JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

FALCONRY REGULATIONS
Licensed fur dealers and their agents
must tag otter and bobcat pelts with offi cial
FWC tags immediately upon receipt. Tags
are distributed to dealers upon request. Fur
dealers are held accountable for disposition of
tags and are required to return unused tags by
April 15, 2009.
Falconry
Wildlife management area regulations can differ
Season dates:
■ Gray squirrels and quail may be taken
statewide by permitted falconers Oct. 1, 2008
- March 31, 2009.
■ Rabbits may be taken year-round.
Daily bag and possession limits:
Daily bag Possession
Species
limit
limit
Quail 2 4
Gray squirrel 12 24
Rabbit 12 24
Migratory game birds may be taken and
possessed by falconers only during times
and within bag limits determined annually by
the FWC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Migratory game bird seasons for 2008-2009
were not established at the time this booklet
went to press. For season dates, contact the
Division of Hunting and Game Management at
(850) 488-4676 or visit MyFWC.com/hunting.
Detailed rules concerning falconry permits are
available from the Division of Law Enforcement,
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, 620 S. Meridian St., Tallahassee,
FL 32399-1600 or call (850) 488-6253.
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Becoming an
Outdoors-Woman
Program
“I would like to share with all women
that if you have been afraid to try
any of the programs BOW offers
you should just do it. Whatever
apprehensions you have will be gone
in the fi rst few hours. The instructors
are incredible and the women are
all so friendly. We are all on equal
ground - you won’t feel intimidated.”
FWC sponsors workshops planned
for TThe
women who want to spend a
weekend learning a variety of outdoor
skills. “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman”
workshops are slated for Tallahassee
(Oct. 12-14, 2008), West Palm Beach
(Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2008) and Ocala
(March/April 2009).
The FWC invites women, 18 and older,
to attend the workshops to learn or
improve their outdoors skills and enjoy a
few recreational activities. In four, threeand-a-half-hour
sessions, workshops
teach skills associated with hunting/
shooting, fi shing and non-consumptive
(canoeing, camping, etc.) activities at all
levels of physical activity.
The most popular courses, year-in and
year-out, are Primitive Chef, Canoeing/
Kayaking Basics, Basic Wilderness
Survival Skills and Introduction to
Handgun Shooting and Hunting. Other
topics are available such as Introduction
to Pan-fi shing, Introduction to Bass
Fishing, Basic Archery and Bow-Hunting
Skills, Introduction to Fly-fi shing, Boating
Basics, Outdoor Photography Basics,
Bird-Watching Basics, Florida Whitetails,
Basic Camping and Backpacking Skills,
Small-Game Hunting Basics, Basic
Personal Safety Skills, Basic Wilderness
First Aid, Talkin’ Turkey, Introduction
to Reading the Woods, Introduction to
Shooting Sports ,Hunter Safety Course,
Introduction to Black Powder Firearms,
Introduction to Shotgun Shooting and
Hunting, Map & Compass Basics and
Bow-Hunting Certifi cation Course.
The program offers a fun and supportive
atmosphere to experiment and enjoy the
camaraderie of others who want to learn
about Florida’s great outdoors. Although
it is designed with women in mind, the
camp is open to anyone who wants to
learn in a comfortable, non-threatening,
non-competitive, hands-on atmosphere.
The camp’s instructors strive to make
participants feel at ease.
The workshops generally take place
in the Ocala National Forest at the
Ocala Conservation Center, J.W.
Corbett Wildlife Management Area in
northwestern Palm Beach County at
the Everglades Youth Conservation
Camp and the Boy Scouts of America
Camp Wallwood in Tallahassee. They
are rustic summer camp facilities with
basic, modern amenities. Lodging is
dormitory style, with meals served in
the cafeterias. Sessions will begin Friday
afternoon and end Sunday with lunch.
The cost is $150; however, partial
scholarships are available for lowincome
participants attending for the
fi rst time. Workshops are limited to 100
participants on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served
basis.
Information about the workshop and
registration is at MyFWC.com/BOW or by
calling (561) 625-5126.
22 2008-2009 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission