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Ravenous 14-foot python caught with 3 deer in its gut!
*(Story and photos courtesy of http://www.foxnews.com/) A Burmese python in the Everglades with a penchant for venison gulped down three whole deer — one doe and two fawns — before wildlife officials captured and euthanized it, a new study reveals. The gustatory feat sets a record: It’s the first invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) caught […]
Snook harvest closure (Dec. 1)
Snook harvest seasonal closure in Gulf starts Dec. 1 The recreational harvest season for snook closes Dec. 1 in Gulf state and federal waters, including Monroe County and Everglades National Park, and will remain closed through Feb. 28, 2017, reopening to harvest March 1, 2017. Anglers may continue to catch and release snook during the […]
Hogfish conservation measures
Hogfish conservation measures and boundaries set *(Photo courtesy of Capt. Larry McGuire & Show Me The Fish Charters) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved several conservation measures that are consistent with federal rules and set a new state management boundary for hogfish at the November meeting in St. Petersburg. “Hogfish is an […]
Women’s Saltwater Fishing Clinic (St. Augustine)
Free Women’s Saltwater Fishing Clinic coming up in St. Augustine! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting a Women’s Saltwater Fishing Clinic in St. Augustine on Dec. 3. The free, day-long clinic is from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Anastasia State Park, 1340-A A1A South, St. Augustine. Advance registration is […]
Landowner-led “Prescribed Burns”
Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site: Go to: flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/albums/72157639560266805 Learn about landowner-led prescribed burn associations at FWC workshops The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Landowner Assistance Program is holding two December workshops in north Florida on how private landowners can work together on conducting prescribed burns on their properties. Starting a landowner-led “prescribed […]