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Boy Kills 1,051-Pound Monster Hog
An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog that just may be the biggest pig ever found. Jamison Stone’s father says the hog his son killed weighed a 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. Think hams as big as car […]
Public access to Lake Jackson via Road 16 restored
For immediate release: August 31, 2012 Contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426 Public access to Lake Jackson via Road 16 restored Road 16 in the Prairie Lakes Unit of Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will reopen Sept. 1. A half-mile section of the road has been closed since late November 2011 for construction and improvements to […]
License-free saltwater fishing fun Saturday, Sept. 1
For immediate release: August 30, 2012 Contact: Amanda Nalley, 850-410-4943 See saltwater fishing photos at Flickr.com/Photos/MyFWCmedia. License-free saltwater fishing fun Saturday, Sept. 1 Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend? Why not get out on the water and experience some of Florida’s finest fishing? Saltwater recreational anglers can fish without a recreational fishing […]
FWC urges boat owners to secure their vessels before storm hits
For immediate release: August 24, 2012 Contact: Katie Purcell, 850-459-6585 Follow the FWC on Twitter for storm-related news and updates. Go to Twitter.com/MyFWC. FWC urges boat owners to secure their vessels before storm hits The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advises boat owners to secure their boats properly in advance of possible sustained […]
HI woman just misses record half-ton marlin catch
HONOLULU (AP) — A 5-foot-9-inch woman tournament fishing in Hawaii waters fought a 12-foot marlin more than four hours before getting it on her team’s boat and weighing it at more than a half-ton — a would-be world record. But 28-year-old Molly Palmer is missing out on the glory and thousands in tournament prize money […]