Florida fishing guide arrested after viral altercation 🚤

In the event that the weekend wasn’t quite long enough for you, here’s to hoping that your favorite dispatch from the outdoor world can give you 5-or-so minutes to prep yourself for yet another week.

So, without further adieu, let’s grab that coffee or whiskey (no judgement) and get caught up on the outdoor news and views from the past few days. 

Here's what's worth reading about today:

• Road water rage - Florida charter captain arrested after video goes viral 👮

• Earlier gobbler season? - NY might need one 🦃

• Price hike - North Dakota is the latest to raise prices 💸

• ‘Bino deer in Iowa - A family spotted not one, but two albino deer ⚪️

• Year round ‘yotes - Michigan is considering going back to year-round hunting 🐺

• Another good year - Keystone deer hunters have got it good 🦌 

NOT A GOOD LOOK
FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE ARRESTED AFTER BOARDING ANOTHER BOAT, BERATING AND THREATENING CAPTAIN

If you thought road rage in Florida was restricted to only the paved interstate highways, think again. In a video that has amassed over 15 million views, a disgruntled (and out of control) charter boat captain let his temper get the best of him and ended up in handcuffs over the weekend.

The altercation, that took place on April 1st (and was seriously no joke), was between 40-year-old Brock Horner and 22-year-old Gage Towles under a bridge along the Peace River on Florida’s Gulf Coast. According to the explicit video footage, Horner was all hot and bothered about being previously “cussed out” by Towles, whom he mistakenly thought had yelled at him the day prior for blowing through the covered bridge area.

The young man told Horner that it was another boat that had yelled at him, but reminded him that he didn’t have permission to be “flying through the bridge area” of the Peace River, which flows into Charlotte Harbor. It was at this point that Horner seemed to get even more agitated, as if that was possible…

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Another gobbler season is calling. Should New York state move up start of turkey hunt?: Game managers, those who set the turkey hunting season dates back 60 years ago, chose May 1 because it was the final innings of the turkey breeding game. Allowed a lot of hens to nest that way. Now we are out there too late when hens are with their tiny poults, searching for something to eat.  Read the full story.

North Dakota lawmakers approve raising fees for hunting and fishing: Under the bill, North Dakotans would pay another $9 for a fishing license. Small game hunting licenses and combination licenses are increasing by $10.  Read the full story.

Iowa family spots two rare ‘albino’ deer strutting in the wild on country road: An Iowa family had an extremely rare sighting this week – not one, but two white deer, strutting in the wild. Read the full story.

Michigan considers return to year-round coyote hunting while facing legal challenge: A year after shortening Michigan’s coyote hunting season to avoid months where pups are dependent on their parents to survive, state game regulators are mulling a proposal that would reverse the change. Read the full story.

Pennsylvania deer harvest reaches 4th-highest total in 2024-25 seasons: Keystone State deer hunters had a banner 2024-25, harvesting 476,880 whitetails, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s estimate.  Read the full story.

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🥊 This fella figures out how to use both gravity and a little lubrication to his advantage. While there are no rules to duking it out in the wild, there are some moments where things just seem to work out for one opponent over the other.

No word on whether or not the other guy ever managed to get back on his feet…

Monday views.

📸 : @corytnaturephotography

Oh, and one more thing…