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The management area is situated near Lake Kissimmee, Lake Jackson and Lake Marian. It comprises 62,000 acres (25,000 ha) including parts of the Kissimmee Prairie. The area is open for recreational uses including hunting, fishing, hiking, and birding. [1] The area's wildlife includes deer, bobcat, mottled duck, and wild turkey.
In 1970, the state-owned land was leased to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to be used as a wildlife management area (WMA). [1] The Bull Creek WMA was renamed for former Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission chairman Hershey A. “Herky” Huffman (1937-2011), [ 2 ] a native Floridian, avid outdoorsman and a ...
Depending on local rules and regulations, the wild turkey is hunted either in the spring or fall. [3] Spring hunts target gobblers (male turkeys) and fall hunts usually target either sex. Spring hunting coincides with the wild turkey mating season, where gobblers can be called into gun range with calls that mimic the sounds of a hen. [4]
The application period for turkey draw hunts on public lands is Jan. 15-Feb. 15. Nonresidents ages 16 and older wishing to hunt open public land between March 15 and March 31 must enter the Non ...
The FWC divides the management area into sections that allow dog hunting, still hunting, and private property. Modern gun season for large game starts Thanksgiving weekend and ends in January. [4] The Apalachicola National Forest also manages the Chipola Experimental Forest in Calhoun county in cooperation with the FWC, [5] for youth hunting. [6]
This area is mostly prairie with more than 200 acres (0.81 km 2) of woodlands. Facilities/features: 5 fishable ponds (5.2 acres total) and an intermittent stream (Clear Creek). This area has excellent deer and turkey hunting opportunities. 979 acres 396 ha: Vernon, Barton
Within the forest is the Osceola Research Natural Area, designated a National Natural Landmark in December 1974. [2] [3]Osceola National Forest is home to many birds as well as mammalian and reptilian species, including the alligator, eastern indigo snake, two species of skunk, muskrat, black bear, coyote, raccoon, gopher tortoise, bobcat, two species of fox, opossum, cougar, fox squirrel, and ...
Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area is an area of wilderness conservation lands southeast of Orlando, Florida.It straddles the border of Orange County [1] and Osceola County [2] and is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which has been granted a conservation easement over the property by the two counties. [3]