68A-15.065: Specific Regulations for Wildlife Management Areas - Northeast Region
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the proposed rule changes is to revise specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Northeast Region and conform to calendar year date changes. The effect of the proposed rule changes will be to enable the agency to better manage fish and wildlife resources and public use on WMAs.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule changes would adjust season dates to conform to calendar year changes and revise specific area regulations on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the Northeast Region as follows:
Buck Lake WMA – clarify that the deer bag limit is one antlered deer and one antlerless deer per quota permit.
Bull Creek WMA – allow small game to be hunted with bird dogs during all seasons except spring turkey; remove the quota permit requirement for the second and third general gun hunts.
Caravelle Ranch WMA – reduce the quota for the special-opportunity dove hunts from 80 to 60; clarify that the bag limit during spring turkey season is one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit.
Charles H. Bronson WMA (NEW) – 9,242 acres – establish a new wildlife management area with the following open seasons: archery – one 7-day hunt and one 9-day hunt (quota of 30 per hunt, no exemptions); muzzleloading gun – one 3-day hunt (quota of 30; no exemptions); general gun – three 3-day hunts (quota of 30 per hunt; no exemptions); small game – one 9-day hunt and one 7-day hunt (no quota permit required); spring turkey – three 3-day hunts (quota of 15 per hunt; no exemptions); statewide waterfowl and snipe seasons (no quota permit required, except during archery, muzzleloading gun or general gun hunts); fishing and frogging – year round; legal to take – all legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers; the bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit; during the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit; allow camping only as authorized by the Division of Forestry; prohibit hunting with dogs other than bird dogs or retrievers for hunting small game; allow vehicles to be operated on named and numbered roads only and to be parked within 25 feet of a named or numbered road; allow vehicle access only by persons participating in the hunts; prohibit airboats, tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles; require persons to enter and exit at a designated entrance or from any point along the St. Johns River, except access along the river is prohibited during quota hunts and the small game season; vehicle access is allowed only during quota hunts and small game season; prohibit the use of centerfire rifles during spring turkey season and allow horses to be ridden only on designated equestrian trails.
Etoniah Creek WMA – clarify that the bag limit during spring turkey season is one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit.
Fort Drum WMA – convert the special-opportunity wild hog-still hunts to regular quota hunts.
Half Moon WMA – increase the wild hog-still hunts from two 2-day hunts to three 3-day hunts (quota of 50 per hunt, no exemptions).
Little Big Econlockhatchee WMA, Kilbee Unit – remove “Kilbee Unit” from the WMA name; extend the archery season from two 3-day hunts to one 7-day hunt and one 9-day hunt (increase the quota from 10 to 20 per hunt, no exemptions); increase the quota for muzzleloading gun season from 10 to 20 (no exemptions); extend the general gun season from one 3-day hunt to three 3-day hunts (increase the quota from 10 to 20 per hunt; no exemptions); remove the general gun hog season; increase small game season from three 2-day weekend hunts to 16 consecutive days (no quota permit required); allow the take of wild hog during small game season; add three 3-day spring turkey hunts (quota of 10, no exemptions); remove the requirement for hunters to check in and out at a check station upon entry and exit from the WMA; remove the requirement for hunters to record all game taken; require vehicles to be parked within 25 feet of a named or numbered road; remove the prohibition on dismemberment of deer, turkey and wild hog prior to being checked at a check station; prohibit the use of centerfire rifles for taking wild turkey during the spring turkey season.
Lake Panasoffkee WMA – allow horses only during periods closed to hunting; allow camping and hunting equipment only during periods when scouting and hunting are allowed; prohibit the take of hog during small game season; increase the number of daily quota permits issued at the check station during small game season from 30 to 40 per day (no exemptions); increase the quota for the wild hog-still hunt from 30 to 50 (no exemptions); increase the quota for the wild hog-dog hunt from 30 to 35 (no exemptions).
Marshall Swamp WMA (NEW) – 5,361 acres – establish a new wildlife management area with the following open seasons: archery – four 7-day hunts and one 9-day hunt (quota of 10 per hunt, no exemptions); muzzleloading gun – one 3-day hunt (quota of 10, no exemptions); general gun – three 3-day hunts (quota of 10 per hunt, no exemptions); small game – 114 days (no quota permit required, except when overlapping with general gun season); spring turkey – three 3-day hunts (quota of 5 per hunt; no exemptions); statewide migratory bird seasons (no quota permit required, except during archery, muzzleloading gun or general gun quota periods); fishing and frogging – year round; legal to take - all legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers; the bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit; during the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit; prohibit camping; prohibit hunting with dogs other than bird dogs or retrievers for the take of small game; prohibit the take of wild hog with dogs; allow vehicles in designated parking areas only; prohibit airboats, tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles; require persons to enter and exit at a designated entrance; prohibit the take of wildlife with centerfire rifles and centerfire handguns; prohibit fires.
Ocala WMA – remove the quota permit requirement for the general gun and muzzleloading gun hunts on the Hopkins Prairie and Lake Delancy Units; incorporate that portion of the Pipeline Unit north of the Fore Lake campground, west of CR 314 and north of US 40 into the Church Lake Unit (approximately 2700 acres), which will reduce the number of deer dog hunting days from in that area, and increase the quota for the general gun dog and general gun still hunts from 225 to 250 per hunt.
Ocklawaha River WMA, Gores Landing Unit – clarify that the deer bag limit is one per quota permit; clarify that the bag limit during spring turkey season is one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit.
Relay WMA – require all persons to enter and exit at a designated entrance.
Richloam – clarify that camping is allowed only as authorized by the Division of Forestry.
Richloam WMA, Baird Unit – clarify that the bag limit is one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit during the archery season and one antlered deer per quota permit during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons; and require a quota permit to hunt during the third archery hunt.
Salt Lake WMA – change the small game season from one 16-day season in December (Saturday through Sunday) to six 3-day hunts (Friday through Sunday) during December, January and February; clarify that the deer bag limit is one per quota permit.
Seminole Forest WMA, Lake Tracy Unit – add one 3-day archery hunt (quota 40, no exemptions); add three 3-day wild hog-still hunts (quota 40, no exemptions); increase the quotas for archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons from 20 to 40 per hunt (no exemptions), and for spring turkey season from 10 to 20 per hunt (no exemptions); change the bag limit from two deer per day to two deer per quota permit; allow vehicles to be parked within 25 feet of a named or numbered road.
Seminole Ranch WMA – increase the length of the muzzleloading gun hunts from 2 days to 3 days; clarify that the deer bag limit is one per quota permit.
Three Lakes WMA – establish a quail enhancement area east of the Florida Turnpike and west of U.S. 441 (25,168 acres) and allow up to 8 days of quail hunting, with no more than 10 quota permits per day (no exemptions, up to two hunters per quota permit) in January and February, with a bag limit of 6 quail per quota permit; remove the quota requirement for the second and third general gun hunts and the general gun for mobility impaired hunt; allow raccoon hunting on that area between the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 441 only.
Three Lakes WMA, Prairie Lakes Unit – expand the snipe and dove seasons to match the statewide seasons.
Tiger Bay WMA, Rima Ridge Unit – allow vehicles only on named and numbered roads designated on the hunt map; clarify that the deer bag limit is one per quota permit.
Tosohatchee WMA – allow turkey to be hunted during archery season; issue quota permits for the Monday through Thursday wild hog-dog hunts first-come, first-served at the check station.
Twelve Mile Swamp WMA – require all persons to enter and exit at a designated entrance; reduce the number of recreational user permits issued from 200 to 125.
