FWC Law Enforcement Report

November 8, 2017

The Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the two-week period ending November 2 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

No report was received for Escambia County.


SANTA ROSA COUNTY

Officer Hutchinson was patrolling in Blackwater WMA when he observed a man parked near an area where a small food plot had been illegally planted. He located the hunter overlooking the small plot. The hunter admitted to planting the food plot and baiting that site as well as another site in Blackwater WMA. Officer Hutchinson issued the man a notice to appear for hunting over bait in a WMA.

Officer Hutchinson received information that a subject had caught an oversized redfish and kept it. He located the carcass and interviewed the suspect who admitted taking the 33” redfish. Officer Hutchinson issued the man a notice to appear for harvesting an oversized redfish.

Over the past week, Officer Jones answered a total of six nuisance bear complaints in residential neighborhoods. These complaints ranged from Midway in the Navarre/Gulf Breeze area to East Milton. All were directly related to human attractants being left unsecured creating a hazard to people, pets and bears. Officer Jones assisted the residents in the area on living in bear country through educational literature and documentation of noncompliance letters.

Officer Ramos was notified in the early morning that three men were stranded on Yellow River WMA. The men were cold and thirsty after spending the night stuck in the woods with very limited cell phone service. Officer Ramos located the men, and with the assistance of Officers Rockwell and Tolbert, got their vehicle running so that the men could return home.

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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Comments

6 Responses to “FWC Law Enforcement Report”

  1. Bob's Brother on November 9th, 2017 12:32 pm

    @ locate productions… With all respect due, sir. If you know what size limits are for species, and measure correctly, it should never ever be an issue. I may not agree 100%, with the sizes, but the law is easily compliable.

  2. Randy Webb on November 9th, 2017 9:54 am

    The bear issue is a direct result of residential over-development. We are encroaching into their habitat, not the other way around. Voice Your concerns to the County Commissioners office in Your county, because they are allowing the over-development. Look at what is happening in south Santa Rosa..it is discusting and apalling. I would love for the Santa Rosa Commission to PROVE to Me that there is no politics involved, but unfortunately that will never happen.

  3. locate here productions on November 9th, 2017 2:18 am

    i wouldn’t count on them dealing with bear problem they are too busy worrying about the size of fish caught.

  4. Bob's Brother on November 8th, 2017 1:44 pm

    Myself and my family lived in Midway Community for 9 years. We moved in 1999. In all those years, we never once saw a bear or had one mess with our garbage. If they’re now living in that area, they “just” got there and should be removed/ relocated. People shouldn’t have to endure encroaching wildlife. Will FWC wait until a child is mauled before they act? BTW, I do realize the officers hands are tied and they must follow the law…I’m talking about the upper echelon of FWC.

  5. Blackwater resident on November 8th, 2017 6:00 am

    Thank you, for keeping our forest a point of pride. And thank you for ensuring all hunters follow the rules, and in doing so, ensuring our children may have the same chance to enjoy nature.

  6. Gman on November 8th, 2017 5:15 am

    Good job by all in FWC

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