Northeast Region Wildlife
Management Areas
2002-2003 Hunting Forecasts
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Contact: Division of Wildlife (352) 732-1229
Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area: (9,291 acres in Brevard
and Volusia counties)
Habitat: pine flatwoods with scattered cabbage palm hammocks, saw-grass and
cordgrass ponds. Western third has large flood plain marsh dotted with cabbage
palm hammock and a marsh lake (Buck Lake). Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting,
Good; Migratory Bird Hunting, Poor; Small Game Hunting, Poor; Turkey Hunting,
Good; Camping, No; Dogs, No; ATVs, No. No quota permit exemptions during archery,
muzzleloading gun, and general gun.
Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area: (23,485 acres in
Osceola County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, scattered cypress, bayheads and mixed hardwood
creek swamps. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping, Yes; Dogs, No;
ATVs, Yes. ATVs are allowed on named and numbered roads only, except during
the small game season when they are allowed off-road.
Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area:
(24,869 acres in Putnam County)
Habitat: river bottom hardwoods, pasture and pine-palmetto flatwoods with small
hammocks intermingled. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Fair to Good; Migratory
Bird Hunting, Good; Small Game Hunting, Fair to Good; Turkey Hunting, Excellent;
Squirrel Hunting, Excellent; Quail Hunting, Poor; Camping, Yes; Dogs, No; ATVs,
No. A special-opportunity dove hunt is offered on four 50-acre dove fields.
Cary Wildlife Management Area: (3,413 acres in Duval
and Nassau counties)
Habitat: planted pine with small hardwood stands near the creeks. Deer Hunting,
Fair to Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, No; Small Game Hunting,
Poor; Turkey Hunting, Poor; Camping, No; Dogs, No; ATVs, No.
Etoniah Creek Wildlife Management Area: (7,145 acres
in Putnam County)
Habitat: blend of pine-palmetto flatwoods, sandhill, hardwood hammocks and creek
bottoms. Deer Hunting, Fair to Good; Hog Hunting, Poor; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Poor; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel Hunting, Good;
Camping, Yes; Dogs, No; ATVs, No. Camping is authorized only by permit from
the Division of Forestry.
Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area: (20,858 acres in
Indian River County)
Habitat: pine flatwoods, hardwood swamp, dry prairie and freshwater marsh. Deer
Hunting, Excellent; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game
Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Excellent; Quail Hunting, Fair; Squirrel Hunting,
Fair; Camping, Yes; Dogs, No; ATVs, No.
Fort McCoy Wildlife Management Area: (10,008 acres in
Marion County)
Habitat: scattered clear-cuts, pine-palmetto flatwoods, cypress ponds and creek
bottom hardwood communities. Deer Hunting, Fair-Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory
Bird Hunting, None; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Fair-Good; Camping,
Yes; Dogs, No; ATVs, Yes. Camping is allowed by permit from the Plum Creek Timber
Co., P. O. Drawer 2530, Hawthorne, FL. 32640.
Georgia-Pacific Wildlife Management Area: (3,661 acres
in Putnam County)
Habitat: creek bottom hardwoods and pine-palmetto flatwoods. Deer Hunting, Fair;
Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey
Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, No.
Guana River Wildlife Management Area: (9,815 acres in
St. Johns County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, saltwater and freshwater marshes and scattered
hardwood hammocks. Deer Hunting, Fair; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Good; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, None; Squirrel Hunting, Good;
Camping, Dogs and ATVs, No. This is a productive waterfowl hunting area.
Half Moon Wildlife Management Area: (9,480 acres in
Sumter County)
Habitat: floodplane swamp, flatwoods, hardwood hammock and improved pasture.
Deer Hunting, Excellent; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting, Good; Small
Game Hunting, Excellent; Turkey Hunting, Excellent; Camping, Prohibited; Dogs,
Bird Dogs; ATVs, Prohibited; Quota permits are required for all hunts, and there
are no exemptions. A daily hunt permit is required for the small game and general
gun hog hunt. Hunts scheduled include archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun,
small game, general gun hog and spring turkey seasons.
Jumper Creek Wildlife Management Area: (10,512 acres
in Sumter County)
Habitat: bottomland forest, river swamp and oak-cabbage palm hammock. Deer Hunting,
Fair; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good;
Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping, Primitive/Shell Island; Dogs, Prohibited; ATVs,
Prohibited. Hunts scheduled include archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun,
small game and spring turkey. Quota hunt permit is required for the muzzleloading
gun and general gun (first nine days) seasons.
