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Recently in Florida, gentlemen and women have been talking about the up-stirring event that has taken place. Most men and women who hunt are accompanied by their dogs while hunting for creatures such as birds, deer, beavers, raccoons, cougars, etc. When you see a hunter or pictures of hunters, you usually see a dog/dogs with those hunters. In Florida, hunting is a big deal. Not just any kind of hunting though, this is a special kind of hunting. Florida is full of large snakes and large reptiles called alligators and crocodiles—in the South this is their kind of hunting.

     First, an individual must get prepared for the beginning of the deer-hunting season. Contact your local parks and wildlife organization to find out the rules and regulations for that particular season, the dates for the season, and bag limits.

Predators, hunters, and habitat contribute to the increasing densities of whitetail deer in some locations. The populations of predators, wolves and cougars, have greatly declined in suburban areas. This declination has helped with the increase of the deer population. Since the 1970’s the number of hunters has been declining. This may be because of the number of people that do not believe in recreational, or sport hunting. For some hunting has become a hobby to show off and brag about causing others to be turned off to the whole idea of hunting. Although hunting can be popular it is prohibited in parks,

In Arizona, because of the lesser population of animals, one may only harvest one antlered deer, one elk, and two javelina per person per year. Additionally, the hunter must be drawn in a “lottery-style process for allocating the limited number of Arizona big game and other limited species hunt permit-tags to applicants” (AZ Game & Fish). Not every applicant who applies for a tag gets drawn, this is part of the system of controlling the population of wildlife to ensure no animal is over hunted. However, in other states, there might be other regulations based on the population of the animal. For example, in Kentucky, one may be able to harvest four deer per year including one antlered deer (Kentucky Game and Fish).

Prior to 1949, panthers could be killed at any time of the year. In 1950, FWC declared the panther a regulated species. in 1958, they were removed from game list and given complete legal protection. On march 11th, 1967, the Panther was listed as endangered. The Florida Panther Act in 1978 made killing a panther a felony. Now endangered in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Today, the panther is restricted to less than 5% of its historic range. Population has increased from an estimated 12-20 in the early 1970s to an estimated 100-120 in 2007. Still threatened by increasing human population and development in their habitat. The panther has a recovery priority number of 6c.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is a state agency of the state of Tennessee. Their goal is to manage the states fish and wildlife population and also to enforce the wildlife related laws of the state. They help to protect and preserve the right to hunt not only for the present time, but also for the future. In just this past year, the agency has established some new regulations that have caused an uproar in the hunting community. The two rules which have been headlined in most conversations is the new two buck limit for the states hunting season, and the new antler restrictions on what is considered a buck. Due to the success of many other states with fewer buck limits, TWRA has established these rules. These new rules are designed to have long-term affects on not only hunters, but also possibly the whole state for years to come. While there may be a lot of good that may come from these new changes, there also may be a negative impact hidden between the lines. These rules have been designed to increase the amount of trophy deer in the state, increase the amount of doe kills in the state, and also to truly make hunters picky about what they shoot.

Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) and Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) populations have been steadily declining in the last decade. This has raised concerns among wildlife biologists as to what is the driving force behind these declines. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the main managing agency of waterfowl in the United States. The USFWS has decided to lower hunting bag limits in effort to decrease the population decline. In this report, I have reported the life history of the scaup, background to the population decline, current regulations, and other material dealing with the scaup population decline. I have created a proposed management plan to improve scaup habitat and compensate for the population decline.

When people talk about deer, they are commonly talking about the North American Whitetail. That is because they are so prevalent in this country. They can be found in every state in the US. The only place where you will not find any whitetails is in parts of Arizona and California. In most states the whitetail is very prevalent, especially in the northeast. They are one of the most hunted animals in this area, particularly in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Despite the amount they are hunted, both in and out of season, you can not drive more than a few miles out of the towns without seeing one that was hit by a car. The deer population in this area just keeps growing. It is unclear what

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Florida Panthers are mostly solitary animals, not relying on a pack to help them hunt or thrive. They use their home range to live, hunt, and raise their young. Males cover an area of 200 square miles of land, while females range much lesser than the males at 70-80 square miles. While covering such a vast majority of land, Florida panthers rarely fight over territory (BCR,2016). The historical range of this species occurred throughout 7 states consisting of southeastern United States.

Florida Statutes, Chapter 790 - Weapons and Firearms offers guidelines for buyers and sellers on the mandates and requirements of the law. Please complete this form duly and carefully. Both parties must sign this form in the respective sections to execute it. Florida Firearm Bill of Sale Form is legally binding on both parties as per the provisions in 56 Florida State laws applicable to such sale/purchase of a firearm or concealed

The deer and elk population is growing at an alarming rate. According to Outdoor Life, the "Whitetail deer population grew from 29.8 million in 1994 to 32.7 million today." According to Garth Kidd, the solution to this overgrowth problem is hunting. If we were to get rid of hunting,

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Imagine the world without hunting laws and regulations, the ecosystem would be unbalanced. Beneficial hunting would go down and possibly lead to certain animal species extinction’s; therefore, to avoid detrimental changes in the ecosystem, people need regulations and laws to keep balance. Both society and the environment play a role in maintaining a balance between each other. For many years game wardens have helped patrol and protect the untamed environment. There are times where problems will arise and can be very difficult to handle, yet there is always a way to solve these problems. It just might take some time to put the plan into action to make a change.

Each deer has enough food to eat and they have enough land to be wild. Towns like San Jose have allowed hunting in city limits due to wildlife overpopulation. Overpopulation can cause wildlife to enter city limits and that can cause car accidents, and disease outbreaks. Some areas are introducing new rules that allow a larger bag limit and extent hunting times. Female deer are also being harvested in some areas to bring the population down. These new rules will most likely only be practiced until the wildlife population drops to a safe level. This all benefits wildlife and makes sure they are healthy and safe.