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By: Jerry Dilsaver Fri, January 25, 2013 More than 18 months after he caught it, Tim Gallimore’s 46-pound gag grouper has been recognized as a North Carolina state record. Gallimore, of Ocean Isle Beach, caught the huge grouper on May 1, 2011, fishing about 60 miles off Ocean Isle with friends. Back in port, he […]

For immediate release: January 24, 2013 FWC contact: Katie Purcell, 850-459-6585 DEP Florida Park Service contact: Jennifer Diaz, 850-245-2149 FWC, DEP combined forces increase service in state parks When the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) acquired additional personnel from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services […]

Two Texas hunters are out a pack of cigarettes after deer charged and attacked them on Friday, November 23. The pair, Joseph Rose and Cole Kellis, were not hunting at the time but had just exited their house in Whitehouse at about 9 a.m. and noticed a deer in their front yard. They approached to […]

Located outside the small southern Iowa town of Melrose, Iowa lies 32,000 acres of Army Corps of Engineers land, DNR land, and Iowa’s largest lake, Lake Rathbun. Those who come to stay at Timberview Tower ® also have the advantage of 200 acres of ponds, trails and woodlands to enjoy on private property. The possibilities […]

For immediate release: January 10, 2013 Contact: Stan Kirkland: 850-265-3676   FWC seeks public input on Panhandle deer management The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host a series of public meetings in late January to help shape the future of deer management in the Florida Panhandle. “We are working on an exciting […]