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Insights For Hunters: Mastering Nighttime Deer Behavior For Successful Hunts
Insights for Hunters: Mastering Nighttime Deer Behavior for Successful Hunts
The hunting industry is steeped in tradition, yet constantly adapting [...]
Deer Disease Monitoring To Continue In Florida
Florida Deer (FWC)
Wildlife officials have not found any other deer infected with fatal chronic wasting disease after one tested positive last yea [...]
Florida Building Owners Provide Rooftop-Nesting Habitat For Shorebirds
FWC: Florida Building Owners Provide Rooftop-Nesting Habitat For Shorebirds
Shorebirds and seabirds normally nest on Florida's beaches, but as sho [...]
Join Florida Fish And Wildlife In ‘Shell-Ebration’ Of Gopher Tortoise Day
Gopher Tortoise Day (FWC)
Gopher Tortoise Day is an occasion to 'shell-ebrate', extended to you by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Comm [...]
Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission Needs Participants In New Photo Project
The FWC needs participants for an innovative new photo project (FWC)
The Everglades Wildlife Watch is a new Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation [...]
Bat Maternity Season Starts On April 16 In Florida
Bat (FWC)
The thirteen bat species found in Florida usually take up residence in trees, caverns, or other natural areas, but occasionally they are [...]
Florida Turkey Hunter Missing For Over 24 Hours Rescued By FWC K-9 Team
Deer Hunter (File)
A Turkey hunter who went missing in the Green Swamp East Wildlife Management Area in Polk County was located and rescued by a F [...]
FWC: Please Pause For Florida Panthers
Florida Panther (FWC)
The Florida panther, also known as the cougar or mountain lion, holds a special place in the natural heritage of Florida.
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Spiny Lobster Season Closes April 1 In Florida
Spiny Lobster (FWC)
The spiny lobster recreational and commercial seasons are close to harvesting in state and federal waters starting April 1 and [...]
Florida Recreational Harvest Of Atlantic Greater Amberjack Closes April 1
Greater Amberjack
The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in Atlantic state waters will close on April 1 and remain closed through April 30 [...]