Upper St. Johns River Marsh WMA – allow motorized vessels in areas posted as seasonal walk-in areas, but only from one day following the close of spring turkey season to one day prior to archery season.
Additional proposed rule changes would provide non-substantive technical changes, such as grammatical corrections, language standardization or clarification of an existing rule.
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SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: Article IV, Section 9, Florida Constitution 375.313 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: During the regular meeting of the Commission, February 17-18, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., each day
PLACE: Franklin County Courthouse, 33 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: The ADA Coordinator, at (850)488-6411. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Diane R. Eggeman, Director, Division of Hunting and Game Management, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
68A-15.065 Specific Regulations for Wildlife Management Areas – Northeast Region.
(1) Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13-14 and November 15 through January 9 14-15, 16-18, 19-22 and November 23 through January 10.
2. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
3. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
4. Archery – September 25-26 26-27 and September 27 28 through October 24 25. An archery/muzzleloading gun quota permit will be required for the September 26-27 hunt.
5. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
6. No change.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). Any deer except spotted fawns may be taken during the archery season. During the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, antlerless deer may be taken by permit only. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Taking wild hog is prohibited during small game season.
(c) Camping: Allowed only at designated campgrounds during periods in which hunting is allowed and throughout the year at designated campsites on the Florida National Scenic Trail provided that access to area is via the Trail. Camping equipment may be taken onto the area no earlier than after 8 a.m. seven days prior to the opening of archery season and shall be removed from the area before 6 p.m. seven days following the end of the spring turkey season. Camping shall be allowed from 8 a.m. one day prior to each season through 6 p.m. one day following each season. Only tents, trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping. The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for each campsite shall be visibly affixed to camping shelters.
(d) General regulations:
1. Persons hunting on the Crabgrass Creek portion of the area shall have a daily permit issued from the check station in their possession (except during the small game season) and shall enter and exit at a the designated entrance point on Crabgrass Road.
2. No change.
3. Hunters shall check in and out at a check station when entering and exiting the area and shall check all game taken, except during the small game season when hunters shall check in and out using self-check boxes located at each designated entrance and record all game taken. Persons engaging in recreational activities other than hunting shall register at the check station upon entering and exiting the area.
4. No change.
5. Motorcycles, Aairboats, or tracked vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited.
6. The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for each campsite shall be visibly affixed to camping shelters.
6.7. No change.
7.8. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except that bird dogs are allowed for taking small game during the general gun and small game seasons.
(2) Fort Ft. McCoy Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13 14 through January 9 10.
2. Small game – January 10-30 11-31.
3. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
4. Muzzleloading gun – October 30 31 through November 7 8.
5. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted during periods in which access hunting is allowed.
(b) through (c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. Access to the area is allowed permitted only from the Saturday two weeks prior to the archery season through the last day of the spring turkey season.
5. through 6. No change.
7. Access is allowed permitted only by individuals possessing a valid recreational use user permit, except as provided by Section 372.57, F.S.
(3) Ocala Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13 14 through January 9 10 (Church Lake Unit – first 9 days only).
2. General gun still – November 27 28 through December 5 6 (Church Lake Unit only).
3. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
4. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
5. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1, on the Church Lake, Hopkins Prairie and Lake Delancy Management Units only.
6. Fox, opossum, bobcat and raccoon – November 13 14 through April 17 18.
7. Special September Early duck – In the special September duck season established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C.
8. Spring turkey – March 24-27 25-28, March 31 through April 3 1-4, 7-10 8-11 and 14-17 15-18.
9. Dove – During the mourning dove and white-winged dove season established by Rule 68A-13.008, F.A.C.
10.9. Trapping – December 1 through March 1, except in that portion of the Pipeline Management Unit south of S.R. 40, east of County Road 183 AV, and west of S.R. 19.
11.10. No change.
(b) Legal to take:
1. All legal game (except antlerless deer), fish, frogs and furbearers. During the spring turkey season the bag limit shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota hunt permit. Antlered deer may only be taken in the Church Lake Unit during the archery season, muzzleloading gun season, the first 9 days of the general gun season and the general gun still season. Deer daily bag one, no season bag.
2. Furbearing animals – During the November 13 14 through March 1 period, hunting as specified in paragraph 68A-24.002(2)(b), F.A.C., is allowed permitted only in the Pipeline and Church Lake Management Units. Raccoons may also be hunted, with dogs only, from March 7 8 through April 17 18 only in that portion of the Pipeline Management Unit south of S.R. 40, east of County Road 183 AV, and west of S.R. 19. The hunting of fox and bobcat by the use of dogs only shall be allowed permitted from January 10 11 through April 17 18, only in that portion of the Pipeline Management Unit south of S.R. 40, east of County Road 183 AV, and west of S.R. 19.
(c) Camping: Throughout the year. Camping is allowed by the use of tents, trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles only on designated campsites during the general gun season.
(d) General regulations:
1. Camping is permitted by the use of tents, trailers, or self-propelled camping vehicles only on designated campsites during the general gun season.
1.2. No deer or turkey shall be dismembered or transported out of the hunt area until checked at a check station.
3. All management units will be open for the taking of doves during all phases of the dove season.
2.4. Hunting with dogs is prohibited in the Hopkins Prairie and Lake Delancy management units, except bird dogs and retrievers are allowed during small game, special September early duck, dove, and duck, geese and coot seasons. Taking deer with dogs is prohibited in the Church Lake Unit during the general gun still hunt. Caged or leashed hunting dogs may be transported on established numbered roads.
3.5. Taking of wildlife by use of a gun on or from rights-of-way of all paved roads, Forest Road 69 538 from State Road 42 to County Road 445, Forest Road 14 573, Forest Road 13 588, Blue Creek Lodge Road, Deerhaven Road, North Boulevard, Forest Road 46 10 east of Forest Road 33 65, Forest Road 33 65 south of Forest Road 46 10, Forest Road 05 79 south of Forest Road 38 76 or that portion of any road adjacent to posted lands, and all Forest Service, and county and state roads in the Church Lake is prohibited as provided by Rule 68A-4.008, F.A.C.
4.6. No change.
5.7. No change.
6.8. Dogs may be used to pursue rabbits from January 10 11 through April 17 18 in that portion of the Pipeline Management Unit south of S.R. 40, east of County Road 183 AV, and west of S.R. 19.
7.9. No change.
(e) The Ocala Wildlife Management Area consists of four management units described as follows:
1. Hopkins Prairie Unit – Starting at the junction of F.R. 11 88 and S.R. 40, then north on F.R. 11 88 to its junction with C.R. 314, then northeast on C.R. 314 to its junction with S.R. 19, then north on S.R. 19 to its junction with Salt Springs Run, then southeast along Salt Springs Run to the wildlife management area boundary, then south along the wildlife management area boundary to its junction with Juniper Creek, then west along Juniper Creek to its junction with S.R. 19, then north on S.R. 19 to its junction with the north boundary of the Juniper Springs Wilderness Area, then west along the north boundary of the Juniper Springs Wilderness Area to its junction with F.R. 33 65, then south on F.R. 33 65 to its junction with S.R. 40, then west on S.R. 40 to its junction with F.R. 11 88 and the point of beginning.
2. Lake Delancy Unit – Starting at the junction of the wildlife management area boundary (Ocklawaha Oklawaha River) and C.R. 316, then north, east, and south along the wildlife management area boundary to its junction with Salt Springs Run, then northwest along Salt Springs Run to its junction with S.R. 19, then south on S.R. 19 to its junction with C.R. 314, then southwest on C.R. 314 to its junction with F.R. 11 88, then north on F.R. 11 88 to its junction with C.R. 316, then west on C.R. 316 to its junction with the wWildlife mManagement aArea boundary and the point of beginning.
