Field Notes
Out of State Destinations: St. Marks, Florida
If you like small coastal towns and accessible natural environments, you should take a look at what St. Marks, Florida, has to offer.[…]
Florida
Fishing Tournaments
Slidell boater participating in FLW Costa Series rescued Thursday night, co-angler missing
A Slidell man participating in the Costa FLW Series on Lake Okeechobee in Florida was rescued late Thursday night after his boat was wrecked or had been swamped, but his co-angler has not been found.[…]
Hurricane Coverage
LDWF agents deployed to Florida in aftermath of Hurricane Irma
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headed to Florida on Sunday to assist with security and search and rescue efforts there in the wake of Hurricane Irma.[…]
Alligator
Check out video of giant Florida gator
Where’s Troy Landry when you need him?
The star of Swamp People on the History Channel would probably have loved to fill a tag with the giant gator that was captured on video Sunday east of Tampa, Fla.[…]
News Breaker
Melancon snapper letter ‘inaccurate,’ Florida agency head says
The ongoing turmoil at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continued Thursday in the wake of its opposition to regional management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico — but this time another state is involved in the dust-up.[…]
Fishing
Florida girl killed after being hit by sturgeon jumping in boat
A 5-year-old Florida girl died last week after a sturgeon in the Suwannee River jumped into the boat she was riding in and struck her, according to online reports.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Huge grouper swallows 4-foot shark
Sharks are the bullies of the ocean, prowling around just looking to push other fish around, right? That’s probably the impression most have of the toothy fish.[…]
News Breaker
Metairie kayak angler lands sailfish off Florida beach
Robby Ruel and his friend Mitchell Chevalier, both from Metairie, make regular trips to Destin, Fla., to enjoy the white sand, crystal clear water, and trolling for king mackerel — from kayaks.[…]
Hunting
37 pythons killed in Florida pilot hunt
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Hunters participating in a pilot program aimed at helping eradicate giant, nonnative Burmese pythons from South Florida took 37 of the invasive constrictors, wildlife officials said Nov. 3.[…]