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Many anglers target black crappie during the cooler months in Florida. Nonresident anglers avoiding the deeper chill up north congregate around these premier fisheries every winter to join Florida’s own fishers who enjoy pursuing and harvesting the succulent panfishes. Crappies are high-profile fish with their own enthusiasts. CrappieUSA kicked off its 2012 season with an […]

The Feb. 7 workshop starts at 1 p.m.; regular sessions Feb. 8-9 start at 8:30 a.m. at the Florida Public Safety Institute Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy, 215 Academy Dr., Havana. All meetings are open to the public. The stock assessment workshop will provide the Commissioners an opportunity to discuss and share ideas about state

A Live Oak man has been charged with taking too many black bass at the Eagle Lake Fish Management Area in Hamilton County on Jan. 23. Sabino R. Fuentes (DOB 08/29/79) received the citation for taking game fish by an illegal method, going over the bag limit of black bass and possession of undersized black

Red drum and spotted seatrout management changes made by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at their November 2011 meeting will take effect Feb. 1. Many of these changes mean more angling opportunities, including increased recreational bag limits in some regions and longer spotted seatrout fishing seasons for commercial fishermen. Changes affecting red

Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens arrested a man suspected of setting a fire in a wildlife area filled with hunters early Saturday morning. Wardens observed Jacob Thogmartin, 26, of Ramona, Calif., coming out of the brush without a weapon and acting suspiciously just outside of the Wister Wildlife Area in Imperial County. When

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) will release the 2012 Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) for the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program on Feb. 15, 2012. Applications will be accepted beginning at 8 a.m. Feb. 15, 2012 through 3 p.m. March 30, 2012. The 2012 PSN will be posted at www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Administration/Grants/FRGP/Solicitation.asp on Feb. 15. Applications can

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is seeking assistance from the public regarding recent deer poaching in the Cassel area in Shasta County. On Dec. 10, the remains of a buck were discovered by wardens in the Cassel area. On Jan. 20, a second illegally killed buck was discovered in the same area. Both

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is offering a new way to anonymously report outdoor-related violations to the agency’s Enforcement Division agents. It’s called tip411 and is as simple as sending a text message. CitizenObserver, the tip411 provider, uses technology that removes all identifying information before the AGFC receives the text so that the AGFC

Here’s a link to pay online: https://www.ark.org/agfc/permitting/status.php To pay by check or money order, here’s our mailing address: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 2 Natural Resources Dr. Little Rock, AR 72205 Checks must be postmarked by February 13 2012.