3. Pipeline Unit – Starting at the junction of NE 147th Ave Rd and C.R. 314, then northwest and northeast on NE 147th Ave Rd to its junction with NE 146th Ave, then north on NE 146th Ave to its junction with NE 89th Ln, then west on NE 89th Ln to it junction with NE 144th Terr, then north on NE 144th Terr to its terminus, then north to the wildlife management area boundary, S.R. 40 and the western boundary of the wildlife management area, then north along the wildlife management area boundary to its junction with C.R. 316, then east on C.R. 316 to its junction with F.R. 11 88, then south on F.R. 11 88 to its junction with S.R. 40, then east on S.R. 40 to its junction with S.R. 19, then north on S.R. 19 to its junction with Juniper Creek, then east along Juniper Creek to its junction with the wildlife management area boundary, then along the wildlife management area boundary southeast, then west to its junction with C.R. 183 AV, then north on C.R. 183 AV to its junction with S.R. 40, then west on S.R. 40 to its junction with C.R. S.R. 314A, then north on C.R. S.R. 314A to its junction with C.R. S.R. 314, then northeast on C.R. 314 to its junction with NE 147th Ave Rd then southwest on S.R. 314 to its junction with S.R. 40 then west on S.R. 40 to the wildlife management area boundary and the point of beginning.
4. Church Lake Unit – Starting at the junction of NE 147th Ave Rd and C.R. 314, then northwest and northeast on NE 147th Ave Rd to its junction with NE 146th Ave, then north on NE 146th Ave to its junction with NE 89th Ln, then west on NE 89th Ln to it junction with NE 144th Terr, then north on NE 144th Terr to its terminus, then north to the wildlife management area boundary, then south and east along the wildlife management area boundary to its junction with SE 183rd Ave Rd, then north along SE 183rd Ave Rd to its junction with S.R. 40, then west along S.R. 40 to its junction with C.R. 314A, then north along C.R. 314 A to its junction with C.R. 314, then southwest along C.R. 314 to its junction with NE 147th Ave Rd S.R. 40 and C.R. 314, then northeast on C.R. 314 to its junction with C.R. 314A, then south on C.R. 314A to its junction with S.R. 40, then east on S.R. 40 to its junction with C.R. 183 AV, then south on C.R. 183 AV to its junction with the wildlife management area boundary, then west and north along the wildlife management area boundary to its junction with S.R. 40, then east on S.R. 40 to its junction with C.R. 314 and the point of beginning.
(4) Richloam Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13-21 14-22 and November 22 23 through January 9 10.
2. Spring turkey – March 19-27 20-28 and March 28 29 through April 24 25.
3. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
4. No change.
5. Trapping – January 10 11 through March 1.
6. Wild General gun hog-dog – January 11-13 12-14.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game (except antlerless deer), fish, frogs and furbearers. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild general gun hog-dog season.
(c) Camping: Prohibited unless authorized by the Division of Forestry. Permitted at designated campsites.
(d) General regulations:
1. All persons shall enter and or exit the area at designated entrances.
2. Only tents, trailers, temporary shelters and self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
3. through 5. renumbered 2. through 4. No change.
6. During archery and spring turkey season camping is permitted only at Pless Place campsite.
5.7. The taking of wild hog by the use of dogs is prohibited, except during the wild general gun hog-dog season.
6.8. Persons licensed to use trapping devices Licensed trappers may possess a .22 caliber rimfire firearm other than .22 magnum rifle or pistol during the trapping season provided that no such firearm shall be loaded at any time except immediately prior to the shooting of a trapped furbearer.
9. through 10. renumbered 7. through 8. No change.
9. Hunting raccoon and opossum as specified in paragraph 68A-24.002(2)(b), F.A.C., is allowed only during the general gun, wild hog-dog and trapping seasons.
11. Camping equipment may not be taken into the area prior to 14 days before each hunting season and shall be removed by 6 p.m. six days after the close of each hunting season.
(5) Richloam Wildlife Management Area – Baird Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25-28 26-29, September 29 30 through October 3 4 and October 4-10 5-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-16 14-17 and 17-21 18-22.
4. Wild hog-still General gun hog – January 11-13 12-14.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, 25-27 26-28 and April 1-3 2-4.
6. Small game – January 15 16 through February 20 21.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken per quota person per permit during the archery season. One antlered deer may be taken per quota person per permit during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Only one quota permit may be utilized per person, per season. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 5. No change.
6. Public access to the area is prohibited during the period from 8 8:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
7. No change.
8. Vehicular access is allowed permitted one day prior to each hunt from 8 8:00 a.m. until 6 6:00 p.m., except during the small game season.
9. No change.
(6) Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13-14 and November 15 through January 9 14-15, 16-18, 19-22 and November 23 through January 10.
2. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
3. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
4. Archery – September 25-26 26-27 and September 27 28 through October 24 25.
5. Special September Early duck – In the special September duck season established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C., in that area between Prairie Lakes Unit and Canoe Creek Road only.
6. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
7. General gun for mobility impaired –_November 5-7 6-8.
8. General gun-dog – December 9-12 10-13 and December 30 31 through January 2 3 in that area between the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 441 only.
9. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
10. Quail (quail enhancement area) – Up to eight (8) Saturdays of quail hunting may be allowed in January and February combined.
11. Raccoon – January 28-30 (from 1.5 hours before sunset on Friday until 1.5 hours after sunrise on Sunday) in that area between the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 441 only.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, alligators as specified in Rule 68A-25.042, F.A.C., frogs and furbearers. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season and general-gun dog season. Killing quail is prohibited on the quail enhancement area (that portion of the area lying east of the Florida Turnpike) except by quail permit during the quail season. The bag limit for quail on the quail enhancement area is six (6) per quota permit.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted only at designated hunter campsites during the periods in which hunting is allowed and at designated campsites on the Florida Trail throughout the year. Camping equipment may be taken onto the area no earlier than after 8 8:00 a.m. seven days prior to the opening of archery season and shall be removed from the area before 6 6:00 p.m. seven days following the end of the spring turkey season. Camping shall be allowed from 8 a.m. one day prior to each season through 6 6:00 p.m. one day following each season. Only tents, trailers and self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
(d) General regulations:
1. During the first two days of archery season, the muzzleloading gun season and the general gun seasons, except the general gun-dog and general gun for mobility impaired seasons hunts, the quota of hunters will be admitted daily as follows: U.S. 441 check station – 375; Canoe Creek check station – 50; State Road 60 check station – 200. During the general gun-dog hunts, the quota of hunters for the 441 check station will be 100 by quota permit east of the Florida Turnpike and 100 daily permits issued at the check station for west of the Florida Turnpike.
2. Only tents, trailers and self-propelled camping vehicles may be used for camping.
2.3. Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads or named and numbered trails except vehicles used by persons participating in during the general gun for mobility-impaired season. During general gun-dog hunts, only persons participating in the hunts quota permit holders may operate vehicles on named or numbered roads and established firebreaks in that area between the Florida Turnpike and U.S. 441.
3.4. Motorcycles, Aairboats, or tracked vehicles, and unregistered and unlicensed motorcycles are prohibited except that airboats may be transported to and from the Lake Jackson Public Boat Ramp and may be operated on that portion of Lake Jackson outside the area posted as restricted to airboat access for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas in accordance with subsection 68A-15.004(14), F.A.C.
