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December’s traditions include holiday hunting

Outta The Woods 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 friends and reflect on the passing year.  Children will be out of school on winter break soon, and while the holiday season is upon us, so are several traditional hunting opportunities. The second phase of waterfowl and coot season comes in statewide Dec. 11...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Dec. 8

Speckled trout in the bay, some hybrids at the mouth of the river Bay:  Abundance of speckled trout being caught with DOAs and MirrOdines.  Sheepshead being caught with shucked clams and drum with fiddler crabs and soft baits such as Electric Chicken. Fresh: Mostly crappie. Some hybrids being caught at the mouth of the river with live shrimp and crank baits. Folks are catching hybrids up the 3 lbs. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license...

Cypress Cattle Company hosting dove hunt Dec. 11

Dove hunt and unique cypress gifts will be available Date/Time: Dec. 11 a.m. Location: Cypress Cattle Company 2890 R M Ward Rd., Ponce De Leon, FL Cypress Cattle Company will be hosting their third phase of dove hunting on Saturday, Dec. 11th. Hunt a 100-acre field of peanut, browntop millet and volunteer watermelon. Lots of birds in the field, with more arriving daily. Hunt will include skeet from 11-1 p.m., transportation to and from the field and a bird pickin’...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Dec. 1

Fishing is great in the bay, hunting good on Eglin Reservation Bay: Lot of fish being caught in the bay. Abundance of speckled trout being caught with DOAs and MirrOdines. Some redfish and sheepshead being caught with fiddler crabs. Folks are doing great even with the disruption of the weather and it getting colder. Fresh:  Mostly crappie. Some hybrids being caught at the mouth of the river with live shrimp and crank baits. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Nov. 24

Fishing is great in the bay, general gun season opens Nov. 25 Bay: Lot of fish being caught in the bay. Abundance of speckled trout, redfish, flounder being caught with DOAs and MirrOdines. Sheepshead being caught with fiddler crabs. Folks are doing great in the middle of the day between 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fresh:  Crappie and some catfish being caught. Some hybrids being caught at the mouth of the river with live shrimp and crank baits. Danny Copeland...

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 – Public lands Deer: Crossbow Season: Nov. 29 – Dec. 3 Antlered deer only by crossbow or bow Muzzleloading Gun Season: Dec. 4–10 and Feb. 21–27 – Antlered deer only by muzzleloader, crossbow or bow General Gun Season: Dec. 11 –...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Nov. 17

Good abundance of speckled trout along with scattered sheepshead and drum Bay: Lot of fish being caught in the bay. Abundance of speckled trout and scattered drum and sheepshead being caught. Fresh:  Hopefully the rain has helped the river levels a bit as folks were getting grounded with the water levels so low. Crappie and some catfish being caught. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free. Come on by! Click here for best times...

Walton County fishing and hunting report for Nov. 10

Good redfish and trout fishing! Bay: Lot of fish being caught in the bay. Redfish, speckled trout and flounder being caught on gigs and hook and line.  Great speckled trout fishing at the mouth of the river along with white trout. Fresh:  Scattered crappie being caught, even with the river so low it’s still good and mostly in the deep holes. Folks are catching with crappie minnows. Danny Copeland wants to remind folks that the resident shoreline license is free....