The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking hunters across the state to provide information on when they think white-tailed deer are breeding. ...more

August 27, 2009

The art of alligator hunting will be discussed at a training seminar from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the Florida State Fairgrounds. ...more

August 2, 2008

The fine art and nuance of alligator hunting will be discussed at an alligator hunting training seminar from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The free course is offered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The instructor is commission alligator biologist Steve Stiegler. The discussion will cover topics such as alligator programs, legal methods of hunting, areas where the annual hunt is allowed, equipment and alligator carcass processing. ...more

August 1, 2008

Gator hunters who were denied a permit by a computer glitch will have a second chance when the state opens another round of applications June 17. ...more

June 6, 2008

Disappointed gator hunters prevented from getting a permit this week by a balky computer will have a second chance when the state opens another round of applications on June 17. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - Hunters have snapped up nearly all the available permits for this year's alligator hunting season, leaving only about 100 this morning of the roughly 4,800 permits that were to be issued. ...more

June 4, 2008

In its last months in office, the Bush administration has decided to spend time and energy on upending long-standing restrictions on carrying loaded guns in national parks. ...more

May 11, 2008

Florida wildlife officials plan to issue more permits than ever for the state's public alligator hunting season, now in its 20th year. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA - For 11 weeks starting in August, alligator hunters, most of them amateurs, will ply the nighttime lakes and rivers of Florida in search of hides, meat and the thrill of boating one of the state's signature reptiles. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA – Hillsborough County deputies say they have finished their search for a reported gunman near a Tampa elementary school. They say they did not find anyone. ...more

November 9, 2007