Call the Contact I have listed to obtain the hunting dates. The Southwest Florida Water Management District manages the Carlton Tract. Access is by canoe or boat using the Withlacoochee River or by foot through the Half Moon Wildlife Management Area . Gum Slough Run and Mill Creek are waterways that enter the Tract via the Withlacoochee River. The nearest boat ramp is at the end of E. Turner Camp Rd.
Mill Creek is upriver from the boat ramp about the same distance.
Canoes and small boats can navigate Gum Slough. The Run is approximately a 10-mile round trip from the Withlacoochee River up the Slough and back. During periods of low water, many dead falls in or across the river make navigation difficult for the inexperienced canoeist. A leisurely paddle down river for approximately 15-20 minutes got us to the mouth of Gum Slough Run. As long as the right riverbank is watched, the mouth of the Run is easy to find.