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Gulf amberjack closes in state and federal waters
For immediate release: May 24, 2013 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Gulf amberjack closes in state and federal waters The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters closes June 1. Greater amberjack will reopen for harvest in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters Aug. 1. State waters in […]
Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade County
For immediate release: May 20, 2013 Contacts: Diane Hirth, 850-410-5291; Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459 Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade County Video of the epic battle here: http://www.nbcmiami.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Man-Catches-Burmese-Python/207973281 A Miami man has caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida: 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was […]
Recreational Boating Deaths At Record Low in 2012
In 2012, the Coast Guard counted 4515 accidents that involved 651 deaths, 3000 injuries and approximately $38 million dollars of damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents. • The fatality rate was 5.4 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. This rate represents a 12.9% decrease from last year’s fatality rate of 6.2 […]
Louisiana Hunters Build $10,000 Drone to Aid in Pig Hunt
Daniel Xu – May 7, 2013 – outdoorhub.com Electrical engineers Cy Brown and James Palmer may have a day job working on top-secret U.S. Air Force projects, but at night they dress up in camo and hunt for pigs. Problem is, tracking feral pigs at night can be a tricky proposition. Where others may fail, […]
Hunter uses bare hand to catch flying quail
May 13, 2013 by David Strege A bird in the hand is worth, well, in this case it’s worth 2,000 belly laughs, and for a couple of reasons. First, a quail hunter uses his bare hand to catch a quail that inexplicably flew directly at him, and it was caught on video. Second, the video […]