4.5. Hunting with dogs other than bird dogs is prohibited except during the general gun-dog hunts when dogs with a shoulder height of 17 inches or less may be used for deer hunting east of the Florida Turnpike during the general gun-dog season; dogs with a shoulder height of 15 inches or less may be used during the small game season; and dogs of any size may be used to hunt raccoon during the raccoon season.
6. Bird dogs and dogs with a shoulder height of 15 inches or less may be used during the small game season.
7. through 10. renumbered 5. through 8. No change.
9.11. During the general gun for mobility-impaired season, hunting is allowed permitted only in that portion of the area east of Canoe Creek Road. All persons participating in the general gun for mobility impaired season shall check in and out at the U.S. 441 check station when entering and exiting the hunt area.
12. Only one mobility-impaired quota permit may be utilized per individual per hunt.
10.13. Horses may only be ridden on named and numbered roads, except that horses may be ridden on firelines during the general gun-dog season in that portion of the area east of the Florida Turnpike by individuals participating in the hunt hunters possessing quota hunt permits for the general gun-dog season. During the small game season, persons hunting from horseback are not restricted to named and numbered roads.
11. A quota permit, as established annually by Order of the Executive Director or designee, shall be required for each group entering the quail enhancement area to hunt quail. Up to ten (10) permits may be issued per day and up to two (2) hunters will be allowed per permit. The number of Saturdays open for quail hunting will be adjusted each year as necessary so as not to exceed a harvest of 15% of the fall population, based on annual fall quail surveys.
12. During the raccoon season, hunting as specified by paragraph 68A-24.002(2)(b), F.A.C. is allowed.
(e) No change.
(7) Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area – Prairie Lakes Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery –October 1-3 2-4 and 8-10 9-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 19-21 20-22 and 26-28 27-29.
4. Small game – December 11 12 through January 2 3.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
7. Wild hog-still General gun hog – December 3-5 4-6 and January 7-9 8-10.
8. Dove – During the mourning dove and white-winged dove season established by Rule 68A-13.008, F.A.C.
9. Snipe – During the snipe season established by Rule 68A-13.008, F.A.C.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. During the archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless deer permit only. The bag limit for antlered deer shall be one per quota hunt permit. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota hunt permit. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Vehicles or horses may be used operated only on named or numbered roads.
4. Motorcycles, Aairboats, and tracked vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited except that airboats may be transported to and from the Lake Jackson Public Boat Ramp and may be operated on that portion of Lake Jackson outside the area posted as restricted to airboat access for the protection of environmentally sensitive areas in accordance with subsection 68A-15.004(14), F.A.C.
5. through 6. No change.
(8) Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13-21 14-22 and November 22 23 through January 9 10.
2. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
3. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
4. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted year-round. Fish may be taken only by hook and line or rod and reel and only during daylight hours.
(b) through (c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Vehicles shall enter and or exit the area only at designated entrances.
3. through 8. No change.
(9) Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area – Rima Ridge Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13-21 14-22.
2. Archery – September 25 26 through October 10 11.
3. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
4. Small game – November 25 26 through January 2 3.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
7. No change.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, turkeys, fish, frogs and furbearers. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. During the archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit hunter. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota permit.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted only by permit from the Florida Division of Forestry.
(d) General regulations:
1. Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads designated on the hunt map. Horses and bicycles are allowed permitted only on roads, firelines, and designated trails.
2. Vehicles shall enter and or exit the area only at designated entrances.
3. through 6. No change.
(10) Relay Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. General gun – November 13 14 through January 9 10.
2. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
3. Muzzleloading gun – October 30 31 through November 7 8.
4. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
5. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted during periods open to hunting.
(b) No change.
(c) Camping:
1. Camping is allowed permitted only during periods when hunting is allowed and only at the designated campsite.
2. No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Access to the area is allowed permitted only from the Saturday two weeks prior to the archery season through the Saturday following the last day of the spring turkey season.
3. No change.
4. Access is allowed permitted only by individuals possessing a valid recreational user permit, except as provided by Section 372.57, F.S.
5. No change.
6. Persons shall enter and exit at a designated entrance.
(11) Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area.
1. Archery – September 30 through October 3 October 1-4 and October 7-10 8-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 14-17 15-18 and 21-24 22-25.
3. General gun – November 18-21 19-22 and 26-28 27-29.
4. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
5. Wild hog-dog General gun hog – January 14-20 15-21 and February 11-17 12-18.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: Any deer except spotted fawn, turkey, wild hog, fish, frogs and coyote. No other wildlife species may be taken. A limit of one antlerless and one antlered deer per quota permit is established. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per hunt. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-dog general gun-hog season. Turkey may be taken only during the spring turkey season.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. Public access during periods closed to hunting shall be from 8 8:00 a.m. to sunset unless camping at designated campsites.
2. During the wild hog-dog hunts, a quota permit allows a hunting group of two persons and a guest as authorized by Rule 68A-15.005, F.A.C. (three individuals total) to participate in the hunt, and only one gun may be used to take wildlife per hunting group. A quota permit shall be required for every hunter entering the area, except during the general gun-hog season when a quota permit will be required for each group of two hunters. During the general gun-hog season only the hunter possessing the quota permit may possess a gun.
3. through 4. No change.
5. Airboats, tracked vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited. Horses and motorcycles are prohibited during periods when the area is open to hunting.
6. No change.
7. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except that dogs may be used during the wild hog-dog general gun-hog hunts. During wild hog-dog general gun-hog hunts no more than 3 free-running dogs per quota permit are allowed permitted.
8. No change.
(12) Seminole Ranch Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – October 8-10 9-11 and 15-17 16-18.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 through November 1 and November 5-7 7-8.
3. General gun – November 19-21 20-22.
4. Small game – November 27-28 28-29, December 4-5 5-6, 11-12 12-13 and January 8-9 9-10.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, 25-27 26-28 and April 1-3 2-4.
6. Wild hog-dog General gun hog – January 29-30 30-31 and January 31 through February 4 1-5.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). During the archery season, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit or per exempt hunter. During the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered deer per quota permit or per exempt hunter. A limit of one antlerless and one antlered deer per is established. Any deer (except spotted fawn) may be taken during the archery season. Antlerless deer may be taken by permit only during the muzzleloading and general gun seasons. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-dog general gun-hog season.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted only at the designated through-trail campsite along the Florida Trail provided access to the area is by the Florida Trail.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunters shall check in and out at the check station when entering or exiting the area and shall check all game taken, except when hunting on bodies of water connected to the St. Johns River during waterfowl and coot seasons.
2. No change.
3. Airboats, tracked vehicles, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited. Horses are prohibited during periods open to hunting. Horses are permitted during periods closed to hunting, but may be ridden only on named or numbered roads or designated trails.
4. No change.
5. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except that dogs may be used during the wild hog-dog general gun-hog season, and bird dogs may be used during small game season. During the wild hog-dog general gun-hog season, no more than 3 free-running dogs per quota hunt permit shall be allowed.
6. through 7. No change.
8. During the waterfowl early duck and duck and coot seasons as established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C., access for waterfowl hunting will be permitted on bodies of water connected to the St. Johns River only. Access will be by the St. Johns River only. Hunters are not required to check in and out.
9. During the wild hog-dog season, a quota permit allows a hunting group of two persons and a guest as authorized by Rule 68A-15.005, F.A.C. (three individuals total) to participate in the hunt, and only one gun may be used to take wildlife per hunting group. During the general gun-hog season, a quota permit shall be required for each group of two hunters and only one gun may be possessed per permit.
