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2015 Gulf red snapper season closes after this weekend
Halloween (Oct. 31) and Nov. 1 are the last days the recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters will be open in 2015. State waters in the Gulf are from shore to 9 nautical miles. Federal waters extend from where state waters end out to about 200 nautical miles. This year’s 70-day state-waters season […]
TrophyCatch approaches 3,000 trophy bass recycled as Season 4 begins
Florida Fish Busters’ Bulletin October 2015 By Bob Wattendorf, with KP Clements The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is proudly wrapping up Season 3 of TrophyCatch. Since inception of this innovative citizen-science, conservation rewards program in October 2012, nearly 3,000 trophy largemouth bass heavier than 8 pounds have been caught, documented and released […]
7 essential points for bear hunting in Florida
Florida will be having its first bear hunt in two decades. The black bear is a conservation success story in the Sunshine State, and because of the species’ population growth, hunting will be used as one part of the FWC’s overall approach in stabilizing expanding bear populations within certain areas of the state. 1) Where […]
Hunter safety courses offered in October
Hunter safety Internet-completion courses offered in October The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in 12 counties in October. (List follows.) Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online-completion report with them. All firearms, ammunition and materials […]
FWC’s Hunting Hot Sheet
FWC’s Hunting Hot Sheet FWC’s Hunting Hot Sheet Your source for the information and resources needed to take part in Florida’s hunting seasons What every deer hunter should know about the new regs The 2015/2016 deer season ushers in new deer hunting regulations that will allow management on a more local scale so efforts are […]