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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
