Just because you've managed to restrain an alligator doesn't mean it can't still do serious damage to anyone in its vicinity. This FWC trapper knows that better than anyone after he captured an angry gator in a neighborhood. The trapper manages to get it tied up and starts to load it into his ...

PETA is trying to get FWC to bring the hammer down on Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller after he caught a 9.5-foot hammerhead off Miami's coast. Miller can be seen in a video he posted of the battle to reel in the shark, which they hadn't intended on catching that day. Although the shark ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) announced several changes to the management of cobia in state waters of the Gulf of Mexico last week. These changes come due to concerns from anglers and input from stakeholders. With the changes, they're hoping to promote sustainable management ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced charges against three individuals connected to a video of a shark being dragged behind a boat at high speed. The charges resulted from a four-month long investigation into the video ...

Sharks don't typically have to worry about land predators ripping them out of the water and dragging them off for dinner. But that's exactly what happened when a bobcat decided to leap into the ocean and grab a three-foot Atlantic sharpnose shark while it was feeding on small fish. The picture ...

After Fernando Pantoja was discovered using a castnet in the Indian River by an officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, he knew he was in some serious trouble. However, when the officer told Pantoja to stop fishing and return to shore so he could inspect his cooler, ...

James Taylor, a firefighter from Bradenton, Florida, probably just speared the biggest Warsaw grouper in the world while he was fishing off the coast of St. Pete Beach. Taylor caught the fish, which came in at a staggering 409 pounds, while fishing the St. Pete Open on Saturday, August 19. ...

After Mark Quartiano - but you can call him "Mark the Shark" - received a video of a shark being dragged behind a boat over social media, he immediately posted it on his account. It appeared that the men wanted him to post it so they could have their moment in the spotlight. They got their ...

Apparently fake news isn't always bad news. At least that's the case when it comes to people hoping for the potential of a closed redfish season. Would you support a closed season on redfish? After what transpired last week, the popular opinion might be yes. This realization occurred when a ...

In a move that doesn't surprise anyone, Florida is trying anything it can do to extend the ridiculously short three-day 2017 Red Snapper season for recreational fishermen. The season, which is planned to run the first three days of June, is so comically short that state conservation and advocacy ...

It looks like the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is going through with a 78-day red snapper season planned for state waters that's the same as the plan for last year's season. A draft rule was recently approved at a meeting the commission held in February which opens the recreational ...

With a constantly growing bear population, some areas of Florida are having a increased bear-related incidents. Most recently, a Gulf Breeze man and his dog were both attacked where they sustained non life threatening injuries. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded ...

Derrick Lee Williams must've really wanted those fish since he was tased three times for resisting arrest for his illegal fishing activities. Williams, 31, a Pahokee man, was discovered on December 30 by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer, as he was using a cast net ...

A fisherman in Florida may have had the worst excuse for why he was punching a hammerhead shark after he caught one in the surf and was subsequently charged with a misdemeanor. Granger Ray Wooten, 21, of Lafayette, Georgia, and his friend landed a 9-foot hammerhead shark while fishing near ...