Tag Archives: North Central Florida

Florida turkey hunting season in full swing amid national shortages

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Don’t worry, this Thanksgiving Floridians will still be gobbling turkey as November approaches, while other states face turkey shortages.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission does not plan to change its fall 2023 and spring 2024 turkey hunting schedule as of Sept. 18, according to FWC …

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DeSantis requests aid for Big Bend fishing industries

Governor Ron DeSantis requested assistance for North Central Florida’s fishing industry to repair damage from Hurricane Idalia.  He wrote a letter on Wednesday to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to issue a federal fisheries declaration providing federal funding for offshore, nearshore and inshore fisheries to rebuild. In DeSantis’ letter, he …

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