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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Where does your money go?

Ever wonder where your money goes when you plunk it down for a fishing license? A great way to illustrate your dollars at work requires a trip to Lake Panasoffkee in Central Florida.
Lake Panasoffkee, designated an Outstanding Florida Water, is a 4,460-acre Fish Management Area in Sumter County, near Interstate 75. But it took [...]

That bunch of seaweed on the beach teems with life

When walking the beach this spring break, pause and ponder the virtues of stranded seaweed. Those scattered clumps along the high-tide line actually have a name - beach wrack - and are a pivotal part of the beach ecosystem.
“Many might think sand makes a beach, but it’s the wrack that truly brings a beach to [...]

What can a White Tailed Deer See? Wear Hunter Orange

It would surprise most people that deer are for the most part colorblind. During the day, deer see colors in what we could consider blue to yellow-green and some believe they are completely red-green colorblind. Studies have shown that white-tailed deer have two classes of cone photoreceptors while humans have three. Deer have dichromatic (two-color) [...]

02 20 09 Light Tackle Angler Fishing Report

Light Tackle Angler Capt John Follweiler and Capt David King go over late February fishing out of Fort Pirece Florida. Schools of bait and sardines at 12 buoy the pods are coming in and out. King Fish are on the bar and 5-6 pound trigger fish are being caught. Inshore- Snook fishing pretty good in [...]

FWC arrests two for illegal gill netting

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers arrested two Palm Beach County men early Wednesday and charged them with a variety of offenses related to the constitutional ban on the use of gill nets in state waters and illegal possession of fish. Arrested were Charles Christopher Mischloney, 37, of 3072 Walker Ave, Green Acres [...]

FWC arrests seven suspected of shooting and killing protected birds

Simply by being in the right place at the right time Tuesday evening, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) were able to arrest a group of people suspected of shooting and killing protected birds.
Officer Dan Stermen was on routine patrol of Curcie Grade and County Road 92 in Collier County, when [...]

Hunter’s Specialties H.S. Strut HS Undertaker Turkey Choke Tubes

Hunter’s Specialties? H.S. Strut? HS Undertaker Turkey Choke Tubes are designed for top performance with Hevi-Shot? load (bismuth and tungsten matrix). Delivers 90% of the shot in a 30” circle at 40 yards.

FWC officer captures escaped prisoner

A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officer captured an escaped prisoner Tuesday in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, almost two days after he fled the DeSoto County Jail in Arcadia. Officer Randy Vaughn spotted the convicted sexual predator, considered dangerous by law enforcement authorities, on Burnt Store Road and arrested the man.
Jorge Delgado, 42, [...]

Governor Crist tours Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center

Governor Charlie Crist Tuesday toured Florida’s first privately developed conservation facility for youths with media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner and his son Beau Turner, whose vision and generosity made the center a reality.
The Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center, in Jefferson County, just east of Tallahassee, opened in March 2008 and is the only [...]

The Pastime Of Fishing & Dealing With Fly Fishing Basics & Fishing Pole

There are several things that you will want to keep in mind if you want to tie good bass fishing techniques knots. First, the quality of your fly fishing knots will directly affect how well you can fish. The knots used are typically the weakest point of a rod and line assembly. This is due [...]