The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Florida residents can save on school supplies and outdoor gear during two 2026 sales tax holidays. The back-to-school sales tax holiday will be from July 20 through Aug. 20. Save on hunting, fishing ...

Florida lawmakers passed a $114.5 billion budget last month. Florida TaxWatch has released its annual list of "budget turkeys,” including $50 million for Hillsborough College improvements associated ...

Florida TaxWatch has released its annual list of "budget turkeys,” including $50 million for Hillsborough College improvements associated with a proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium. Florida’s biggest ...

(WLUK) -- Turkey hunters in Wisconsin registered nearly 48,000 birds in the 2026 spring turkey season, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Monday. Preliminary totals show 47,725 ...

Florida TaxWatch says lawmakers packed the 2026-27 state budget with $829.7 million in spending items that weren't properly vetted in public, continuing a five-year trend the fiscal watchdog group ...

Florida lawmakers approved a tax package that includes sales tax holidays for outdoor supplies and back-to-school items. If signed by the governor, the tax cuts are estimated to reduce state and local ...

The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks approved new rules in its May meeting that not only reduce the bag limit for nonresident turkey hunters in Mississippi, but will also dictate when ...

KENTUCKY, USA — A record-number of turkeys were harvested in Kentucky this spring, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. Hunters harvested a record 36,439 turkeys during the 2026 ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...