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238 Members Sign Letter Opposing Proposed Ban on AR-15 Ammunition Fairfax, Va. – In an overwhelming show of bipartisan opposition, 238 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, opposing the Obama Administration’s attempt to ban commonly used ammunition for […]

FWC news release: March 2, 2015 Media contact: Gary Morse, 863-648-3852 Contractors sought to help address human-bear conflicts in Highlands and Lee counties The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is soliciting applications for two contractors to help respond to human-bear conflicts, one in the Highlands County area and another for Lee County and […]

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met today via webinar to review recommendations made by its scientific advisors regarding the red snapper quotas for 2015 and beyond. The Council moved to set the red snapper quota equal to the acceptable biological as show below: The 2017 quota will remain in effect until changed by […]

Extremely rare catch is made in the surf near Panama City, Florida; shark is tagged and released in ‘excellent’ condition, but club is still being criticized *(By Pete Thomas – Courtesy of GrindTV: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/great-white-shark-caught-florida-beach/) A great white shark landed Sunday near Panama City, Florida, might be the first white shark caught from the beach in […]

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering several free hunter safety Internet-completion courses in Northwest Florida. Calhoun County: Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, 20091 NW Maxie Waldorff Rd., Blountstown. Instruction is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7. Gulf County: Gulf Correctional Institution, 500 Ike Steele Rd., Wewahitchka. Instruction is from 8 […]