Archery Season is Here

Hunting is a popular use of the Lower Suwannee Refuge. However, the area around the headquarters building, including the River Trail and the Tram Ridge Trail are never open to hunting, as noted with slash marks on the map.

Archery Season on the Lower Suwannee Refuge is Saturday, September 17 to Sunday, October 16, 2022. Both archery and crossbow equipment are allowed. Hunters can take antlered or antler-less deer, wild hog, coyote, gray squirrel, rabbit, armadillo, opossum, and raccoon. Archery hunters can hunt all refuge lands open to hunting during any season. There are also archery-only areas that are open during all hunts with approved archery equipment only, as noted in green on the map.

Hunting regulations are available on our Hunting page. To keep everyone informed, here is a list of this season's hunt days.

Archery
Sept 17 to Oct 16, 2022
Muzzleloader
Oct 22 to Oct 30, 2022
General Gun No. 1
Nov 5 to Nov 13, 2022
Thanksgiving- General Gun
Family/Seniors/Disabled Veterans    
Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2022
General Gun No. 2
Nov 21 to Nov 27, 2022
Wild Hog Hunt
Jan 28 to Feb 12, 2023
Small Game
Jan 28 to Feb 12, 2023
Youth Spring Gobble Hunt
Mar 11 and 12, 2023
Turkey, Spring Season
Mar 18 to Apr 9, 2023