Today’s article was brought to you by the fine folks over at Reef-Hunter.com. Go check out their great line of custom apparel, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! (click to open a new page) I am almost too tired to be writing this, I had so much fun over the last four days. My wife’s […]
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Don’t Go In The Water – Alligators
Today’s article was brought to you by the fine folks over at Reef-Hunter.com. Go check out their great line of custom apparel, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! (click to open a new page) I recently wrote about a day spent paddleboarding, and a regular coontributor, Olivia, mentioned alligators. I responded that paddleboarding that we […]
The Newest Advertiser to FloridaHillbilly – JM Bullion
Today’s article is brought to you by JM Bullion, of course! If you are looking to get into precious metals, or add some more to your portfolio (what I call my coffee can buried in the back yard), give the folks over at JM Bullion a shout. JM Bullion is a well known name in […]
Free books! Quail Q&A, and other tidbits from Floridahillbilly
Today’s article was brought to you by the generous folks over at Hides.com. Go check out their great line of “Multifunction Eyewear Necessities”, and tell them FloridaHillbilly sent you! Today I am updating everyone on a few changes here at FloridaHillbilly.com, as well as answering some quail questions that came in last week. First, I’m […]
Saving Lost Skills – Pioneer Family Days at Heathcote Botanical Gardens
I received an email from my wife’s aunt, Nan, who happens to be Heathcote Botanical Gardens’s Educational Coordinator. Her email was in regards to yesterday’s post on harvesting meat rabbits. She mentioned that she would be willing to run the camera for me to better show the process (one of two offers I received – […]
I Will Survive
I ran across a link from a friend on Facebook today. As soon as I read the title, I changed my mind as to what today’s article would be about. Thanks Katie! “Bunnies implicated in the demise of Neanderthals“
Guns and Ammo
I went to a gun show this weekend, one that happens several times a year and that I’d been to many times before. The crowd is usually decent, but not so crowded as to be elbow-to-elbow at every turn. Not so this show. Not only were there about 40% more people, but there was a […]
The Mullet Run
Love `em or hate `em, mullet are a vital part of the local saltwater ecosystem. This is the time of year that the water temps start to drop and the mullet start to head to warmer southern waters for the winter, in order to spawn.
Invasion of the Giant Tiger Prawn
Remember when I went flounder gigging? Well, tried…mostly I was just wading around playing like I was a 12 year old. I mentioned seeing a lot and even catching some shrimp, and wanting to do it again, specifically targeting shrimp. Well I noticed one shrimp that was much larger than the rest, and was