September 7, 2010

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Northwest Florida championship Rodeo October 7, 8 and 9

Get your cowboy on and enjoy a 66 year rodeo tradition The Kiwanis Club of Bonifay is hosting the 66th Annual Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo at Memorial Field Oct. 7 -9 starting at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Gates will open daily at 5:30 p.m. The Bonifay Kiwanis Club Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo is a PRCA  (Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association) sanctioned Dodge Series Rodeo. In conjunction with the rodeo, there will be a Rodeo Parade through downtown Bonifay on Friday and Saturday...

FWC extends crossbow season; restricts firearms used on public-land spring turkey hunts

33 days added to Northwest Zone D The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) passed a new rule Sept. 1, 2010 in Pensacola Beach that will extend zonal crossbow seasons by a month, thereby running concurrently with archery season, beginning July 2011. The FWC received requests from Florida hunters who want more crossbow-hunting opportunities – not only more hunting days, but also to be allowed to take deer of either sex, which is legal in many other states, including...

Green heron spotted on Mussett Bayou

This beautiful green heron (Butorides virescens) was spotted perched on a long leaf pine along Mussett Bayou in Santa Rosa Beach. A small, stocky wading bird, the green heron is common in wet spots across much of North America. It can be difficult to see as it stands motionless waiting for small fish to approach within striking range, but it frequently announces its presence by its loud squawking. Cool Facts •    The green heron is one of the few tool-using...

Florida hunters tuning up their bows for archery season

Before you take to the woods check on the major changes to hunting regulations this year Outta’ The Woods by Tony Young Even though you can hardly tell, summer is officially over.  Kids have returned to school, and hunting season’s already been going on for a month now in South Florida.  Finally, the time of year we’ve been waiting for is upon us – the beginning of archery season. Besides hunting the rut, archery season provides a great opportunity to...

It’s official: Red snapper season extended through Nov. 21

Season opens Oct. 1 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Anglers got some good news on Sept. 2 as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) agreed to reopen the recreational harvest season for red snapper in Gulf of Mexico state waters for eight straight three-day weekends this fall.  This action coincides with a proposed open season for red snapper that is expected to be implemented in Gulf federal waters off of Florida on the same dates. “This is just...