Jan 18, 2013
When hunting dogs venture on the wrong property
After a year of maintaining roads, tending to food plots, monitoring game cameras and placing tree stands, hunters are more than ready to deer hunt. But sometimes, the unexpected happens and a huntin…
Jan 18, 2013
Tides – Jan. 16, 2013
PENSACOLA BAY Thursday 6:45 a.m. Sunrise 7:48 a.m. Low tide 0.05 Feet 10:23 a.m. Moonrise 4:28 p.m. High tide 0.55 Feet 5:12 p.m. Sunset 11:30 p.m. Moonset Friday 4:19 a.m. Low tide -0.07 Feet 6:45 a…
Jan 10, 2013
Outta the Woods – Follow ‘rule of halves’ in managing for turkeys
Whether you oversee a large tract of land or own a smaller parcel, there are many wildlife management techniques you can use to help attract and keep wild turkeys on your property. Wild turkeys, like…
Jan 10, 2013
Panhandle blue crab trap closure under way
Recreational and commercial blue crab harvesters in certain areas of the Panhandle can no longer have their blue crab traps in the water as of Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. This clo…
Jan 8, 2013
Panthers on the prowl once again thanks to puma imports
When wildlife managers imported eight female Texas pumas in hopes they would mate with native Florida panthers, they knew they were taking a bit of a risk. But a new University of Florida research st…
Jan 4, 2013
Deer hunting active during the rut
If there’s one thing hard-core deer hunters focus on, it’s when bucks tend to be most visible as they search for does to breed – a time known as the rut. What many hunters may not grasp is does, the …
Dec 28, 2012
Trapping wild pigs is his specialty
People have all kinds of different hobbies but Greg Rhinehart has one that is a bit out of the ordinary. He is a self-taught wild hog trapper and where he sets his traps, no swine is safe. This past…
Dec 27, 2012
New Chumuckla Springs Boat Ramp to open Dec. 31
The new Chumuckla Springs Boat Ramp at 10501 Chumuckla Springs Boat Ramp Road will open to the public at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31. The new facility replaces the Sandy Landing Boat Ramp, which is privat…
Dec 24, 2012
FWC Report – Dec. 7-13 2012
SANTA ROSA COUNTY FWC Officers worked the annual Family Hunt within Blackwater WMA. On the evening of December 7, Officers Steve Hoomes and Danny Arnette, along with FWC Biologist Barbara Almario and…