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Florida Sportsman Expo comes to Northwest Florida Fairgrounds Feb. 25-26

Everything fishing, hunting and boating Florida Sportsman magazine will be hosting the popular Florida Sportsman Expo at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds in Fort Walton Beach the weekend of Feb. 25-26, 2012. The expo is like a three-ring circus for anglers, boaters and hunters, featuring continuous seminar stages, casting ponds, kids’ events, a hands-on rigging table, free fly and net-casting lessons, the newest line-up of boats in all sizes, and exhibits by Florida’s Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Rows and rows...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 25

Fishing is good, deer are starting to rut! Choctawhatchee Bay: Speckled trout, flounder and redfish at the mouth of the river. Fishing seems to be better later in the day. Creeks/river: River starting to rise. Fishing good over at Alaqua. Deer are on the move with the bucks starting to chase the does. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the contrary to what FWC has stated about not printing the regulation books, plenty of the new 2012 books have...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Jan. 18

Fishing is good, deer are finally on the move! Choctawhatchee Bay: Speckled trout and redfish along with a few sheepshead. Hearing a few folks are gigging flounder. Creeks/river: Around the mouth of the river folks are catching some mid-size hybrids. Crappie in the river. Deer are on the move finally with the bucks starting to chase the does. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the contrary to what FWC has stated about not printing the regulation books, plenty of...

Antlerless deer season Dec. 26 – Jan. 1

Season helps ensure healthy deer population By Stan Kirkland, FWC Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the idea of an antlerless deer season in Florida would have been met with skepticism. After all, it was during that time when deer were being released in different areas around the state in an effort to rebuild populations. Hunters know this better than anyone, but the recovery is long since complete and antlerless deer hunting is now an accepted and necessary deer management...

2011 Boar Squirrel hunting tournament at Red Bay Dec. 3

Red Bay Grocery and Nick’s Seafood Restaurant hosting annual event Date: Dec. 3 Time: 5:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: Red Bay Grocery 8704 Highway 81 S Official Rules: Entry Fee: $20 Hunting may begin at safe daylight on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. Tournament ends at 12 Noon Saturday, Dec. 3, at Red Bay Grocery. Any contestant not checked in with the tournament director by 12 pm will be disqualified. Entry fee is non refundable. Scoring: Up to ten (10)...

FWC offers hunter safety course in Walton County

Class held in DeFuniak Springs Nov. 5 – 6 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Walton County. The course is at the Shooting Range, 955 Smith Road in DeFuniak Springs. Instruction is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 5 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 6. An adult must accompany children under age 16 at all times. Students should bring a pencil and paper with them to...

Dove season arrives in Northwest Florida

First of three phases runs from Oct. 1 – 24 From the FWC –  By Stan Kirkland, FWC For many Florida hunters the mourning dove season marks the opening of the hunting season. The first phase of the season runs from Oct. 1 – 24, with shooting allowed from noon to legal sunset. Both mourning doves and white-winged doves are legal to take during the three phase season. Eurasian collared doves, an exotic species now found throughout many parts of...