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Northwest Florida hunting season dates for 2010-2011

FWC general hunting dates (Seasons and dates are not applicable to wildlife management areas) Season for Northwest Zone Hunting: General gun season reopens Dec.11 – 25. Don’t forget you need a $5 deer license! Zone D – Northwest Florida – … Continue reading

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Food plots planted in Point Washington State Forest encourages wildlife habitats

U.S. Forestry and FWC plant grasses to stimulate turkey brooding habitat The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, in Point Washington and the Florida Fish and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are working together to promote wildlife brooding … Continue reading

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Outta’ the Woods: December’s holiday hunting traditions

Know your bag limits when hunting waterfowl by Tony Young There’s finally a chill and a certain festiveness in the air as most of us try to take time off from work to enjoy spending quality time with family and … Continue reading

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Outta the Woods: hunting season regulations explained

Give thanks for hunting seasons galore November means the 2009-10 huntin’ season’s in full swing.  This month, general gun, fall turkey, quail and gray squirrel, snipe and the second phase of mourning and white-winged dove hunting seasons open. The first … Continue reading

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Crossbows, muzzleloaders and doves, oh my

Outta’ the  Woods By Tony Young Football season’s in full swing, and the 2009-10 hunting season’s starting to crank up. Archery season’s been going on in most of the state, and in this issue, I want to talk about three … Continue reading

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FWC to host open house for Blackwater Quail Enhancement Area

Proposals to enhance quail habitat and hunting discussed The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites everyone with an interest in bobwhite quail management on the Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties to an … Continue reading

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FWC announces 2009-2010 bird hunting season

Rail and Common Moorhen Season: Sept. 1 – Nov. 9, 2009 Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset Bag Limits (daily/possession): Clapper & king rails – 15/30 (singly or in aggregate) Sora & Virginia rails – 25/25 (singly or … Continue reading

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New rule changes to Florida Quota Hunt Program for 2009-2010 season

New rule changes to the Quota Hunt Program that improves the state’s regulation of hunting on wildlife management areas The following major changes to the quota program were approved by the FWC Commission on Feb. 4, 2009 and will be … Continue reading

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Hunter safety course offered in Okaloosa County

Classes will be held Aug. 3-6 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Okaloosa County. The course will be at the Okaloosa County Extension Office, 5479 Old Bethel Rd. in Crestview.  … Continue reading

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FWC announces 2008-09 migratory game bird and early waterfowl hunting seasons

Crow Season: Aug. 9 – Oct. 26, 2008 (Saturdays and Sundays only) and Nov. 11, 2008 – Feb. 18, 2009 Shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset Bag limit: No bag or possession limits Rail and common moorhen Season: … Continue reading

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