10. Authorized hunting equipment may be taken on the area after 8 a.m. one day before the opening of each hunt and shall be removed from the area before 6 p.m. one day following the close of each season.
(13) Jumper Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-21 18-26 and November 22 27 through January 9 10.
4. Small game – January 10-30 11-31.
5. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
7. Duck, geese and coot – During the migratory game bird seasons as established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C.
(b) No change.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted year-round only at Shell Island primitive campsite.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except waterfowl. Waterfowl retrievers may be used during small game and special September early duck seasons, and bird dogs may be used during small game season.
4. During the special September early duck season as established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C., waterfowl hunting will be allowed permitted on Jumper Creek with access from the Withlacoochee River only.
5. No change.
(14) Rock Springs Run Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – October 1-3 2-4 and 8-10 9-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 15-17 16-18 and 22-24 23-25.
3. General gun – November 12-14 13-15 and 19-21 20-22.
4. Small game –December 4-5 5-6, 11-12 12-13 and January 8-9 9-10.
5. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: Only deer and wild hog may be taken during the archery, general gun and muzzleloading gun seasons. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Antlerless deer may be taken during the archery season. Antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless deer permit during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Only rabbits, gray squirrels and bobwhite quail may be taken during the small game season. Taking wild hog is prohibited during small game season. The bag limit for deer shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per hunt.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. Airboats, tracked vehicles, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited. Horses are prohibited during periods when the area is open to hunting, except during small game season.
5. Hunters shall enter and exit the area only at designated entrances.
6. through 8. No change.
9. A quota hunt permit shall be required for every hunter entering the area.
(15) Guana River Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Duck and coot – Lake Ponte Vedra shall be open in the special September duck season established pursuant to Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C., and the first day of each phase and on Wednesdays and Saturdays of the duck and coot season established pursuant to Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C.
2. General gun – November 19-21 20-22 and 26-28 27-29.
3. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1 and November 5-7 6-8.
4. Archery – October 15-17 16-18 and 22-24 23-25.
5. Small game –December 3-5 4-6, 10-12 11-13, January 7-9 8-10, 14-16 15-17, 21-23 22-24 and 28-30 29-31.
6. Spring turkey – March 25-27 26-28 and April 1-3 2-4.
7. Fishing – Allowed Permitted at all times on Lake Ponte Vedra from Guana Dam to a line two miles north of the dam, and on the remainder of Lake Ponte Vedra and the interior freshwater lakes only from February 10 through November 10.
8. No change.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken per quota permit or per exempt hunter during the archery season. One antlered deer may be taken per quota permit or per exempt hunter during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per hunt. Taking of wild hog during the last two weekends of the small game season is prohibited. Legal shooting hours for ducks and coot coots: From the beginning of legal shooting hours established pursuant to Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C., until noon. Turkey may only be taken during the spring turkey season.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. Vehicle access for sScouting is allowed only permitted one day prior to each 3-day hunt during the archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, small game and spring turkey hunts from 7 7:00 a.m. until 9 9:00 p.m. during Eastern Daylight Saving Time and from 7 7:00 a.m. until 8 8:00 p.m. during Eastern Standard Time. Waterfowl scouting is allowed permitted on Lake Ponte Vedra from 5 5:00 a.m. until 5 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Saturday prior to the opening of each phase of the regular duck and coot season established in Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C.
2. through 3. No change.
4. Hunting ducks or coots with lead shot is prohibited.
4.5. The use of airboats, tracked vehicles, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
5.6. No change.
6.7. Hunters shall check in and out at the check station when entering or exiting the area and shall check all game taken. Hunters shall check out at the check station by 9 9:00 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time and 8 8:00 p.m. during Eastern Standard Time.
8. through 11. renumbered 7. through 10. No change.
11.12. All waterfowl must be checked at the check station prior to 1 1:00 p.m.
12.13. During periods when the upland portion is closed to hunting or scouting, public access to the upland portion is restricted to walk-in only from the Guana Dam and the Roscoe Boulevard Extension entrances only. During periods when the upland portion is open to hunting or scouting, public access to the upland portion is restricted to the Guana Dam entrance only. The Roscoe Boulevard Extension entrance shall be open for public access only from sunrise to sunset and only during periods closed to hunting or scouting.
14. through 19. renumbered 13. through 18. No change.
19.20. Authorized hunting equipment may be taken on the area no earlier than 7 after 8:00 a.m. one day before the opening of the archery season and shall be removed from the area before 6 6:00 p.m. one day following the close of the final small-game season.
(e) No change.
(16) Half Moon Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – October 8-10 9-11 and 15-17 16-18.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-15 14-16 and 19-21 20-22.
4. Small game –December 3-5 4-6, 10-12 11-13 and 17-19 18-20.
5. Wild hog-still General gun hog – January 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 16-17 and 23-24.
6. Spring turkey – March 25-27 26-28, April 1-3 2-4 and 8-10 9-11.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. During the archery season, antlerless deer may be taken by antlerless deer permit only. During the archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons the bag limit for antlered deer shall be one per quota hunt permit. Taking wild hog is prohibited during small game season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota hunt permit. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles and unregistered and unlicensed motorcycles is prohibited. The use of horses is prohibited during the archery, muzzleloading gun, wild hog-still, general gun and spring turkey seasons.
5. through 6. No change.
7. Vehicular access is allowed permitted one day prior to each hunt from 8 8:00 a.m. until 6 6:00 p.m., except during small game season.
(17) Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 3 4.
2. Supervised small game – October 9-17 10-18.
3. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
4. General gun – November 13-16 14-17 and 17-21 18-22.
5. No change.
6. Small game –November 25 26 through January 9 10 (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only).
7. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
8. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
9. During the supervised small game season, only persons under 16 years of age and their adult supervisor may hunt, as provided in Section 790.22, F.S.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). During the archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons the bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit per season. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per season. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. During the spring turkey season the bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota permit hunter.
(c) Camping: Camping is allowed only in designated primitive campsites. Camping is permitted in designated campsites during the hunting season. During nonhunting periods, camping is permitted only in primitive campsites.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
4. No change.
5. Vehicular access is allowed permitted from 1.5 hours before sunrise to 1.5 hours after sunset one day prior to each season (except small game), and during periods when the area is open to hunting. Public access other than on foot (pedestrian), or horseback (equestrian), or by bicycle is prohibited at all other times.
6. through 7. No change.
8. During the supervised small game season, only persons under 16 years of age and their adult supervisor may hunt, as provided in Section 790.22, F.S.
(18) Lake George Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-16 14-17, 17-21 18-22 and 22-28 23-29.
4. Small game – November 29 30 through March 6 7.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
6. No change.
(b) No change.
(c) Camping: Camping is prohibited during the general gun season. During the remainder of the year camping is allowed permitted only by permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Hunting with dogs is prohibited, except bird dogs and retrievers Bird dogs or retrievers only may be used during the general gun and small game seasons.
4. No change.
(19) Lake George Wildlife Management Area – Dexter/Mary Farms Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Small game – November 27 28 through December 12 13 and December 25 26 through January 9 10.
2. Special-opportunity spring turkey – March 19-25 20-26, April 2-8 3-9 and 16-22 17-23.
3. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
4. Archery – September 25 26 through October 10 11.
5. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
6. General gun – November 13-21 14-22.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers.
1. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken per quota permit during the archery season. One antlered deer may be taken per quota permit during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per hunt. Turkeys may be taken only during special-opportunity spring turkey hunts. The bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per special-opportunity spring turkey special-opportunity hunt permit.
