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North Central Region

Florida Wildlife Management Area North Central Region Map

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Archery season

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Muzzleloading gun season

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Archery/muzzleloading gun season

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General gun season

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Small-game season

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Spring turkey season

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Family hunts

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Camping allowed

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Hog hunting season

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Hog dogs allowed

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Deer dogs allowed

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Night raccoon hunting

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Horseback riding allowed

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Hiking trails

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Fishing

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Mobility-impaired hunts

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Youth turkey season

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Released Quail Allowed

  1. Alligator Lake Public Small-Game Hunting Area: 484 acres in Columbia County

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Waterfowl, fishing and frogging area only.

  1. Andrews: 3,501 acres in Levy County

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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.

  1. Belmore: 8,737 acres in Clay County

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

  1. Big Bend—Hickory Mound Unit: 14,427 acres in Taylor County

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Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.

  1. Big Bend—Jena Unit: 11,651 acres in Dixie County

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Quota permit required during general gun; recreational access allowed.

  1. Big Bend—Snipe Island Unit: 11,687 acres in Taylor County

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

  1. Big Bend—Spring Creek Unit: 14,600 acres in Taylor County

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

  1. Big Bend—Tide Swamp Unit: 19,538 acres in Taylor County

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

  1. Big Shoals: 2,140 acres in Hamilton County

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

  1. Camp Blanding: 56,197 acres in Clay County

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Quota permit required during archery (except no quota needed in still hunt area), muzzleloading gun, family, general gun, youth turkey and spring turkey.

  1. Cary: 11,644 acres in Duval and Nassau counties

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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.

  1. Cedar Key Scrub: 6,480 acres in Levy County

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

  1. Citrus: 50,317 acres in Citrus and Hernando counties

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

  1. Cypress Creek: 1,328 acres in Hamilton County

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

  1. Devil’s Hammock: 7,600 acres in Levy County

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

  1. Flying Eagle: 10,563 acres in Citrus County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun and spring turkey; camping allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

  1. Fort White WEA: 1,610 acres in Gilchrist County

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

  1. Four Creeks: 13,060 acres in Nassau County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, wild hog-still, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

  1. Goethe: 45,745 acres in Levy County

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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.

  1. Grove Park: 16,437 acres in Alachua County

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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.

  1. Gulf Hammock: 23,014 acres in Levy County

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Recreational use permit required for all hunts and activities; horseback riding and fishing allowed only during hunting periods.

  1. Hatchet Creek: 2,760 acres in Alachua County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; camping allowed only by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

  1. Holton Creek: 2,531 acres in Hamilton County

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Mobility-impaired quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; fishing, horseback riding and recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.

  1. Homosassa: 5,675 acres in Citrus County

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Special-opportunity permit required during spring turkey; quota permit required during archery; recreational access allowed, except during spring turkey.

  1. Jennings Forest: 23,269 acres in Clay and Duval counties

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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.

  1. J.P. Hall Bayard Point: 9,702 acres in Clay County

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

  1. Lafayette Forest WEA: 2,148 acres in Lafayette County

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Quota permit required during archery, muzzleloading gun, family, youth turkey and spring turkey; recreational access allowed, except during hunting periods when only hunters are allowed on the area.

  1. Little River: 2,203 acres in Suwannee County

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

  1. Lochloosa: 11,149 acres in Alachua County

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Quota permit required during general gun; horseback riding allowed except during general gun season; recreational access allowed.

  1. Log Landing: 5,015 acres in Dixie, Gilchrist and Lafayette counties

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

  1. Lower Econfina River: 3,007 acres in Taylor County

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Quota permits are not required for this area; horseback riding allowed only during nonhunting periods; recreational access allowed.

  1. Lower Suwannee NWR: 53,000 acres in Dixie and Levy counties

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National Wildlife Refuge permit required for all hunting seasons; recreational access allowed.

  1. Mallory Swamp: 31,225 acres in Lafayette County

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

  1. Middle Aucilla: 2,245 acres in Jefferson, Madison and Taylor counties

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

  1. Nutrien White Springs: 1,300 acres in Hamilton County

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Waterfowl area only.

  1. Osceola: 290,279 acres in Baker and Columbia counties

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Quota permit required if hunting in the dog hunt area during general gun; recreational access allowed.

  1. Potts: 4,155 acres in Citrus County

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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.

  1. Raiford: 9,141 acres in Bradford and Union counties

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Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, archery/muzzleloading gun, youth turkey and spring turkey; fishing allowed only during hunting periods.

  1. Ralph E. Simmons: 3,630 acres in Nassau County

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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.

  1. Santa Fe Swamp WEA: 7,326 acres in Alachua and Bradford counties

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

  1. Steinhatchee Springs: 24,422 acres in Lafayette, Dixie and Taylor counties

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Quota permit required during muzzleloading gun, wild hog-dog, general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed.

  1. Suwannee Ridge WEA: 1,425 acres in Hamilton County

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Mobility-impaired quota permit required during general gun and spring turkey; recreational access allowed only during nonhunting periods.

  1. Thomas Creek Kings Road Unit: 2,429 acres in Duval County

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

  1. Troy Springs: 1,750 acres in Lafayette County

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

  1. Twin Rivers: 9,289 acres in Madison, Hamilton and Suwannee counties

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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.

  1. Twin Rivers—Blue Springs Unit: 2,086 acres in Hamilton County

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Permit required for bird-dog training; quota permit required for quail hunting; camping allowed only during nonhunting periods by landowner permit; recreational access allowed.

  1. Watermelon Pond WEA: 4,687 acres in Alachua and Levy counties

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