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After the massive alligator had been hooked, hunter Tom Grant said, “It was an hour and a half of pure tug-of-war and chaos before we finally had him restrained.” That four-man effort, on Friday at a private hunting ranch in Mississippi, resulted in the capture of a gator weighing 697.5 pounds, the heaviest-ever in the […]

For immediate release: September 25, 2012 Media contact: Stan Kirkland, 850-265-3676 Squirrel season opens statewide Oct. 13 on private lands If you consider yourself a squirrel hunter, then circle Oct. 13 on your calendar. That’s when the gray squirrel season opens throughout Florida on private lands. In previous years, the squirrel season always opened in […]

New All Tackle World Record Tuna Caught Off of Cabo – exlusive interview with the angler. “El Suertudo” is the perfect name for the 61 ft Viking, that belongs to Guy Yocom from Dana Point, California and Guy is the lucky angler that hauled in a monster yellow fin tuna, which looks to be a […]

For immediate release: September 19, 2012 Media contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426 New public hunting opportunity available A new, but temporary, weekend hunting opportunity in portions of Osceola and Polk counties began Sept. 15 and continues through Feb. 17, 2013. The area is called Rolling Meadows and is a new unit of the Kissimmee Chain of […]

For immediate release: September 12, 2012 Media contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426 Deer hunting auxiliary check stations announced The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces nine auxiliary check stations for hunters to use to check the deer and turkey they harvest during the upcoming hunting seasons on Ocala Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and the […]