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Walton County fishing and hunting report for Sept. 29

Snapper season opens again and dove season kicks off Oct. 2 Bay: Flounder are showing up and getting caught with a hook and line.  Spanish mackerel along with redfish being caught with Johnson and Acme Kastmaster spoons. Fresh: River fishing is good but the water level very low. Crappie and shellcracker being caught. Gulf: Red snapper season is opening up again in Oct. on the weekends. Click here for best times The fishing report is brought to you by Copeland’s....

Women’s outdoor workshops coming to Quincy Oct. 8-10

Workshop teaches skills associated with fishing, hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation 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 three-day workshop will be Oct. 8-10 at the Wallwood Boy Scout Camp, 23 Wallwood BSA Drive, Quincy.  Sessions begin Friday at 10 a.m. and...

FWC offers hunter safety course in Bay County

Classes start Oct. 5 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is offering a free hunter safety course in Bay County. The course will be conducted at Gulf Coast Community College, in the second-floor lecture hall of the Student Union East building, 5230 West U.S. 98 in Panama City.  Instruction will be from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 5, 7, 12 and 14.  The range portion of the class will be Oct. 16 from 7-11 a.m. People who have taken the...

2010 Boar Squirrel hunting tournament at Red Bay Nov. 20

Red Bay Grocery and Nick’s Seafood Restaurant hosting annual event Date: Nov. 20 Time: 6 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: Red Bay Grocery 8704 Highway 81 S Official Rules: Entry Fee: $30 Hunting may begin at safe daylight on Saturday, November 20, 2010. Tournament ends at 12 Noon Saturday, November 20, 2010, at Red Bay Grocery. Any contestant not checked in with the tournament director by 12 pm will be disqualified. Entry fee is non refundable....

Save Your Weekend! Florida Hunter Safety Course available online

FWC approved online course offers students opportunity to learn at their own pace With hunting season fast approaching, many people are scrambling to get into a hunter safety class and obtain the necessary certification to purchase a Florida Hunting License. The traditional Florida Hunter Safety Classroom Course is a minimum of 15 hours in length, conducted over 3-4 weeknights or an entire weekend. Many people find it difficult to spare that much time to attend a class which, until now,...

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...

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...