News RSS
Little League raffles off AR-15 rifle to raise money
A Little League in Illinois is raffling off an AR-15 military-style assault rifle to raise money for its kids. The Atwood-Hammond Little League partnered with the local armory for the raffle, which launched Tuesday. “It has been going gangbusters,” Charidy Butcher, co-owner of the Atwood Armory, told WAND-TV. “My phone has been ringing nonstop since […]
Top Ten Boat Names – 23rd Annual Edition
Boat Owners Association of The United States’ 23rd Annual List of Top Ten Boat Names is: 1. Island Time 6. Second Wind 2. Seas the Day 7. Dolce Vita 3. It’s About Time 8. Aquaholic 4. Liberty 9. The Good Life 5. Serendipity 10. Nauti Buoy ———————————————————– ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12, 2013 – For the […]
Spring Gobbler Season 2013 Scouting From My Trek
We have just under one week till our Florida Spring Gobbler Season opens up, so to increase my chances of being successful, I took off on my Trek mountain bike to nail down a few locations. I packed my Game Plan Gear Spot n’ Stalk pack with my camera, homemade jerky, water, and a few locator […]
Some 5,000 pounds of rattlesnakes collected
This particular event, ongoing since 1958, attracts about 30,000 people each year and has a reported economic impact of $5 million. At each event, the snakes are measured, sexed and weighed for the state’s wildlife department for management purposes. Once skinned, the meat is cooked and the skins are made into belts, wallets, boots, and […]
FWC restricts boating on Suwannee’s flooded Zone 2
For immediate release: March 8, 2013 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 FWC restricts boating on Suwannee’s flooded Zone 2 Flood waters in the Suwannee River rose to more than 26 feet above mean sea level at Branford, so the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) activated boating restrictions on a portion of the river. […]