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April/May 2016 FWC’s Hunting Hot Sheet Check out the latest hunting and conservation news and events from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Fall quota hunt permits and special-opportunity hunts The Phase I application period for fall quota hunts on Florida’s wildlife management areas requiring a quota permit runs from May 15 to June […]

NW Florida red drum bag limit lowered to 1 fish starting May 1 The recreational red drum daily bag limit in the northwest red drum management zone (Escambia County through Fred Howard Park near Pasco County) will be lowered from two fish to one fish per person starting Sunday, May 1. All other red drum […]

Grouper fishing reopens May 1 in Atlantic, Monroe County waters Anglers targeting grouper in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County, will be able to take home some of their catch starting May 1, when the season for several species reopens to recreational and commercial harvest. The following species will reopen to harvest […]

Snook to close in Gulf state and federal waters Snook will close to all harvest in Gulf state, federal and inland waters, including all of Monroe County and Everglades National Park, starting May 1. Seasonal harvest closures conserve Florida’s valuable snook populations and help sustain and improve the fishery for the future. Snook is open […]

At its April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a measure to lower the recreational red drum daily bag limit in the northwest red drum management zone (Escambia County through Fred Howard Park near Pasco County) from two fish to one fish per person. This change will go […]