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FWC Law Enforcement Report
March 1, 2016
The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekly period ending February 25 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officer Manning checked an individual fishing with a cast net at the 12th Avenue Bridge which is over Bayou Texar. Officer Manning spoke to the subject and asked how he was doing and how many mullet he had caught. The subject replied that he knew he had over 50 and was just trying to make some money. The subject did not have a commercial fishing license. The subject was in possession of 315 mullet, while the daily bag limit is 50. Officer Manning issued a notice to appear citation to the subject for over the bag limit of mullet. The fish were seized as evidence.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Officer Hutchinson was working after sunset targeting illegal hunting activity. Approximately 30 minutes after legal shooting hours had ended, he heard a shot from a rifle directly south of his location. Officer Hutchinson walked towards the location where the shot came from and discovered that the gate at the edge of the field was open. Using his binoculars, he observed a subject at the south end of the field shining a flashlight near a deer feeder. He made contact with the subject who later admitted to shooting at deer after legal shooting hours in the moonlight. The subject claimed that he hit the deer when he shot at it but was unable to locate it. When asked why he shot after legal shooting hours, the subject said that he was trying to kill, before anyone else, a big buck that he saw on a game camera. The subject was issued a notice to appear for attempting to take game after legal shooting hours. The deer was not recovered.
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. Information provided by FWC.
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3 Responses to “FWC Law Enforcement Report”
We the people of The Mosquito Lagoon Coalition do hereby demand a 5-10 year Study of The Indian River at Oak Hill, FL, including Mosquito Lagoon…we have two Species of Invasive Catfish here that are eating everything alive!! What has FWC done regarding this situation???
LEO should have had the mullet perp take his catch to his favorite buyer.
And issued tickets for buying from unlicensed seller, etc.
Especially if he is selling to retailers.
Bayou Texar really, they do not want people to swim in this water anymore and you going to eat fish that has been feeding there. Would not be my first pick.