2. Jenkins’ Pond: Fish may be taken only by hook and line or rod and reel and only during daylight hours. No person shall kill or possess any black bass. No person shall take in any one day more than 20 panfish, in the aggregate.
(c) Camping: Camping is allowed permitted at designated campsites during special-opportunity spring turkey hunts and at other times by permit from the Division of Forestry.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. Vehicular access is allowed permitted from 1.5 hours before sunrise to 1.5 hours after sunset one day prior to each season (except small game), and during periods when the area is open to hunting. Individuals in possession of a special-opportunity spring turkey hunt permit shall also have vehicular access to the area from sunrise to sunset on the Saturday and Sunday preceding each hunt. Vehicular access is allowed permitted only by permit from the Division of Forestry at all other times, except the Bluffton Recreation Area shall be open to vehicular access throughout the year from sunrise to sunset via the St. Johns River Road.
5. No change.
6. Deer, turkey, and wild hog must be checked at the hunt headquarters prior to being dismembered or taken from the area.
7. Use of boats is prohibited on Jenkins’ Pond.
8. through 9. No change.
(e) No change.
(20) Seminole Forest Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25-28 26-29 and September 29 30 through October 3 4.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – December 4-7 5-8 and 8-12 9-13.
4. Small game – January 15-30 16-31 (Saturdays and Sundays only).
5. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
6. General gun for mobility-impaired – October 22-24 23-25.
7. Fishing and frogging – During periods open to hunting and at other times as access is allowed permitted by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Division of Forestry and these rules. Fish may be taken only by hook and line or rod and reel. Oaks and Bear Ponds are open to fishing only during daylight hours.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, except as provided below, frogs and furbearers except otter and bobcat. One antlered and one antlerless deer may be taken per quota permit during the archery season. One antlered deer may be taken per quota permit during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Only one archery/muzzleloading gun or general gun quota permit may be utilized per person, per hunt. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with three or more points, one inch or more in length, is prohibited. Antlerless deer may be taken by permit only during muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season..
1. through 2. No change.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Vehicles shall not be parked farther further than 25 feet from designated roads or parking areas.
3. through 7. No change.
8. Hunters shall enter and exit the area at the designated entrance only.
9. Only one mobility-impaired quota hunt permit may be utilized per individual per hunt.
9.10. The use of centerfire rifles for taking wild turkey during the spring turkey season is prohibited.
(21) Triple N Ranch Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Wild hog-still General gun hog – January 28-30 29-31, February 4-6 5-7, 11-13 12-14 and 18-20 19-21.
2. Special-opportunity deer – October 30 31 through November 5 6 and November 13-19 14-20.
3. Small game – November 27 28 through January 23 24.
4. Special-opportunity spring turkey – March 19-25 20-26, April 2-8 3-9 and 16-22 17-23.
5. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
6. No change.
(b) Legal to take: Antlered deer, wild hog and antlerless deer (by antlerless deer permit only) during the special-opportunity deer season. One antlered deer may be taken per special-opportunity deer hunt permit per season. Only one special-opportunity deer permit may be utilized per season. Antlerless deer (except spotted fawns) may be taken by antlerless deer permit only. Taking antlered deer not having at least one antler with four or more points is prohibited. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. All legal small game and furbearers may be taken during the small game season. Turkey during the special-opportunity spring turkey hunts. The bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per special-opportunity spring turkey hunt permit per season. Only one special-opportunity spring turkey permit may be utilized per person per season.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted only at designated campsites during periods open to hunting.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 4. No change.
5. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
6. Hunters shall enter and exit the area at the designated entrance and register at the hunt headquarters. Persons entering the area for purposes other than hunting shall register upon entering and exiting the area. During periods when the area is closed to hunting, public access other than on foot (pedestrian), horseback (equestrian), or by bicycle is prohibited, except that vehicular access is allowed permitted to the parking area at the hunt headquarters on Road 1 and the parking area at the south end of Crabgrass Road.
7. During periods open to hunting, only iIndividuals in possession of a special-opportunity hunt permit may have vehicle access to the area and only from sunrise to sunset on the Saturday and Sunday preceding the hunt and during the hunt. Authorized hunting equipment may be taken onto the area during these times this time.
8. through 9. No change.
(22) Etoniah Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 10 11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-16 14-17 and 17-21 18-22.
4. No change.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, 25-27 26-28 and April 1-3 2-4.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit. Taking wild hog is prohibited during small game season. During the spring turkey season the bag limit for turkeys shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota permit hunter.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except bird dogs and dogs with a shoulder height of 15 inches or less may be used during the small game season only.
2. No change.
3. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, or all-terrain vehicles is prohibited.
4. Vehicular access is allowed permitted from 1.5 hours before sunrise to 1.5 hours after sunset one day prior to each season (except small game), and during periods when the area is open to hunting. Public access other than on foot (pedestrian), horseback (equestrian), or bicycle is prohibited at all other times.
5. No change.
(23) Little Big Econ Econlockhatchee Wildlife Management Area – Kilbee Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – October 8-14 9-11 and 15-23 16-18.
2. Muzzleloading gun –_November 5-7 6-8.
3. General gun – November 19-21, 26-28 and December 3-5 20-22.
4. Small game – December 11-26 12-27 (Saturdays and Sundays only).
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21, 25-27 and April 1-3. General gun hog – January 15-17 and 29-31.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. Antlerless deer may be taken by permit only during the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons. Taking wild hog is prohibited during the small game season. Only wild hog may be taken during the general gun hog season.
(c) Camping: Prohibited.
(d)(c) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Hunters shall check in at a check station when entering and exiting the area and record all game taken.
2.3. Vehicular access is restricted to individuals participating in the hunt hunters who possess a valid quota hunt permit. Vehicles may be operated only on named and numbered roads and must be parked within 25 feet of a named or numbered road at designated parking areas.
4. No deer, turkey or wild hog shall be dismembered until checked at a check station.
3.5. No change.
4. The use of centerfire rifles for taking wild turkey during the spring turkey season is prohibited.
(24) Lake Panasoffkee Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Special-opportunity spring turkey – March 24-27 25-28, April 5-8 6-9 and 21-24 22-25.
2. Special-opportunity archery – September 30 through October 3 October 1-4, October 7-10 8-11, 19-22 20-23, November 4-7 5-8, November 16-19 17-20, December 2-5 3-6, 14-17 15-18 and January 6-9 7-10.
3. Wild General gun hog-still – January 14-16 15-17.
4. Wild General gun hog-dog – January 26-28 27-29.
5. Small game – February 4-6 5-7 and 11-13 12-14.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
7. No change.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). Turkey may be taken only during the special-opportunity spring turkey hunts. The bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per special-opportunity spring turkey hunt permit. One antlered deer may be taken per special-opportunity deer hunt permit. Antlerless deer (except spotted fawns) may be taken by antlerless deer permit only. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with four or more points is prohibited. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild general gun hog-still and wild general gun hog-dog seasons. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season.
(c) Camping: Camping is allowed permitted at designated campsites beginning at 8 a.m. the day preceding each hunt and ending the last day of each hunt. Camping is allowed during hunting season and at other times by permit from the Southwest Water Management District. Kitchen stoves, refrigerators, and freezers, unless contained in mobile campers are prohibited. Lumber, sheet metal or other building materials is prohibited. Each camper shall assure that their campsite is clean at all times. The alteration, defacing, moving, tampering in any way with official markings of campsites is prohibited.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. The use of tracked vehicles, motorcycles, or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited. The use of horses is prohibited during periods open for hunting the special-opportunity hunts.
4. through 5. No change.
