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FWC
Division of Law Enforcement
Weekly Report
March 20 - 26, 2015
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week;
however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
Patrol, Protect, Preserve
NORTHWEST REGION
BAY COUNTY
Bay County officers continued to concentrate their patrol efforts during Spring Break working details in St. Andrews State Park. Arrests included possession of alcohol by individuals under 21 years of age and various drug related violations (possession of cocaine, cannabis, MDMA, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia).
Officers Wicker and T. Basford worked the opening weekend of spring turkey season and found a subject hunting using a turkey call from a blind that was 30 yards from bait (corn). The subject was cited for the violation.
Officer Gore checked a vessel returning from fishing and asked if they had caught any fish. The captain said “yes” and showed Officer Gore a red grouper and some lane snapper. When asked if any more fish were on board, the captain said there were no more. An inspection of a cooler that the captain said contained only drinks and snacks revealed a bag containing fish filets. The captain then said the filets were red snapper. A citation for possession of red snapper during closed season and a written warning for not landing fish in whole condition were issued.
CALHOUN COUNTY
Officers Cassels and Baber were conducting surveillance on an area baited with whole kernel corn believed to be for turkeys on opening weekend. There was a hunting blind set up within 25 yards of the bait. Just before sunrise, two hunters entered the area and placed five turkey decoys in the ground directly in the baited area. The two hunters then entered the hunting blind and after sunrise, began to work a turkey call. After several minutes, the officers made contact with the two and addressed the violation. Both hunters were cited for attempting to take turkeys over a baited area.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Officer Jones was working an active bait site on opening morning of turkey season. He heard a turkey gobble and approximately 15 minutes later heard a gunshot nearby. Officer Jones walked to the area from where the shot came and located a subject in possession of a turkey. Upon the officer’s arrival, the subject continued attempting to call up turkeys. Officer Jones struck up a conversation with the subject and asked him where he was sitting when he harvested the turkey. The subject showed Officer Jones the spot where he was sitting. Officer Jones was suspicious about the hunter’s answer, so he walked down an ATV trail and located an active feeder filled with corn. Officer Louque and Investigator Bryant arrived to assist. Officers Jones and Louque located feathers approximately 20 yards from the feeder. Officer Jones found where the subject was sitting which was approximately 40 yards from the feeder. The subject admitted that he knew there was a feeder and he also admitted to where he was sitting. Officer Jones issued a citation for taking turkey over bait and the turkey was seized as evidence.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officers Molnar and Pifer conducted a vessel stop in the Destin Pass for a boating safety check and resource inspection. Upon further investigation, the vessel owner purchased the vessel in July 2014 and failed to transfer the title within the required 30 days. Officer Molnar issued a criminal citation for failure to apply for title within 30 days of change of ownership.
CALHOUN COUNTY - COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING
Officer Baber conducted two separate wildlife presentations this week. One for a group of Boy Scouts in Torreya State Park and one for a group of children at Kids Kingdom in Blountstown. Officer Baber displayed an alligator and discussed various wildlife regulations.
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