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Cary WMA is located west of Jacksonville in Nassau and Duval counties
and consists of more than 7,355 acres of forested uplands and swamps.
This area is managed for many uses including hunting, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, camping, hiking, biking,
environmental education, and picnicking. Horseback riding is allowed on all forest roads as well
as on three designated trails. Only primitive weapons (bows and arrows and muzzleloading guns) are allowed on this area during hunting seasons.
Camping is not allowed during hunting seasons. A
1.2 mile nature trail and boardwalk winds into the forest and through a
cypress swamp. Along the trail, a food plot near the observation tower
attracts a variety of wildlife, particularly early in the morning and
late in the evening. Wildlife species found on the forest include
osprey,
gopher
tortoise,
fox
squirrel,
turkey,
bobcat, great horned owl,
barred
owl, feral hog,
white-tailed deer,
American alligator,
pileated woodpecker,
yellow-throated vireo, and the pinewoods treefrog.
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