Here is a response I got from the DOF regarding Picayune after I filed a complaint:

Dear Mr. XXXXX,

Thank you for your email regarding off-highway vehicle use of the
Picayune Strand.  This property is a state forest managed by the Florida
Division of Forestry (DOF) that is also established as a wildlife
management area.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC) adopts rules for this area as requested by the managing agency.
Current rules for the area do not allow ATV use.  Law enforcement
officers will be taking an educational approach to enforcing this rule
by first issuing warnings to individuals who violate the rule.  The DOF
is working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider proposing
a rule change that may allow ATV use of the area (2005-06).  For more
information on the current status of these efforts you may contact DOF's
District Forester, Hank Graham.

The DOF is diligently working with FWC, other agencies and OHV user
groups on the Off-Highway Vehicle Advisory Council to locate properties
for OHV riding in your region and throughout the state.  The council
also is providing funding and technical assistance to acquire lands and
develop well-designed off-highway vehicle trail systems.

Please let me know if I can provide any additional information.


Jerrie Lindsey
Recreation Services Director
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission




MessageType: Complaint
Subject: (Other)
SubjectOther: Off highway vehicles in Picayune Strand
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http://www.atvflorida.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=wheretoride;action=
display;num=1099023402
Comments: As a taxpayer  I would like to express my concern about the
prohibition of off highway vehicle usage in the Picayune Strand.  This
area has been heavily used by ATVer's in the past and only recently has
the FWC been issuing warnings about riding in the area.  I believe if
you
post an informal survey on your site  you would find a majority of
people
would support ATV usage within the area.  Please consider a change of
policy reagarding the usage of ATV's within this area.
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