MARION HUNTING & FISHING



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HUNTING

GOETHE STATE FOREST

 
 


 
Location:  9110 SE CR 337 • Dunnellon • FL 34431  
Hours of Operation:

8:00 am to Sundown
365 Days a Year

Regulations: Click here for FWC Brochure (pdf)  
Hunting: Goethe WMA: (48,442 acres in Levy County)
Habitat: pine flatwoods, cypress swamp and creekside hardwoods. Deer Hunting, Good; Hog Hunting, Fair; Migratory Bird Hunting, Poor; Small Game Hunting, Poor; Turkey Hunting, Fair; Camping, Prohibited when open to hunting; Dogs, Yes/General Gun-Dog Hunt; ATVs, Prohibited; No quota permit required for archery and small game seasons. Quota permit required for muzzleloading gun, general gun-still hunt, general gun-dog hunt and spring turkey.

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FISHING

Rainbow River

Public access is available at the S.R. 41 bridge in Dunnellon and K.P. Hole (county park east of S.R. 41).  The river is closed to fishing from the spring headwaters to one mile downstream of the spring.  Look for bass, bluegill,  and shellcracker.

Withlacoochee River

Emptying into the Gulf of Mexico this nine mile section downstream from Lake Rousseau is available for bank fishing.  C. R. 40 ends at a public boat ramp that provides access to the river and the Gulf of Mexico.  Look for bass, bluegill, shellcracker, spotted sunfish (stumpknockers), trout, redfish,  and mangrove snapper.