6. During periods when the area is closed to hunting, vehicular access is restricted to the main entrance road to the horse stable facility. Individuals in possession of a special-opportunity archery, wild hog-still or wild hog-dog or general gun quota hunt permit shall have vehicle access to the area from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the day preceding the hunt, and those in possession of a special-opportunity spring turkey permit shall have vehicle access to the area from 1.5 hours before sunrise until 1.5 hours after sunset on the day preceding the hunt.
7. through 10. No change.
11. The use of dogs, other than bird dogs and dogs with a shoulder height of 15 inches or less during the small game season, is prohibited except that dogs may be by used during the wild general gun hog-dog season. During the wild general gun hog-dog season, no more than 3 free-running dogs per wild hog-dog general gun quota permit shall be allowed. During non-hunting periods the possession of dogs shall only be as authorized by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.
12. During the wild general gun hog-dog season, a quota permit shall allow a hunting group of two persons and a guest as authorized by Rule 68A-15.005, F.A.C., (three individuals total) to participate in the hunt, and only one gun may be used to take wildlife per hunting group be required for each group of two hunters, and only one gun may be possessed per quota permit.
13. Authorized hunting equipment, dogs and camping equipment may be taken on the area beginning at 8 a.m. the day preceding each hunt and shall be removed from the area the last day of each hunt. During spring turkey season hunting equipment is allowed on the area beginning at 1.5 hours before sunrise the day preceding each hunt.
(25) Ross Prairie Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season: Supervised small game – October 16-22 17-23, November 20-26 21-27, December 18-24 19-25 and January 15-21 16-22.
(b) Legal to take: All legal small game and furbearers. The take of wild hog is prohibited.
(c) Camping: Allowed Permitted at designated campsites only.
(d) General regulations:
1. Motorized vehicles are prohibited except in designated parking areas. Horses and bicycles are allowed permitted only on roads, firelines, and designated trails.
2. All hunters shall enter and or exit the area only at designated entrances.
3. through 6. No change.
(26) Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 3 4 and October 9-15 10-16.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-16 14-17 and 17-21 18-22.
4. Small game – December 4-19 5-20.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
6. Wild hog-still General gun hog – January 6-9 7-10 and 20-23 21-24.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers (except bobcat and otter). During archery season, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit. During muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered deer per quota permit. A limit of one antlerless and one antlered deer per person per hunt is established. Antlerless deer may be taken by permit only during muzzleloading gun and general gun season. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota hunt permit or per exempt hunter.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Airboats, tracked vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and horses and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited except that horses are allowed permitted on named and numbered roads or designated trails during periods closed to hunting.
3. No change.
4. Vehicular access is restricted to hunters who possess a valid quota hunt permit. Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads and may be parked only in designated parking areas or within 25 feet of a named or numbered road.
5. through 7. No change.
(27) Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Special-opportunity deer – November 13-19 14-20.
2. Small game – December 11-26 12-27.
3. Special-opportunity spring turkey – March 19-25 20-26, April 2-8 3-9 and 16-22 17-23.
4. Wild hog-still Special-opportunity wild hog – October 8-10 9-11, 15-17 16-18 and 22-24 23-25.
5. Fishing – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game and fish. Turkey may be taken only during the special-opportunity spring turkey hunts. The bag limit for turkey shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per special-opportunity spring turkey hunt permit per season. One antlered deer per special-opportunity deer hunt permit per season. Only one special-opportunity hunt permit may be used utilized per person per season. Antlerless deer (except spotted fawns) may be taken by antlerless deer permit only. Taking of antlered deer not having at least one antler with four or more points is prohibited. Taking of wild hog during the small game season is prohibited.
(c) Camping: Only tent camping is allowed, and only at designated campsites. During special-opportunity and wild hog-still hunts, only hunters in possession of valid special-opportunity permits or wild hog-still quota permits and their guests may camp.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Hunters shall enter and exit at Gate 1 only and check in and out at the designated check station when entering or exiting the area.
3. through 4. No change.
5. Persons participating in the special-opportunity deer, turkey or wild hog hunts must be in possession of a special-opportunity hunt permit.
6. During special-opportunity hunts, only permittees may use tents, trailers or self-propelled camping vehicles at designated campsites. During the remainder of the year, only tent camping shall be permitted and only at designated campsites.
5.7. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, motorcycles, or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
6.8. Horses are allowed permitted only during nonhunting periods and may be ridden permitted only on designated trails.
7.9. No change.
(28) Ocklawaha River Wildlife Management Area – Gores Landing Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 10 11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-21 14-22.
4. Small game – December 4-19 5-20.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. During archery, muzzleloading gun, and general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit hunter. The take of wild hog is prohibited during small game season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota permit hunter.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. The use of tracked vehicles, motorcycles, or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
(29) Seminole Forest Wildlife Management Area – Lake Tracy Unit.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25-27 and October 1-3 26-28.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun – November 13-15 14-16.
4. Wild hog-still – November 19-21, December 17-19 and January 14-16.
5.4. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22 and 25-27 26-28.
6.5. Fishing and frogging – During periods open to hunting and at other times as access is allowed permitted by the Division of Forestry and these rules.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit for deer shall be two per quota permit.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. No change.
2. Vehicles may be operated only on named and numbered roads and shall be parked at designated parking areas or within 25 feet of named or numbered roads.
3. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, or all-terrain vehicles is prohibited during periods when hunting is allowed permitted. During periods when the area is closed to hunting, public access is regulated by the Division of Forestry.
4. Hunters shall enter and exit the area only at designated entrances.
5. No change.
(30) Twelve Mile Swamp Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 30 31 through November 7 8.
3. General gun – November 13 14 through January 9 10.
4. Small game – January 10 11 through March 6 7.
5. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
6. No change.
7. Trapping – January 10 11 through March 1.
(b) through (c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. Vehicles are prohibited on the area from 1.5 hours after sunset to 1.5 hours before sunrise. Persons Vehicles may only enter and exit the area at designated entrances locations.
5. Access to the area is allowed permitted only by individuals possessing a valid recreational use permit and only from the Saturday two weeks prior to the archery season through the last day of the spring turkey season.
6. No change.
7. The use of tracked vehicles, airboats, motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
(31) Upper St. Johns River Marsh Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 24 25.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 30 31 through November 7 8.
3. General gun – November 13 14 through January 23 24.
4. Small game – January 24 25 through March 6 7.
5. Spring turkey – March 19 20 through April 24 25.
6. No change.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted year-round.
8. Duck, geese and coot – During the seasons established by Rule 68A-13.003, F.A.C. Waterfowl may be hunted in accordance with federal migratory bird regulations.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, furbearers, fish, and frogs. Antlerless deer may be taken during the period November 20-21 21-22. Turkey of either sex may be taken during the muzzleloading gun season. Gobblers or bearded turkey may be taken during the general gun season only from November 13 through January 9. The period of November 14 through January 10 is open for bearded turkey only.
(c) Camping: Only tent camping is allowed permitted, and only at designated campsites.
(d) General regulations:
1. Motorized tracked or wheeled vehicles are prohibited, except on Fellsmere Grade and Lawton Road. Motorized vessels boats are prohibited in those portions of the area posted as a walk-in only, except motorized vessels are allowed in areas posted as seasonal walk-in areas, but only from one day following the close of spring turkey season to one day prior to archery season.
2. through 3. No change.
4. During the duck, geese and coot season in the Stick Marsh/Farm 13, Kenansville Lake, and as posted in the Blue Cypress Water Management Area, taking wildlife with guns other than shotguns is prohibited.