Lake George Wildlife Management Area: (35,380 acres
in Putnam and Volusia counties)
Habitat: planted pine plantations predominate, but there are several oak hammocks,
bayheads and dense creek swamps. Deer Hunting, Fair; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory
Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel
Hunting, Good; Camping, Yes; Dogs, Yes - Bird Dogs only; ATVs, No; Horses and
bicycles allowed.
Lake George Wildlife Management Area - Dexter/Mary Farms
Unit: (13,224 acres in Volusia County)
Habitat: flatwoods, hardwood hammocks, pasture, hardwood swamps cypress heads
and sawgrass wetlands. Deer Hunting, None; Hog Hunting, Poor; Migratory Bird
Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Excellent; Squirrel
Hunting, Good; Quail Hunting, Fair; Camping, Yes; Dogs, Bird Dogs only; ATVs,
No; Horses, bicycles and fishing allowed. This area also has nature trails for
hiking and a bird observation trail at Bluffton Point recreation area.
Lake Panasoffkee Wildlife Management Area: (8,676 acres
in Sumter County)
Habitat: bottomland forest, improved pasture and oak scrub. Deer Hunting, Excellent;
Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey
Hunting, Good; Camping, Designated campsites, Dogs, Yes/Hog-Dog; ATVs, Prohibited;
Special-opportunity area, and all hunts, except the small game hunt, require
a special-opportunity permit. Hunts scheduled include archery, hog-still, hog-dog,
small game and spring turkey. Hunters are required to check in and out of the
hunt headquarters.
Little Big Econlockhatchee Wildlife Management Area - Kilbee
Unit: (1,646 acres in Seminole County)
Habitat: river flood plain with scattered clumps, containing oaks, palms and
some oak hammocks. Deer Hunting, Fair; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Poor; Small Game Hunting, Poor; Turkey Hunting, Poor (archery only); Camping,
Dogs and ATVs, No; No quota exemptions on this area.
Nassau Wildlife Management Area: (25,699 acres in Nassau
County)
Habitat: planted pines and some hardwoods near the creeks. Deer Hunting, Good;
Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey
Hunting, Fair; Squirrel Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, No; All users
must possess a Nassau Recreational Use Permit to hunt this area.
Ocala Wildlife Management Area: (382,408 acres in Marion,
Putnam and Lake counties)
Habitat: ranges from dense sand pine-scrub oak communities to wet and dry prairies
to longleaf pine-palmetto flatwoods. Deer Hunting, Fair; Hog Hunting, Poor;
Migratory Bird Hunting, None; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Fair-Good;
Camping, Dogs and ATVs, Yes. High cottontail rabbit densities are present this
year. Hunters could encounter bears while hunting on the Ocala WMA.
Ocklawaha River Wildlife Management Area - Gore's Landing
Unit: (2,917 acres in Marion County)
Habitat: riparian forest (hydric hammock), mesic to wet flatwoods, xeric scrub
ridges. Deer Hunting, Fair-Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Fair; Camping, Dogs and ATVs,
No. This is a new WMA.
Relay Wildlife Management Area: (20,507 acres in Flagler
County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, creek bottom hardwood communities, scattered
hammocks and cypress heads. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory
Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel
Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, Yes. Due to unrestrictive, long seasons,
this WMA receives a lot of hunting pressure.
Richloam Wildlife Management Area: (56,401 acres in Hernando,
Pasco, Sumter, and Lake counties)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods with scattered oak hammocks, creek bottom hardwood
and cypress swamp. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping, Designated Campsites;
Dogs, Yes; ATVs, Prohibited. Hunts scheduled include archery, general gun and
spring turkey.
Richloam Wildlife Management Area - Baird Unit: (11,567
acres in Sumter County)
Habitat: pine flatwoods, forested wetlands, oak hammock and pine plantations.
Deer Hunting, Excellent; Hog Hunting, Excellent; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair;
Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Excellent; Camping, Prohibited; Dogs,
Prohibited; ATVs, Prohibited. Hunts scheduled for the area include archery,
muzzleloading gun, general gun, small game, and spring turkey. A quota hunt
permit is required to hunt on this area. There are no exemptions. During archery
season, a quota hunt permit is required for the first nine days of the season.
Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area: (14,046 acres
in Orange and Lake counties)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, scrub oak-sand pine communities, hardwood
hammocks and creek swamps. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory
Bird Hunting, None; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, None; Squirrel
Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, No. Numerous black bears inhabit the
area but may not be hunted. No quota exemptions on this area.
