and activities.

14 Escambia River: 35,413 acres in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties

Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.

15 Flint Rock: 17,033 acres in Jefferson and Wakulla counties

Recreational use permit required for all hunting seasons and activities; recreational access allowed only during hunting periods.

16 Joe Budd: 11,039 acres in Gadsden County

Quota permit required during archery and archery/muzzleloading gun; camping allowed with landowner permit; fishing and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.

17 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.

18 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.

19 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.

20 Ochlockonee River: 2,790 acres in Leon County

Quota permit required during archery/muzzleloading gun and youth turkey; fishing and recreational access allowed 1.5 hours before sunrise until 1.5 hours after sunset.

21 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.

22 Pine Log: 6,911 acres in Bay and Washington counties

Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, general gun and youth turkey; recreational access allowed.

23 Point Washington: 15,247 acres in Walton County

Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.

24 St. Marks NWR: 68,000 acres in Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties

Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons; recreational access allowed.

25 St. Vincent NWR: 12,000 acres in Franklin County

Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and camping; recreational access allowed.

26 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.

27 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.

28 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.

29 Tyndall AFB: 12,500 acres in Bay County

Landowner permit required for all hunting seasons and activities.

30 Wakulla: 4,045 acres in Wakulla County

Quota permit required during archery, archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey.

31 Yellow River: 28,380 acres in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties

Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

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