Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
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Hunting and Fishing

Hunting

Our Refuge has 200+ days across 11 different hunts from September to April.
​More information is found on our Hunting page.

Refuge manager Andrew Gude can be reached at 703.622.3896 or andrew_gude@fws.gov ​

Former Friends president Greg Lang hunting
Click the picture of Greg Lang for hunting regulations in the refuge and more.
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Hunting Brochure 2022-2023

Fishing

The Refuge is open to fishing and falls entirely under the State of Florida's fishing regulations.
More information and maps are found on our Fishing page.

Entry to/on the Cedar Keys NWR islands

Open areas:  All of Atsena Otie Key and the sand beaches of the other islands.
Closed areas:  All interior and/or vegetated areas of North Key, Snake Key, Deadmans Key, Live Oak Key, Scale Key, Cedar Point, and Seahorse Key.
Waters around Snake Key (~100m) are closed to all entry March through June.  
Should the birds nest again on Seahorse, then we would need to close some waters there again.
Entry to the closed area are by permit only.

Picture of Paul with two trout
Click on the photo of Paul Ramey for more information and fishing maps.
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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 532
Cedar Key, FL 32625
friends@friendsofrefuges.org

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.


  • Home
    • Our Blog: What We Do
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • How We Operate
    • Our Refuges
    • Places of Interest
    • Contact Us
  • Join
  • Maps
    • Paddling Guides
    • Refuge Maps
    • Trail Brochures
  • Wildlife
  • Hunting & Fishing
    • Hunting
    • FWS Hunting Brochure
    • Fishing
  • Search
  • Store
    • Womens Shirts
    • Mens Shirts
    • Books
    • Earrings
    • Hats