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Proposed changes to deer regulations in Zone D
The FWC worked with stakeholders to develop proposed rule amendments to hunting regulations that would implement greater antler regulations and change the number and timing of the antlerless deer days (“doe days”) for Zone D. These proposals are part of a larger project aimed at managing deer on a smaller geographic scale with greater stakeholder […]
REPORT on Gun Control/Committee Action
DATE: February 6, 2014 TO: USF & NRA Member and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President We had great success this week and that success simply would not have been possible without your help in responding to our Alerts and YOU taking the time to contact Committee members. […]
Possible Record-Setting Python Killed In Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (CBSMiami) – A giant python that was found and killed Tuesday may be the largest python ever caught in the state of Florida. The man who killed the python, Bobby Hill, was on a levee 5 miles north of Tamiami Trail just west of Krome Avenue when he came across the 18-foot, 2-inch […]
World-record Moose Verified!
For Heinz Naef, the verification of his record Alaska-Yukon moose by a Boone and Crockett Club (B&C) panel was the proverbial icing on the cake. Naef’s record was all but official when the rack was scored by B&C measurer Clint Walker last month at 263-1/8. However, Naef needed to bring his moose to Reno, Nevada for […]
Florida Alert! House Bill to Stop Discrimination against Gun Owners by Insurance Companies
DATE: February 3, 2014 TO: USF & NRA Member and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President House Bill 255 by Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Shalimar) is scheduled for a hearing in the House Insurance and Banking Committee TOMORROW on Tuesday, February 4, at 4:00 pm. HB-255 is a bill […]