5. No change.
6. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except bird dogs may be used during the small game, duck and coot seasons, and dogs may be used for wild hog hunting during the period January 26-30 27-31.
7. through 10. No change.
(32) Dunns Creek Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 10 11 and November 20-28 21-29.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 30 31 through November 7 8.
3. Wild hog-still hog – January 22-30 23-31.
4. Spring turkey – March 19-21 20-22, April 1-3 2-4 and 15-17 16-18.
5. No change.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs, and furbearers. During archery season, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit. During muzzleloading gun season, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered deer per quota permit. The bag limit shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota hunt permit. Only wild hogs may be taken during the wild hog-still hog season.
(c) Camping: Only tent camping is allowed permitted, and only at designated campsites.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 3. No change.
4. The use of tracked vehicles, motorcycles, or all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited.
5. During hunting periods, public access is restricted to those individuals authorized to hunt with valid quota permits.
6. through 8. No change.
9. Vehicular access is allowed only permitted on all hunt days and plus the weekend and day before all hunts, except spring turkey season, when vehicle access it shall be allowed permitted only on hunt days and the day before each hunt.
10. Taking wildlife with rimfire or centerfire rifles or pistols is prohibited during the spring turkey and wild hog-still hog seasons.
11. No change.
(33) Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 3 4 and October 4-10 5-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. General gun –November 13-16 14-17 and 17-21 18-22.
4. Small game – December 10-12, 17-19; January 7-9, 14-16; February 11-13, 18-20 5-20.
5. Wild hog-dog General gun hog – January 20-23 21-24.
6. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. During the archery season, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered and one antlerless deer per quota permit. During the muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons, the bag limit for deer shall be one antlered deer per quota permit. A bag limit of one antlerless and one antlered deer per person per hunt. Taking wild hog is prohibited during small game season. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-dog general gun hog season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota hunt permit.
(c) No change.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs is prohibited except that dogs may be used during the wild hog-dog general gun hog season and bird dogs may be used during small game season. During the wild hog-dog general gun hog season, no more than 3 free-running dogs per quota hunt permit shall be allowed.
2. No change.
3. Airboats, tracked vehicles, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited. Horses are prohibited during periods when the area is open to hunting. Horses and bicycles may be used only on named or numbered trails or roads.
4. Hunters shall enter and or exit the area only at designated entrances.
5. through 8. No change.
9. During the wild hog-dog general gun hog season, a quota hunt permit shall allow a hunting group of two persons and a guest as authorized by 68A-15.005, F.A.C., (three individuals total) to participate in the hunt and only one gun may be used to take wildlife per hunting group be required for each group of two hunters and only one gun may be possessed per permit.
(34) Matanzas Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 26 through October 3 4 and October 4-10 5-11.
2. Muzzleloading gun – October 29-31 30 through November 1.
3. Family hunt – November 13-14 14-15.
4. General gun – November 15-21 16-22.
5. Wild hog-still General gun hog –December 4-12 5-13.
6. Small game – January 10-25 11-26.
7. Spring turkey – March 19-22 20-23 and 23-27 24-28.
8. Fishing and frogging – Allowed Permitted throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. Only wild hog may be taken during the wild hog-still general gun hog season. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler (or bearded turkey) per quota hunt permit.
(c) Camping: Allowed only Permitted by permit from the Florida Division of Forestry only.
(d) General regulations:
1. through 2. No change.
3. Airboats, tracked vehicles, unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles are prohibited.
4. Hunters shall enter and or exit the area only at designated entrances.
5. No change.
(35) Lake Monroe
(a) Open season:
1. Non-migratory game – Zonal seasons established under Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C., except that open season for rabbit shall be during the zonal squirrel season only, antlered deer season will open the second Saturday in November and close 57 58 days thereafter and there shall be no crossbow season.
2. through 4. No change.
(b) through (d) No change.
(36) Charles H. Bronson Wildlife Management Area.
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – October 8-14 and 15-23.
2. Muzzleloading gun – November 5-7.
3. General gun – November 12-14, 19-21 and December 3-5.
4. Small game – December 11-19 and January 8-14.
5. Spring turkey – March 18-20, 25-27 and April 1-3.
6. Duck, geese, coot and snipe – During the migratory game bird seasons as established by Rules 68A-13.003 and 68A-13.008, F.A.C.
6. Fishing and frogging – Allowed throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota hunt permit.
(c) Camping: Prohibited unless authorized by the Division of Forestry.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs other than bird dogs or retrievers is prohibited.
2. Vehicle access is prohibited except persons participating in a hunt are allowed vehicle access during archery, muzzleloading gun, general gun, small game and spring turkey seasons and one day prior to each of these seasons. Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads and must be parked within 25 feet of a named or numbered road.
3. Airboats, tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited.
4. Persons shall enter and exit the area at designated entrances, except access is also allowed from the St. Johns River if hunting duck, geese, coot or snipe during non-quota periods.
5. The use of centerfire rifles for taking wild turkey during the spring turkey season is prohibited.
6. Horses may only be ridden on named or numbered roads and designated equestrian trails.
(37) Marshall Swamp Wildlife Management Area
(a) Open season:
1. Archery – September 25 through October 1; October 2-8, 9-15, 16-22 and 23-31.
2. Muzzleloading gun – November 5-7.
3. General gun – November 19-21, 26-28 and December 3-5.
4. Small game – During the open season for gray squirrel established in Rule 68A-13.004, F.A.C.
5. Spring turkey – March 19-21, 25-27 and April 1-3.
6. Migratory game birds – Migratory game birds during seasons established by Rules 68A-13.003 and 68A-13.008, F.A.C.
7. Fishing and frogging – Allowed throughout the year.
(b) Legal to take: All legal game, fish, frogs and furbearers. The bag limit for deer shall be one per quota permit. During the spring turkey season, the bag limit shall be one gobbler or bearded turkey per quota permit.
(c) Camping: Prohibited.
(d) General regulations:
1. Hunting with dogs other than bird dogs or retrievers for the take of small game is prohibited.
2. Taking wild hog with dogs is prohibited.
3. Vehicles may be operated only in designated parking areas.
4. Airboats, tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited.
5. Persons shall enter and exit the area at a designated entrance.
6. Taking wildlife with centerfire rifles and centerfire handguns is prohibited.
7. Fires are prohibited.
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2010.
Rulemaking Specific Authority Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const. Law Implemented Art. IV, Sec. 9, Fla. Const., 379.2223, 375.313 FS. History–New 6-21-82, Amended 6-29-82, 7-1-83, 7-5-84, 10-1-84, 7-1-85, 5-7-86, 5-10-87, 5-1-88, 7-1-89, 12-19-89, 7-1-90, 7-1-91, 7-2-91, 7-2-92, 7-1-93, 7-1-94, 7-1-95, 7-1-96, 9-15-96, 6-1-97, 7-1-98, 7-2-98, 8-11-98, 12-28-98, 7-1-99, Formerly 39-15.065, Amended 12-20-99, 7-1-00, 12-26-00, 7-1-01, 6-2-02, 7-28-02, 5-1-03, 7-1-03, 10-12-03, 7-1-04, 7-1-05, 1-4-06, 7-1-06, 8-22-06, 7-1-07, 7-1-08, 7-1-09, 7-1-10.
BE ADVISED THAT THESE PROPOSED RULES MAY BE FILED FOR ADOPTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE COMMISSION MEETING AT WHICH THEY ARE CONSIDERED IF THE RULES ARE NOT CHANGED. IF CHANGED, THE RULES MAY BE FILED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF CHANGE IN THE F.A.W.