North Central Region
a |
Archery season |
m |
Muzzleloading gun season |
A |
Archery/muzzleloading gun season |
g |
General gun season |
s |
Small-game season |
T |
Spring turkey season |
f |
Family hunts |
c |
Camping allowed |
h |
Hog hunting season |
d |
Hog dogs allowed |
D |
Deer dogs allowed |
r |
Night raccoon hunting |
H |
Horseback riding allowed |
t |
Hiking trails |
F |
Fishing |
M |
Mobility-impaired hunts |
Y |
Youth turkey season |
q |
Released Quail Allowed |
Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
Only general wildlife management area (WMA) regulations are covered here.
For detailed information about regulations, permit requirements, and exemptions for each Wildlife Management Area (WMA), consult the individual WMA brochures specific to the area where you plan to hunt.
North Central Region
- Alligator Lake Public Small-Game Hunting Area: 484 acres in Columbia County
Waterfowl, fishing and frogging area only.
- Andrews: 3,501 acres in Levy County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; hiking and fishing allowed with management area permit or daily-use fee, unless exempt; recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods with management area permit or daily-use fee.
- Belmore: 8,737 acres in Clay County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Big Bend—Hickory Mound Unit: 14,427 acres in Taylor County
Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.
- Big Bend—Jena Unit: 11,651 acres in Dixie County
Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.
- Big Bend—Snipe Island Unit: 11,687 acres in Taylor County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, and spring turkey; horseback riding allowed; recreational access allowed.
- Big Bend—Spring Creek Unit: 14,600 acres in Taylor County
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun and general gun; recreational access allowed.
- Big Bend—Tide Swamp Unit: 19,538 acres in Taylor County
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
- Big Shoals: 2,282 acres in Hamilton County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Camp Blanding: 56,197 acres in Clay County
Quota permit required during archery (except no quota needed in still hunt area), muzzleloading gun, family, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey.
- Cary: 11,644 acres in Duval and Nassau counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, wild hog-still and spring turkey; camping allowed only at designated sites by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
- Cedar Key Scrub: 6,480 acres in Levy County
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
- Citrus: 50,317 acres in Citrus and Hernando counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Cypress Creek: 1,328 acres in Hamilton County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Devil’s Hammock: 7,600 acres in Levy County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Flying Eagle: 10,563 acres in Citrus County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun and spring turkey; camping allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.
- Fort White WEA: 1,610 acres in Gilchrist County
Quota permit required during archery, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Four Creeks: 13,060 acres in Nassau County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Goethe: 45,745 acres in Levy County
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, general gun, family and spring turkey; camping allowed only at designated sites by landowner permit; recreational access allowed. See Goethe PSGHA regulations for details on wild hog-dog quota permit hunts.
- Grove Park: 16,437 acres in Alachua County
Recreational use permit required for all hunts and activities except on designated trails; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods, except on designated trails where it is allowed year-round.
- Gulf Hammock: 23,014 acres in Levy County
Recreational use permit required for all hunts and activities; horseback riding and fishing allowed only during hunting periods.
- Hatchet Creek: 2,760 acres in Alachua County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; camping allowed only by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
- Holton Creek: 2,531 acres in Hamilton County
Mobility-impaired quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; fishing, horseback riding and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
- Homosassa: 5,675 acres in Citrus County
Special-opportunity permit required during spring turkey; quota permit required during archery; recreational access allowed, except during spring turkey.
- Jennings Forest: 23,269 acres in Clay and Duval counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, quail, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; primitive camping allowed at designated sites by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
- J.P. Hall Bayard Point: 9,702 acres in Clay County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; tent camping only; recreational access allowed.
- Lafayette Forest WEA: 2,148 acres in Lafayette County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed, except during quota hunt periods when only hunters are allowed on the area.
- Little River: 2,203 acres in Suwannee County
Quota permit required during archery, family, muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Lochloosa: 11,149 acres in Alachua County
Quota permit required during general gun; horseback riding allowed except during general gun season; recreational access allowed.
- Log Landing: 5,015 acres in Dixie, Gilchrist and Lafayette counties
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
- Lower Econfina River: 3,007 acres in Taylor County
Quota permits are not required for this area; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.
- Lower Suwannee NWR: 53,000 acres in Dixie and Levy counties
National Wildlife Refuge permit required for all hunting seasons; recreational access allowed.
- Mallory Swamp: 31,225 acres in Lafayette County
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun and general gun; recreational access allowed.
- Middle Aucilla: 2,245 acres in Jefferson, Madison and Taylor counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Nutrien White Springs: 1,300 acres in Hamilton County
Waterfowl area only.
- Osceola: 290,279 acres in Baker and Columbia counties
Quota permit required if hunting in the dog hunt area during general gun; recreational access allowed.
- Potts: 4,155 acres in Citrus County
Quota permit required during wild hog-dog and spring turkey; camping allowed only during hunting periods or with landowner permit; horseback riding allowed except during wild hog-dog hunts; recreational access allowed.
- Raiford: 9,141 acres in Bradford and Union counties
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; fishing allowed only during hunting periods.
- Ralph E. Simmons: 3,630 acres in Nassau County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, family, general gun mobility-impaired, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; horseback riding and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods and during small-game season.
- Santa Fe Swamp WEA: 7,326 acres in Alachua and Bradford counties
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
- Steinhatchee Springs: 24,422 acres in Lafayette, Dixie and Taylor counties
Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, wild hog-dog, general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Suwannee Ridge WEA: 1,425 acres in Hamilton County
Mobility-impaired quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.
- Thomas Creek Kings Road Unit: 2,429 acres in Duval County
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
- Troy Springs: 1,750 acres in Lafayette County
Quota permits are not required for this area; recreational access allowed.
- Twin Rivers: 9,289 acres in Madison, Hamilton and Suwannee counties
Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; camping allowed only by authorization of Florida Forest Service; recreational access allowed.
- Twin Rivers—Blue Springs Unit: 2,086 acres in Hamilton County
Permit required for bird-dog training; quota permit required for quail hunting; camping allowed only during nonhunting periods by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.
- Watermelon Pond WEA: 4,687 acres in Alachua and Levy counties
Quota permit required during youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.
