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FWC announces 2012-13 hunting season dates Please note: The statewide hunting season for gray squirrel on private lands has been extended. From now on, it will open the second Saturday in October and close the first Sunday in March. This season, the dates will be Oct. 13 – March 3. 2012-2013 Florida Hunting Season Dates […]

For immediate release: July 23, 2012 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 Greater amberjack recreational season to open in Gulf Greater amberjack will open for recreational harvest in Gulf of Mexico state and federal waters Aug. 1. The season closes annually June 1. The minimum size limit for greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico waters is 30 […]

Obama administration is pushing for global arms control The United Nations is deliberating over a treaty that will place comprehensive limits on the international weapons trade. The language of the draft agreement is so expansive it wouldn’t take an Obama-appointed judge very long to extend the treaty to cover the domestic firearms market as well. […]

For immediate release: July 9, 2012 Contact: Katie Purcell, 850-459-6585 Photos available on FWC Flickr site: Go to http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxNihkX. 2011 boating statistics now available Sixty-seven people lost their lives in Florida last year in boating accidents, and there have already been 28 deaths so far this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation […]

For immediate release: July 2, 2012 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943   Red snapper season in Gulf extended 6 days The federal and state recreational red snapper season in Gulf of Mexico waters has been extended six days. The season will close July 17, with the last day of the season being July 16. NOAA Fisheries […]