The sad story of a man who went fishing and never returned
Sad news this week about David Richard Clark, an avid fisherman from Tallahassee who went boating Monday in Apalachee Bay and never returned. Clark, 61, launched his 18-foot Carolina Skiff Monday...
View ArticleTis the season for: manatees, whales and ducks
As Thanksgiving approaches, South Florida outdoors enthusiasts shift their attention to the things that the onset of winter brings, including ducks, manatees and whales. Let’s start with ducks. The...
View ArticleSecond phase of duck-hunting season kicks off with a bang
It’s been happy hunting for those early morning risers who venture out to the wetlands well before dawn to hunt fast-flying quarry. Last weekend — the opening weekend for the second phase of the...
View ArticleYouth spring turkey hunt this weekend
Before the regular turkey hunting season gets into full strut, kids get a chance at gobblers. This weekend, March 10-11, is the Youth Spring Turkey Hunt Weekend in parts of Florida other than South...
View ArticleHunter education, cleanup set for this weekend at J.W. Corbett
Two events to consider this weekend at the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area in northern Palm Beach County. First, the Florida Sportsmen’s Conservation Association is looking for volunteers for its...
View ArticleBow hunting course, bass tournament, island cleanup, kayak fishing seminar...
Four events set for this weekend (April 28-29) that should satisfy a variety of outdoor cravings: *Volunteers are needed from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday to help clean up Munyon Island in the Lake Worth...
View ArticleDive-flag enforcement detail planned this weekend
For divers and snorkelers, the red-and-white dive flag is the primary tool used to warn passing powerboat operators that people are in the water. As the weather warms and more divers and snorkelers are...
View ArticleLaw enforcement officers to target boaters using alcohol, drugs
On-the-water law-enforcement agencies are gearing up for a stepped-up enforcement effort this weekend (June 23-24) targeting boat operators who are drinking or using drugs. Nine people died in Florida...
View ArticleFWC elects new chairman, keeps snook harvest closed on state’s west coast
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission elected Winter Park attorney Kenneth Wright as its new chairman during its meeting in Palm Beach Gardens this week. “I am honored to be elected...
View ArticleBig Cypress preserve sponsors poetry contest
Big Cypress National Preserve is looking for the Walt Whitmans out there who are willing to write poetry about the natural beauty or cultural history of the preserve east of Naples. In honor of...
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