Alligator hunting permits go on sale June 3
     The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will begin selling approximately 4,500 alligator harvest permits on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m. (EDT) June 3 and will continue through 11:59 p.m. (EDT) June 9.
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Photographing Northern Florida
By MIKE WALKER
     I have been keenly interested and involved in photography since high school. I think this is for a number of reasons: photography allows us to explore the world around us, no matter the exact composition of that world, it is-compared to the other visual arts-very fast, and it involves a fair amount of technology but lots of plain-old craftsmanship.
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Okefenokee Eastside outdoor activities, paddling and boating update
     Winter and Spring we received good rain and the swamp water levels are near normal but it could turn dry again in the future, although things are really looking up from a paddlers and a boaters perspective.
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Outta’ the Woods
Up your odds with special-opportunity hunts
By TONY YOUNG
     If you haven’t been seeing the quantity or quality of game you’d like, you may want to consider applying for a special-opportunity hunt. For the past 11 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has offered these unique fall-season hunts for deer, wild hog and released quail on the state’s best public hunting lands. Maybe it’s time you look into getting in on the action and experience the hunt of a lifetime.
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