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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Cite Alligator Hunters

By  //  September 6, 2017

subject cited for possession of snook out of season

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The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week, but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week, but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Officer Humphrey was patrolling the St. Johns River when she observed a light sweeping in a manner consistent with alligator hunting.

Later, from a discreet location, she observed two subjects casting large snatch hooks at an alligator. At 2:30 a.m., she checked the subjects revealing that they were hunting five days outside of their permitted harvest period. The subjects were cited accordingly.

Officer Loeffler was investigating a complaint on the illegal take of snook out of season near Melbourne Beach.

The subject of the complaint was located on the beach fishing, and after a short field interview, the subject retrieved a 33 inch snook from his vehicle. The subject was cited for possession of snook out of season.

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