Here’s what’s worth reading today, Monday, May 6, 2019:
Texas man bit by a shark after he fell off a fishing boat in Florida: The “worst part” of a Texas man’s fishing trip to Florida wasn’t when he got bit by a shark. It’s when he lost the tarpon he was trying to reel in.
Florida extends harvest prohibition in red tide areas, holds off on new trout regulations: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to continue to keep snook and redfish catch and release only through next year, re-evaluating snook prior to the March 1, 2020, spring season opener for state waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
This group wants to unite hikers and hunters on literal common ground: public lands: In the past few years, the membership of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers has exploded — from 2,000 members in 2013 to 20,000 last April and 36,000 today. And the group, which promotes public land access and conservation issues, has a plan to add more.
Seafood without the sea: Will lab-grown fish hook consumers? High-tech meat alternatives are grabbing a lot of headlines these days. Last month, the Impossible Burger marked a meatless milestone with its debut as a Burger King Whopper. Meanwhile, Lou Cooperhouse was in a San Diego office park quietly forging plans to disrupt another more fragmented and opaque sector of the food industry: seafood.
Hunting, fishing guides provide vital link to memorable experiences
Tick alert: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Welcome to the start of tick season. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the United States, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a reminder that everyone be “tick aware and tick alert,” especially as the days get warmer.
The eyes have it when hunting deer, turkeys: While turkey hunting in western Oklahoma, I learned some things about deer hunting. More precisely, I saw things that reinforced some of my notions about deer hunting.
The sport of fishing is not immune to expense factor: I don’t know when and where it will end. I’m referring to the never-ending increase in cost of the wonderful sport of fishing. One Chain guide ran much of the 2008 season with a new fiberglass boat. The price tag for the craft and massive outboard was close to $60,000. That’s $40,000 more than I paid for my first home in Minneapolis.
Angler cited for ‘gross overlimit of trout’ after speedy chase: Thousands of Californians spent opening weekend of trout-fishing season breathing fresh mountain air and trying to catch their five-fish daily limits. But on Sunday, a day after the official opener, wildlife officers chased down a suspected poacher and found him to be in possession of more than four times the legal limit.
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