outdoors Archive

Have you ever been fishing and wished there was a sign saying right where the fish are? Well, fish attractors and the buoys that mark them are intended to do just that.
We all know that sport fish…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at its Pensacola commission meeting today, Sept. 6, passed a rule prohibiting the importation of live captive deer into Florida from out-of…

Today, Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced four additional license-free fishing days.    
Governor Scott said, “Florida’s license-free fishing d…

Even though you can hardly tell, summer is almost over. Kids have returned to school, football is back on TV, and hunting season has been going on for a month now in south Florida. Most of us have al…

FWC implements special-events license exemption for disabled vets, military personnel

If you have ever considered becoming a Master Gardener, learn more about the program by attending one of two informational sessions.  The first will be held on Friday, September 6 at 10 a.m. at the C…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists are asking the public to report sightings of three rare snake species: Florida pine snake, southern hognose snake and short-tailed s…

Following months of meetings and evaluations of public preferences, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has formulated possible changes to deer hunting in northwest Florida fo…

Pensacola Tides
 
Saturday, August 17, 2013
                                    2:27 AM CDT Moonset
                                    6:16 AM CDT Sunrise
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The public has reported hundreds of sightings of Florida panthers to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) website launched a year ago, where people can record when and where th…