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For immediate release: June 10, 2014 Media contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 Nuisance alligator trappers sought in Columbia County Interested in catching nuisance gators? Live in Columbia County? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program is accepting applications for contracted nuisance alligator trappers in Columbia County. Applicants must have a clean […]

From: Governor’s Press Office <Governor’sPressOffice@eog.myflorida.com> Date: June 4, 2014 at 4:54:13 PM EDT Subject: Gov. Scott and FWC Announce Saltwater and Freshwater License-Free Fishing Days For Immediate Release June 4, 2014 Gov. Scott and FWC Announce Saltwater and Freshwater License-Free Fishing Days TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation […]

A Houston angler could soon find his name in the Louisiana record books thanks to one enormous catch. On May 24, Cullen Greer reeled in a six-and-a-half-foot-long, 297-pound Warsaw grouper while fishing in Venice, Louisiana. He was 35 miles from the end of the Mississippi Delta when he caught the giant fish. As you could […]

Photos available on FWC Flickr site: Go to https://flic.kr/s/aHsjBiA5CJ.   Video available on FWC YouTube site: Go to http://youtu.be/dwxL70RT4Ls.   New ‘Report Florida Lionfish’ app unveiled; first 250 users receive free T-shirt See a lionfish in the wild? Report it using the new Report Florida Lionfish app. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) […]

Free bowhunter safety course in Palm Beach County   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host a bowhunter education course on Saturday, May 31, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. in Palm Beach County. Students will learn about safe and responsible tree stand usage, big-game shot placement and recovery. The course will […]