Florida

Osceola turkey, alligator permits, wild hogs, and year-round hunting in Everglades and WMA systems.

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Florida

Official Regulatory Authority

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) manages one of the largest public hunting systems in the country, encompassing over 6 million acres across nearly 170 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), wildlife environmental areas, and national forests (Apalachicola, Ocala, and Osceola). A Wildlife Management Area permit provides access to vast longleaf pine flatwoods, cypress domes, dry prairies, and coastal salt marshes for whitetail deer, Osceola wild turkey, feral hog, and waterfowl.

Charlotte & Lee Counties | 80,772 Acres

Fred C. Babcock / Cecil M. Webb WMA

The oldest WMA in Florida, protecting 80,772 acres of preserved pine flatwoods and freshwater marshes. Serves as vital habitat for whitetail deer, rising Northern bobwhite quail populations, feral hogs, and mourning doves, with an on-site shooting range and extensive trail network.

Florida Panhandle Pine & Swamp | 71,200+ Acres Combined

Apalachicola River WEA & Apalachee WMA

Apalachicola River WEA (63,257 acres) in Franklin and Gulf counties protects vast pine uplands, swamp marshes, and estuaries. Apalachee WMA (7,952 acres) in Jackson County along Lake Seminole features upland longleaf pine forests that have produced some of the largest whitetail deer ever taken in Florida.

Dry Prairie & Everglades Transition | 114,000+ Acres Combined

Three Lakes & J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Areas

Three Lakes WMA (54,611 acres) in Osceola County protects the second-largest expanse of dry prairie in the nation. J.W. Corbett WMA (60,348 acres) in Palm Beach County offers pine flatwoods, wet prairies, and cypress heads holding whitetail deer, feral hogs, and wild turkeys.

Gulf Coastal Spring Rivers | 74,700+ Acres Combined

Aucilla & Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Areas

Aucilla WMA (50,549 acres) in Jefferson and Taylor counties protects upland forests and karst spring-run rivers. Chassahowitzka WMA (24,243 acres) in Hernando County encompasses sandhill and mesic hammock preserving black bears, deer, and feral hogs.

Hendry & Levy Counties | 6,500+ Acres Combined

Okaloacoochee Slough & Andrew Wildlife Management Areas

Okaloacoochee Slough (2,992 acres) in Hendry County features pine flatwoods and sloughs for deer, hog, and Osceola turkey. Andrew WMA (3,501 acres) on the Suwannee River in Levy County provides rich river bottomland hunting.