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Viral disease detected in North Florida deer
For immediate release: September 27, 2012 Media contact: Kevin Baxter, 727-896-8626 Viral disease detected in North Florida deer Florida is the latest state to report the presence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in its white-tailed deer herd. This viral disease has been confirmed in two deer and suspected in at least 10 others from North […]
2 charged for night hunting in Osceola WMA
For immediate release: September 27, 2012 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 2 charged for night hunting in Osceola WMA Two cousins were charged recently for night hunting deer in Osceola Wildlife Management Area (WMA) by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers. FWC K-9 Officer Bret Gill and Officer Joseph Johnston received information that two […]
Giant gator is a Mississippi record!
After the massive alligator had been hooked, hunter Tom Grant said, “It was an hour and a half of pure tug-of-war and chaos before we finally had him restrained.” That four-man effort, on Friday at a private hunting ranch in Mississippi, resulted in the capture of a gator weighing 697.5 pounds, the heaviest-ever in the […]
Squirrel season opens statewide Oct. 13 on private lands
For immediate release: September 25, 2012 Media contact: Stan Kirkland, 850-265-3676 Squirrel season opens statewide Oct. 13 on private lands If you consider yourself a squirrel hunter, then circle Oct. 13 on your calendar. That’s when the gray squirrel season opens throughout Florida on private lands. In previous years, the squirrel season always opened in […]
New All Tackle World Record Tuna Caught Off of Cabo
New All Tackle World Record Tuna Caught Off of Cabo – exlusive interview with the angler. “El Suertudo” is the perfect name for the 61 ft Viking, that belongs to Guy Yocom from Dana Point, California and Guy is the lucky angler that hauled in a monster yellow fin tuna, which looks to be a […]