U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Lake Woodruff

National Wildlife Refuge

Hunting Regulations

2008 - 2009

Lake Woodruff

National Wildlife Refuge

2045 Mud Lake Road

DeLeon Springs, FL 32130

386/985 4673

http://lakewoodruff@fws.gov

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

1 800/344 WILD

June 2008

VOLUSIA COUNTY

LAKE COUNTY

ST. FRANCIS

ISLAND

St. Johns River

LAKE DEXTER

VOLUSIA

COUNTY

TICK ISLAND

DEXTER ISLAND

LAKE

WOODRUFF

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Mud 

Lake

LAKE COUNTY

JONES

ISLAND

CSX Railroad

Refuge boundary

Hunting area

Archery hunt area only, 

no muzzleloading

Refuge headquarters

Check Stations

VolusiaTract SR 44

N

Legend

Ed Stone 

Park

N.

Shell Rd.

Grand Ave.

Mud 

Lake Rd.

Eastside Unit

Highland Park Rd. Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

2008-2009 Hunt Permit

Name Address

(I have read and understand the Lake Woodruff NWR

hunt regulations)

Signed

(This permit only valid when signed and accompanied

by a $16 Lake Woodruff Deer/Hog Permit )

For Further Information:

Refuge Manager

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

2045 Mud Lake Road

DeLeon Springs, FL 32130

Phone: 386/985 4673

Fax: 386/985 0926
Hunting Regulations

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge is located in

western Volusia County, Florida, near DeLeon Springs.

The designated hunt areas contain approximately 11,000

acres of woodlands and bordering marsh.

Designated Hunt Areas

Western Unit- includes Harry’s Creek Swamp (all land

between the St. John’s River and Norris Dead River);

Dexter, Tick, and Jones Islands, approximately 8,500

acres. Note: access to the Western Unit is by boat and

participants must furnish their own transportation. There

are a number of fish camps that rent boats, and boat

launching ramps in the general area. The waters within

the refuge are difficult to navigate at night.

Eastside Unit- includes refuge lands from gate to gate

beginning with Gate #2 (numbered) south of Mud Lake

Road running south to Gate #14; all west of CSX Railroad

to east marsh approximately 1,000 acres. Note: Parking

available in designated areas only.

Volusia Tract- lies between Highland Park Road and Shell

Road, west of the CSX Railroad, approximately 1,200

acres.

General Hunting Regulations

The regulations listed below supplement the General

Regulations which govern hunting on wildlife refuge areas

as set forth in Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, Part

32. Hunting will be in accordance with applicable State

regulations. For State regulations, refer to web:

www.myfwc.com.

The refuge is open to public access year-round and

hunters may scout the area at their convenience.

Weapons are prohibited when scouting.

All hunters must be on stands or blinds while hunting

unless game is shot. No stalking or movement through the

hunt area is permitted during hunt hours.

No overnight use is permitted on the refuge. No one may

enter the hunt area prior to two hours before sunrise, and

all hunters must clear the area by two hours after sunset.

Target practice, airboats, motorized vehicles, fires, and

dogs are prohibited on the refuge, unless leashed while

tracking wounded game.

The use or possession of alcoholic beverages while hunting

is prohibited.

It is unlawful to drive nails, spikes, or other metal objects

into any tree, or to hunt from any tree in which a metal

object has been driven.

No person shall cut, blaze, or destroy any tree or remove

any tree, shrub, or protected plant.

All hunters 16 years of age or older must purchase a $16

Lake Woodruff Deer/Hog permit. All hunters under the

age of 16 must be accompanied by permitted adult, (a

person 18 years old or older).

See state regulations for complete hunter safety

requirements.

Littering and digging in archeological areas are prohibited.

Only deer and hogs are legal to take.

New Regulations

Stands or blinds may be set-up one week prior to the hunt

you are permitted for.

Any game taken during the hunts must be checked at selfcheck stations, located behind the Refuge headquarters on

Mud Lake Road, the south end of the Volusia Tract off Shell

Road, the south end of the Volusia Tract off Shell Road, or

at the Ed Stone County Park off SR 44.

Archery Regulations

Archery hunting is permitted in the Western Unit, Eastside

Unit, and Volusia Tract. Feral (wild) hogs and deer of either

sex, except fawns may be hunted during the archery hunts.

Weapons permitted during archery season are bows in

accordance with State regulations.

State bag limits apply: daily bag limit is two deer, either

sex.

Possession limit for deer is four: No size or bag limit for

hogs.

There will be two Deer/Hog archery hunts, limited to 100

permits each. Permits are only valid for the specified hunt.

Hunters may purchase a Deer/Hog permit for one archery

hunt and one Deer/Hog permit for the primitive gun hunt.

Archery I: September 20-28, 2008

Archery II: October 4-12, 2008

Primitive Gun Regulations

Primitive gun hunting is permitted only in the Western

Unit by boat. Weapons permitted during primitive gun

season are muzzleloading guns in accordance with State

regulations.

Only bucks meeting State antler requirements (having at

least one antler 5 inches in length visible above the

hairline) and feral (wild) hogs may be taken during the

primitive gun hunt.

State bag limits apply; daily bag limit is two antlered deer.

Possession limit for deer is four. No size or bag limit for

hogs.

There will be one Deer/ Hog primitive gun hunt, limited to

100 permits. Hunters may purchase a Deer/Hog permit

for one archery hunt and one Deer/Hog permit for the

primitive gun hunt.

Primitive Gun: October 25- November 2, 2008

Deer/Hog Permits

Deer/Hog permits for the archery and primitive gun

hunts are issued through the Florida Fish and Wildlife

Commission’s (FWC) Total Licensing System. The cost of

the Deer/Hog permit is $16.00 per hunt. The permit is

non-transferable. You must be 16 years of age to apply.

Permits that are lost or stolen may not be replaced.

To apply you will need to complete a Lake Woodruff Deer/

Hog Permit Worksheet and present it to any tax

collector’s office, or you may apply online at

www.wildlifelicense.com. Internet applicants will need to

allow at least 10 days for delivery of the permit. Permits

will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis,

beginning 10:00a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2008.

On the worksheet you may make your selection by going

to the space marked “Hunt Choices” and indicate which

hunts you would like to apply for. You may get one permit

per transaction (you may apply for one archery hunt and

the primitive gun hunt).

The number of refuge Deer/Hog Permits will be limited

to 200 archery (100 per hunt) and 100 primitive gun.

If you have any problems with the issuance of your

permit, please contact the FWC at (850) 488-3641 (M-F 8

a.m.-5 p.m.). Submitting false information or using

another person’s identity without their consent is

considered identity theft and may result in felony

charges and the loss of hunting privileges. Hunt

availability may be checked at www.MyFWC.com Click on

“Hunting” and under “Limited Entry Hunts” select

“Check Permit Availability and Drawing Results”.