by Kalyn Waters | Oct 6, 2023
As hunters we are all concerned and want to understand what is going on with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). With the cool in the air, hunting season is defiantly on everyone’s mind. With that there has been a lot of information that has come out recently to...
by Stephen Greer | Sep 29, 2023
Many of us are still surprised when a wild turkey is beside the road or off in a distant field. It is a wonderful sight to see a flock of turkeys slowly working their way across an open expanse. Most often what you see are hens and juveniles. Poults are young ones...
by external | Sep 15, 2023
Following confirmation of a positive test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a single white-tailed deer in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have...
by Samantha Wisely | Sep 8, 2023
Samantha M. Wisely, Wildlife Extension Specialist, Department. of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida On June 20th, 2023, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a single white-tailed deer...
by Marcelo Wallau | Aug 25, 2023
Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, Clyde Fraisse, UF/IFAS Agrometeorology, Leanne Dillard, Auburn University Forage Extension Specialist, and Henry Jordan, Auburn University Variety Testing Manager Despite the record-high temperatures hitting the...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 4, 2023
With the recent discovery of CWD in Florida and the subsequent prohibition of feeding deer within the CWD Management Zone, there has been some additional motivation applied to hunters/land managers to establish new food plots. Moreover, the timing and unexpected...
