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For immediate release: December 10, 2012 Contacts: Jorge Pino, 561-723-1417; Carli Segelson, 772-215-9459 FWC officer saves man’s life after witnessing violent crash on the water While patrolling the waters off Miami Beach on Sunday evening, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Officer Nathanael Martir-Negron witnessed a boat crash into a red channel marker. Martir-Negron […]

Just like a scene out of “Antiques Roadshow,” a woman in Hartford, Conn., turned in an old rifle to her local police station’s gun buy-back, only to discover the gun was worth anywhere from $20,000 to $25,000. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, inherited the gun from her father who had brought it home […]

For immediate release: December 10, 2012 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 (Correction: Atlantic recreational snook slot limit is 28 to 32 inches. Incorrect information ran in the previous release.) December brings closure of snook season in Atlantic state, federal waters The recreational harvest of snook will close in all Atlantic waters, including the inland waters of […]

For immediate release: December 6, 2012 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 2013 Gulf gag grouper recreational season draft rule discussed at FWC meeting The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) unanimously decided Wednesday, Dec. 5, on a draft 2013 Gulf of Mexico gag grouper recreational season. After discussing several options and hearing public testimony from […]

by Tom Satre as told the Sitka Gazette The Best Day Of Fishing Ever! Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat. “Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the […]