outdoors Archive

There are few places in the world where you can walk through swamps, prairies, beaches, flat woods and a Civil War battlefield. In Florida, you can see this all in a matter of a month, or if you are Deanna Doane, 19 days.

At 26 years old, Doane recently completed the fastest supported known time in Florida National Scenic Trail history.

The more than 25,000 Floridians with recreational crab traps will soon have to make some changes.

A new Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission regulation, which went into effect March 1, requires crab traps to have a rigid opening no larger than six-by-two inches.

The purpose of this change is to help reduce the bycatch of diamondback terrapins in crab traps.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4833 hosted a fishing clinic sponsored by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

PACE – This year’s Sportsmen Givin’ Back event was a huge success and was able to raise and donate funds to seven local charities and two young boys battling cancer.

Together, the 2019 recipients …

PACE — Stonebrook Golf Club’s July 27 dogfight results are as follows:

Pitbull of the Month: Rod Manning

Flight A

T1st
Jeff Shelph
+3

T1st
Ken Varisco
+3

3rd
Larry …

PACE — Stonebrook Golf Club’s June 22 dogfight results are as follows:

Flight A
 
1st    Don Trombley +7
2nd   Ivy Norton     +4 
3rd   Tom Couchman+1
T4th   Ralph Drexler               …

FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report

Sea turtles digging their nests to lay eggs on Florida’s beaches face a new 21st century hazard: someone snapping a flash photo with a cell phone.
 
March 1 is the official start of the sea turtl…

FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report

FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report