The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Thursday proposed new rules for the recreational and commercial harvest of grouper in Gulf of Mexico state waters. The proposed rules follow up on interim measures taken earlier this year and will generally match state grouper rules with pending federal regulations. The goal of the new [...]
April 21, 2009 | Posted in
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“That’s awesome,” said Debbie Hampton, 9, of Girl Scout Troop 854 from Tallahassee, after viewing a bald eagle through a telescope at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday.
Debbie and five other members of her troop had come to the refuge for a sign-dedication ceremony to celebrate the installation of the Great Florida Birding Trail [...]
January 21, 2009 | Posted in
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has established Jan. 31 and Feb.1 as Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days to help pass on the duck hunting tradition.
This opportunity also provides a chance for experienced waterfowl hunters to take youths afield to teach them duck hunting techniques [...]
January 20, 2009 | Posted in
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Signs marking 78 designated birding sites along the 2,000-mile Great Florida Birding Trail began appearing in the Panhandle in December. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) hopes to have all the signs in place from Tallahassee to Pensacola by the end of this month.
The FWC will celebrate with a sign-dedication event, complete with [...]
January 12, 2009 | Posted in
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission advises anglers that new rules to help manage gag and red grouper, greater amberjack and gray triggerfish in Gulf of Mexico waters take effect on Jan. 1.
The recreational daily bag limit for gag grouper is now two fish per person within the five-grouper aggregate limit in all Gulf [...]
December 30, 2008 | Posted in
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), along with licensed trappers, captured and relocated a nearly 11-foot-long American crocodile from a Coral Gables, Miami neighborhood.
This is the second time this particular crocodile has been relocated. The crocodile found its way back to the same neighborhood canal after the previous relocation.
This crocodile has been blamed [...]
December 23, 2008 | Posted in
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A different idea for gift-giving this holiday season can help save Florida’s unique and varied fish and wildlife, and it can be used year-round. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles offers gift certificates for any specialty tag in Florida.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has five different specialty license plates. [...]
December 2, 2008 | Posted in
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Two new rules in place on the 187,700-acre Tate’s Hell Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Franklin and Liberty counties this hunting season are designed to improve the quality of the hunting experience.
The first new rule requires that legal buck deer must have at least one antler with two or more points. Each point has to [...]
November 25, 2008 | Posted in
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Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are warning hunters using the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Palm Beach and Martin counties to be cautious about wild hogs.
“At least three hunting dogs have died after displaying symptoms consistent with the pseudorabies virus (PRV) after tangling with wild hogs,” said Dr. [...]
November 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services biologists will collect samples from hunter-harvested ducks to test for highly pathogenic avian influenza – H5N1. Sampling will occur at various times during the migratory game bird hunting season at several duck-hunting hot spots throughout Florida.
Hunters will not need to [...]
November 3, 2008 | Posted in
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