Hunting - Waterfowl

I generally refrain from the word “hate” unless it pertains to mosquitoes, heavy traffic, and the Boston Red Sox. This can make being a Florida resident problematic at times. But what I really hate right now are all the nice deer I’m seeing on social media. Lower Florida Bucks has been churning out pics of studs since August. I go catatonic flipping through that Instagram page. I’m also a Facebook follower of several Pennsylvania-based hunting groups. Their archery season...

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Rumor around campfire says it’s a tough start to the 2019 Stone Crab Season. Prices have been high for a few years as the harvest has been weak. This won’t stop folks from shelling out for these shellfish, but there is a price point that will discourage others. Hopefully conditions will improve as the season progresses. As I’ve written before, the reasons for poor crops are varied and poorly understood. For those hoping to catch their own, there are new… Read More »...

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Excellent piece in October’s Field & Stream magazine compiled by two of the finest gun and outdoor writers in the business, Phil Bourjaily and David E. Petzal – “25 Shotguns, Rifles, and Pistols of the Rich, the Famous, and the Infamous.” This isn’t your typical Top Whatever List. These are well-researched and written vignettes about the firearms of folks ranging from George Washington and Jack O’Conner to Gavrilo Princip and Harry Callahan. Fascinating ma...

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Anyone who believed aspects of the previous bear management plan or the 2015 black bear hunt were haphazard needs to peruse the recent update to the states comprehensive Florida Black Bear Management Plan. “Comprehensive” is the correct word, too. The level of detail about all things bear is incredible. Kudos to FWC on their industry in this matter. If you recall, black bear hunting was postponed indefinitely until the management plan was updated. I was outraged at the time. It…...

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I’d say six-to-nine months ago a biology professor from some university or college in Michigan e-mailed me in hopes of securing a dead marsh rabbit for study. And a pocket gopher. Should’ve held onto that e-mail as it was unique. Different, for sure, than the standard “Where Should I Hog Hunt” communications I get. Being a paranoid Interweb fellow, I responded but with few details, just in case this was a Grady Judd sting operation for the unlawful trafficking of… ...

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Since last Saturday, Carolyn has been wining and dining her way through Italy with her mother and a consortium of other lovely ladies. From our time zone-challenged phone calls, apparently she’s accomplished both in extraordinary measure. Her photos of the Italian countryside are breathtaking. Gonna be a tough return to reality when she gets home this Sunday. Me I was left behind to parent the kids. Plus, it’s deer season. I wouldn’t miss being in the woods during October for&#...

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