Ross Prairie Wildlife Management Area: (3,522 acres
in Marion County)
Habitat: rolling sandhill, dry oak hammock and wet prairie. Deer Hunting, None;
Hog Hunting, None; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair to Good; Small Game Hunting,
Fair to Good; Turkey Hunting, None; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, No; This is a walk-in
area that gets comparatively little use and is a great place to introduce youngsters
to the sport of hunting.
Seminole Forest Wildlife Management Area: (12,524 acres
in Lake County)
Habitat: pine flatwoods, sand pine-scrub oaks and creek swamps. Deer Hunting,
Good; Hog Hunting, Poor to Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Poor; Small Game Hunting,
Good; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs,
No-except during Mobility Impaired Hunt; No quota exemptions on this area. Numerous
black bears inhabit this area but may not be hunted.
Seminole Forest Wildlife Management Area - Lake Tracy Unit:
(3,473 acres in Lake County)
Habitat: considerable amount of improved pasture mixed with oak hammock and
pine flatwoods. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Poor; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping, Dogs and ATVs,
No; No quota exemptions for this area.
Seminole Ranch Wildlife Management Area: (6,000 acres
in Orange County)
Habitat: river marsh, open pastureland, hardwood and cabbage palm hammocks.
Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game
Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel Hunting, Good; Camping, No; Dogs,
No; ATVs, No. Dogs are allowed only during the special wild hog season.
Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area: (52,976 acres in
Osceola County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, dry prairie with scattered cypress domes and
oak hammocks. Deer Hunting, Fair; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Squirrel Hunting, Fair;
Quail Hunting, Fair; Camping, Dogs and ATVs, Yes. ATVs are allowed on named
and numbered roads only, except during the small game season when they are allowed
off-road.
Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Prairie Lakes Unit:
(8,859 acres in Osceola County)
Habitat: primarily pine-palmetto flatwoods with scattered cypress domes and
oak hammocks. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping, No; Dogs, No;
ATVs, Yes. During Prairie Lakes hunts, camping is not allowed on Prairie Lakes.
However, there is a hunter campground immediately adjacent to Prairie Lakes
at the Canoe Creek entrance to Three Lakes. ATVs are allowed on named and numbered
roads only.
Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area: (12,257 acres in
Volusia County)
Habitat: cypress swamp interspersed with pine-palmetto flatwoods. A large portion
of the area burned during fires in 1998. Deer Hunting, Good to Fair; Hog Hunting,
Poor; Migratory Bird Hunting, Poor; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey Hunting,
Good; Squirrel Hunting, Fair; Camping, No; Dogs, Yes - Bird Dogs only; ATVs,
No; Horses, bicycles and fishing allowed. Hunting and wildlife observation are
the greatest recreational uses on this area.
Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area - Rima Ridge Unit:
(11,156 acres in Volusia County)
Habitat: flatwoods, hardwood hammocks and hardwood swamps. Deer Hunting, Good;
Hog Hunting, Poor; Migratory Bird Hunting, Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair; Turkey
Hunting, Good; Squirrel Hunting, Fair; Camping, Yes; Dogs, Yes-Small Game only;
ATVs, No; Horses, bicycles and fishing allowed. This area gets a lot of equestrian
use, along with hiking, biking and birding.
Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area: (30,701 acres in
Orange County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, oak hammock, creek swamps with hardwood bottoms
and extensive river marsh. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Good; Migratory
Bird Hunting, None; Small Game Hunting, None; Turkey Hunting, Good; Camping,
Dogs and ATVs, No; No quota hunt exemptions on this area. Dogs are allowed only
during the special wild hog season.
Triple N Ranch Wildlife Management Area: (15,391 acres
in Osceola County)
Habitat: pine-palmetto flatwoods, wet and dry prairie with scattered cypress
domes, oak hammocks and oak scrub. A mixed hard-wood creek swamp runs the length
of the area. Deer Hunting, Excellent; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Fair, Turkey Hunting, Excellent; Quail Hunting, Fair;
Squirrel Hunting, Fair; Camping, Yes; Dogs, No; ATVs, No.
Twelve Mile Swamp Wildlife Management Area: (19,696 acres
in St. Johns County)
Habitat: planted pines with a significant mix of hardwood stands and creek bottoms.
Deer Hunting, Fair to Good; Hog Hunting, Poor to Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting,
Fair; Small Game Hunting, Good; Turkey Hunting, Fair; Camping, Dogs and ATVS,
No; All users must possess a Twelve Mile Swamp Recreational Use Permit to hunt
on this area. This is a new WMA.