Facebook photos result in arrest
June 22, 2011
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigators arrested a Tampa man June 17 after receiving a complaint about photos that had been posted on Facebook.
The complaint said that a deer and alligator had been freshly killed and that the suspected hunter, Kyle Edwards, 21, was also in the photos.
The animals allegedly were killed near Bronson in Levy County on private property north of Otter Creek.
FWC Investigator James Smith interviewed Edwards, who stated that on June 10, he and a friend went to the property in Otter Creek to camp and shoot a new AK-47 he had recently purchased at a Tampa gun show.
The two men saw an alligator on the dirt road leading to the camp, and Edwards shot and killed it. He explained they cleaned it, ate some of the meat and later gave the rest of the alligator meat to friends. The carcass was disposed of on a dump pile near the camp.
The next day, Edwards said, he shot and killed the deer. After taking a photograph of the animal, they repeated the process by cleaning the deer, eating some of the meat and giving the rest to friends. That carcass also ended up in the dump pile.
Edwards admitted to posting the photographs on his Facebook page and later removing the photos. He gave Smith a written statement about the incidents.
FWC investigators were able to locate and document the two animal carcasses as evidence in the case.
Edwards was issued a citation for taking deer during the closed season and for the illegal taking of an American alligator, both second-degree misdemeanors.
Contact:
Karen Parker, 386-758-0525
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FWC extends alligator-hunting hours
June 9, 2011
At its meeting in St. Augustine Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) adopted a rule change that provides approximately four additional hours of daylight hunting to the state’s recreational alligator hunting season. The change will be in effect for this year’s season: Aug. 15 – Nov. 1.
In addition to providing the extended hours, the change establishes the legal hours from 5 p.m. until 10 a.m. during the annual 11-week season.
In developing the recommendation to add four hours of daylight hunting, FWC staff weighed biological considerations, people’s desire for additional daylight opportunities to hunt alligators, the concerns expressed about potential conflicts between alligator hunters and other users of lakes and rivers, and the unique and diverse views citizens have about alligators and their management in Florida.
Contact:
Tony Young, 850-488-7867
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A Warning To Outdoor Users About Echinococcus, From Worms
December 14, 2009
This is a warning to outdoor users about a potentially deadly biological event that could result from one’s curiosity to poke at and kick through scat from wolves, coyotes and foxes. Of course not everyone knowingly does this but many hunters, trappers and simply the curious, want to know what these animals have been eating.
Picture This!
October 28, 2009
With all the great stories, equipment, adventures and people out there I thought it would be great to get some pictures. If you have any pictures from a hunt, your gear or best of all you geared up that would be great. If you send in pictures I will post on our site as well as putting some of the best pictures on all our sites. Things I am looking for, but not limited to.
• Gear: Clothes, utility tools, ATV’s…
• Favorite weapons: guns, bows, sticks, stones…
• Best Duck Blind or Hide…
• You, family or friends dressed for the hunt…
• Where you hunt
All I need is a digital picture in any PC compatible format and a description of the picture. You can make the description as long or short as you would like. If there is a story behind the picture we would love to hear about it.
Send Pictures to:
Todd Krater
U.S. Hunting Today
Managing Editor
todd@ushuntingtoday.com
Note: If you want a picture posted and do not have a digital copy I would be willing to scan it for you. Please contact me for details.
US Hunting Today reserves the right to refuse any picture for any reason as well as edit it where appropriate.
Florida Farmer Will Not Face Charges For Shooting Bear
May 15, 2009
May 14, 2009
Contact: Pat Behnke, 850-251-2130
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers have determined a Santa Rosa County farmer was justified in shooting a large male bear while it was killing his goats.
Holley resident Jerry Lee Cash, 60, shot the 370-pound bear at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday inside a fenced enclosure at his farm on 3319 Bob Tolbert Rd. The bear killed two goats and was chasing others. FWC biologists already had been to Cash’s home twice in the past week after the bear killed five other goats. Read more
Florida Legislators Raid CCW Trust Fund – Try to Intimidate Governor
May 13, 2009
In a last minute sneak attack on gun owners, the Florida Legislature raided the concealed weapons and firearms licensing trust fund. This not only effects resident CCW license holders, but non-resident Florida license holders as well!
They took $6 million from the Division of Licensing Concealed Weapons and Firearm Trust Fund that is intended, by law, to be used solely for administering the concealed weapons and firearms licensing program. (Read background information below)
Please Call, Fax, or Email Governor Charlie Crist IMMEDIATELY, and ask him to veto the $6 Million trust fund sweep from the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Licensing authorized under Section 59 of the Conference Report of SB-2600. Read more
2009 Wild Turkey Bourbon Grand Nationals Finals
February 24, 2009
Senior Open
1. Jim Pollard, Charleston AR 453
2. Chris Parrish, Centralia MO 452
3. Sadler McGraw, Camden AL 446
4. Shane Hendershot, Zanesville OH 445
5. Mitchell Johnston, Purlear NC 444
6. Billy Yargus, Ewing MO 443
7. Mark Prudhomme, Georgetown SC 440
Doug Benefield, Newnan GA 440
8. Scott Ellis, Mulberry FL 439
Matthew Van Cise, Brookville PA 439
JR Lanham, Bunker MO 439
Josh Grossenbacher, Port Clinton OH 439
9. Kindell Keeton, Wilmington OH 437
10. Bradley Ruff, Elberton GA 432
Gobbling
1. Stephan Richardson, Springdale AR 226
2. Doug Benefield, Newnan GA 224
3. Scott Wilhelm, Chippewa Falls WI 224
4. Scott Ellis, Mulberry FL 220
5. Alex Vedrinski, Streetsboro OH 219
Florida NWTF Turkey Calling Championship
July 27, 2008
Scott Ellis, a contributing writer for U.S. Hunting Today and Skinny Moose Media, will be participating in the 2008 Florida National Wild Turkey Federation Turkey Calling Championships in Orlando, Florida next month. Scott is a 5-time winner of turkey calling events in Florida and will be joining others for this event. Read more
Scott Ellis 8th In U.S. Open Turkey Calling Championships
May 22, 2008
Scott Ellis, a contributing writer for U.S. Hunting Today, recently participated in the U.S. Open Turkey Calling Championships. He placed 8th. Our congratulations to Scott for his efforts.
1st- Matt VanCise
2nd Sadler McGraw
3rd Billy Yargus
4th James Harrison
5th Doug Bennefield
6th Chris Parrish
7th Mark Prudhomme
8th Scott Ellis
9th Walter Parrot
10th Mitchell Johnston
Should Employees Be Able To Keep Gun In Car At Work
March 21, 2008
We have heard this discussion often of late and in Florida once again they are debating a bill that would allow an employee to keep a gun in their car at work provided it is kept locked in the trunk or the glove compartment of their automobile.
News4JAX has a brief story about the proposed bill, SB1130, and quite interestingly they are running a poll to see what readers think of this bill. Here’s what the poll asks. Read more
