9-8-10   Two Inverness residents were arrested when an investigation uncovered they had illegally taken a deer and then posted the photos on Facebook. William Andrew Buchanan (DOB 08/26/89) and Tara Anne Carver (DOB 09/06/82) were cited for possession of wildlife taken illegally, according to investigators from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). “FWC [...]

9-7-10   Wanted:  Adventurous and outdoorsy women wishing to learn more about Florida’s great outdoors in a comfortable, noncompetitive, hands-on environment.  If this could be you, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to participate in a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop. The next three-day workshop will be Oct. 8-10 in Quincy near Tallahassee [...]

9-6-10           A Jacksonville man was killed Sunday at 9:15 p.m. in a boating accident on Kingsley Lake, located at Camp Blanding.          Edgar A. Roche, 10/26/78, was riding a personal watercraft (PWC) along the shoreline after dark, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials.         Roche was running the PWC on [...]

9-6-10                A Jacksonville teen was injured in a boating accident Saturday at 2 p.m. on Hampton Lake in Bradford County.              Kent Winton, 9/7/97, was being towed on a tube by his father, William Winton, 4/5/67, just off the T-dock located at 7157 S.W. 9th Street in Hampton, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife [...]

9-2-10   During this Labor Day weekend, enjoy the waterways but don’t drink or do drugs and then operate that boat. With the final long weekend of summer approaching, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will be patrolling the rivers and lakes in north Florida, checking for those who are boating under [...]

 9-1-10   News Release   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a final rule on Wednesday permanently prohibiting the chasing of foxes and coyotes with dogs within an enclosure in Florida. The FWC has worked on this issue for more than a year, and the practice was temporarily prohibited in February. Maj. Curtis Brown, [...]

 9-1-10               The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding boaters to be extra cautious and obey manatee speed zone signs as they head out on the state’s waterways during the Labor Day weekend.             During warm weather, manatees move throughout Florida’s estuaries and rivers. Boaters can help keep manatees safe by following [...]

8-31-10               A Chiefland man is facing several charges stemming from his activities at a weekly bass tournament in Dixie County.             Cedric Jerome Perry (DOB 07/03/79) confessed to catching fish in other lakes and then bringing them to the weigh-in at the bass tournament at the Joe Anderson Boat Ramp in Old Town, according [...]

8-18-10   News Release   A new statute concerning certain nonnative reptiles in Florida went into effect July 1, and new regulations concerning these same species will go into effect Aug. 23. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to help people understand these new rules at a perfect venue: the National Reptile Breeders Expo [...]

8-17-19   News Release   The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants public and local government input on a draft plan that will ensure a sustainable and socially acceptable Florida black bear population throughout the state. The FWC will hold public meetings to gather input on the plan in several locations around the state.  The [...]