I like to hunt the Talquin Wildlife Management Area
because it's close to home. I mainly use this area
for huntin' turkey, because I don't mess with the
quota system that you need for deer huntin'.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission says that the Talquin WMA consists of
more than 3,000 acres and is one of nine major tracts
in the nearly 17,000-acre Lake Talquin State Forest.
Four miles west of Tallahassee, the wildlife management
area is bordered to the north by the Ochlockonee River
and Lake Talquin. Most of the area is dominated by
pinelands, although outstanding examples of slope and
ravine forests are found on the western portion of
the tract. The area is popular with squirrel and deer
hunters. Service roads are available for horseback riding,
biking, hiking and wildlife viewing. Wildlife on the area
includes red-shouldered hawks , bobcats, gopher tortoise,
coyotes, osprey, wild turkey, and bald eagles. This area
is a site on the Great Florida Birding Trail. Camping is
prohibited.
