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General Area Regulations:

All general laws and regulations relating to wildlife and fish shall apply unless specifically exempted for this area. Hunting or the taking of wildlife or fish on this area shall be allowed only during the open seasons and in accordance with the following regulations:

1.   It is illegal to hunt over bait or place any bait or any other food for wildlife on this area.

2.   Taking or attempting to take any game with the aid of live decoys, recorded game calls or sounds, set guns, artificial light, net, trap, snare, drug or poison is prohibited.

3.   The wanton and willful waste of wildlife is prohibited.

4.   Public access is prohibited on any portion of the area posted as “Closed” or “Restricted.”

5.   Taking or herding wildlife from any motorized vehicle, aircraft or boat which is under power is prohibited, until power and movement from that power, has ceased.

6.   The release of any animal is prohibited, except by permit from FWC or written authorization from the landowner or primary land manager.

7.   Littering is prohibited.

8.   An FWC Law Enforcement Officer may search any vehicle or boat, in accordance with law.

9.   Construction or use of permanent blinds or structures is prohibited.

10.  Tampering with or destruction of equipment (including signs), improvements, and water control structures is prohibited.

11.  Fires are prohibited.

Public Access, Vehicles and Vessels:

1.   On days closed to hunting (except for falconry hunting days):

Public recreational access is allowed year round (excluding state holidays), but only from 1 hour before sunrise until 1 hour after sunset and only by foot, horse, bicycle, or boat (40 hp or less), except horses are prohibited on L-75 and L-74-North. Vehicles are also allowed, but only during the dates and times specified here:

Broadmoor Marsh Unit: On Thursdays (excluding state holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on L-1, L-3, L-5, L-6, L-8, L-11, L-15 and L-74 North, except L-74 North can only be used as far north as L-6.

T.M. Goodwin Unit: On Mondays and Thursdays (excluding state holidays) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but on Mondays, vehicles are prohibited past the point on L-75 that is directly north of 16W (see map).

2.   On hunt days (not including falconry hunting days):

Broadmoor Marsh Unit: Vehicles are allowed, but only from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. and only on L-1, L-3, L-5, L-6, L-8, L-11, L-15 and L-74 North, except L-74 North can only be used as far north as L-6. 

T.M. Goodwin Unit: Vehicles are only allowed from 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. and only persons participating in the hunt are allowed vehicle access. Persons hunting the Goodwin reservoir are allowed vehicle access on L-75 to the Goodwin reservoir boat ramp.  Persons hunting Goodwin Lake are allowed vehicle access on L-75 up to L-104 and west on L-104 to the Goodwin Lake boat ramp. Persons hunting the PWD Blind are allowed vehicle access on L-75 up to L-104 and west on L-104 up to the PWD Blind. Persons hunting Broadmoor Marsh are allowed vehicle access on L-75. Outside of these persons and levees, vehicle access on hunt dates is prohibited.

3.   Vehicles may be parked only in designated parking areas (see map).

4.   Boat motors greater than 40 hp, airboats (see exception under alligator hunting at MyFWC.com), tracked vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles are prohibited.

Hunters and Check Stations:

1.   Please report leg bands at reportband.gov.

2.   Hunting is prohibited in areas posted as “Closed to Hunting.”

3.   Hunters may hunt only in assigned areas.

4.   Hunters must check in at a check station upon entering and check out upon leaving the area and check all game harvested by 1 p.m. each hunt day. 

5.   Check station hours are 4 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the waterfowl seasons and 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the snipe season.

6.   Hunters requesting a permit for the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) blind shall call the T.M. Goodwin office at 321-726-2862 beginning 10 a.m. on the Wednesday prior to the Saturday or Tuesday they wish to hunt.  This permit will not be issued through GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.  Only hunters with a PWD Duck Blind Qualifying Card issued by the Commission may apply for a permit to use the PWD blind.  Visit MyFWC.com/ADA or call 850-488-5878 for information on obtaining a PWD Duck Blind Qualifying Card.

7.   For the waterfowl season: Permit holders must check in at the check station no later than 4:30 a.m. the morning of the hunt and must declare their hunting guests to the check station operator at that time; permits not claimed by this time will be forfeited. Permit holders who do not declare their hunting guests during the required time shall forfeit their ability to take hunting guests on their hunt. The selection order for hunt zones will be based on the order that permits were issued through GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.

8.   Hunters without a permit (walk-in hunters) may enter a random draw at the check station at 4:30am the morning of each hunt until the daily quota is reached.  Hunters selected during the random drawing shall check in at the check station immediately upon being selected (or forfeit their permit) and shall immediately declare their hunting guests or forfeit their ability to take hunting guests on their hunt. Hunters who receive a randomly drawn permit will select their preferred hunt location in the order that they were drawn from any unclaimed hunt locations. Hunters arriving after the random draw for forfeited permits has begun, will be eligible for a forfeited permit, in order of arrival, after all participants in the random draw have received a permit.

9.   For the snipe season: Hunters shall check in at the check station no earlier than 6 a.m. and may enter the area on a first-come, first served basis at the check station the morning of each hunt until the daily quota of hunting groups is reached.  Hunters will select their preferred hunt locations on a first-come, first-served basis.