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Experience outdoor fun March 5 at Beau Turner youth center
News Release February 21, 2011 Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 Young people looking to get outside on a nice spring day are invited to attend Beau Turner’s Annual Outdoor Experience on March 5 at the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center, east of Tallahassee in Jefferson County. The center, operated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation […]
Free Kids’ Fishing Clinic
News Release February 21, 2011 Media Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing a fun family outing are the objectives for next month’s Kids’ Fishing Clinic in Fernandina Beach. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will offer a free Kids’ Fishing Clinic for […]
FWC charges St. Lucie man with illegal possession of venomous snake
News Release February 18, 2011 Contact: Gabriella B. Ferraro, 772-215-9459 Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) charged a St. Lucie County man with a first-degree misdemeanor for having a venomous snake in his home without a proper permit. Kevin A. Castle (DOB 02/27/71) of Fort Pierce was also issued two warnings […]
Youth hunters to benefit from turkey hunt on private lands
News Release February 17, 2011 Contact: Tony Young, 850-488-7867 Beginning this spring turkey season, young hunters can take advantage of a special two-day youth turkey hunt on private lands the weekend prior to the opening of spring turkey season in each hunting zone. In Zone A (the southern portion of Florida, south of State Road […]
Big bass in Orange Lake could lead to prizes
News Release February 17, 2011 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 Anglers fishing Orange Lake near Gainesville now have even more incentive to go after those big bass, thanks to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and The Tackle Box in Gainesville. Anyone catching a 10-pound (or bigger) bass from Orange Lake can enter for […]