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    Disc Golf

    We have a small 9 hole course here in Panama city (actually small town called Springfield) it's okay good baskets but pretty ruff terrain and not very well setup. Tallahassee has 3 courses 2 really nice ones in community parks. I am trying to get some Interest to put one at Frank brown park or...
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    Coral Snake or Scarlet King Snake on Another Walk with Mike

    Hey Mike Congrats on another excellent video. Being an avid explorer and outdoorsmen myself i have enjoyed your video's very much and invite you to try some of my favorite spots in Bay county if you ever get the extra time. As for the coral and king snake i still like to tell people to look at...
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    Black Flies On The Beach - Dog Fly Report

    Sadly a cold front is coming and will bring more of the vicious flies with it this week try to limit beach activity until the afternoon when the sea breeze blows them inland but beware of them at your cookout in the afternoon if you are staying inland
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    Best Snorkling Sites Advice

    www.floridastateparks.org/STJOSEPH/http:// This park is a pretty good drive from where you are but you can walk to some good bay snorkeling here, just go down until you see the boat ramp on your right and just walk to the bay shoreline. Lots of sea life we saw spider crabs horeshoe crabs blue...
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    Red snake with black rings - what kind is it?

    Hey Everybody!! The easiest way to remember if its bad is think of them as red lights if you see yellow proceed with caution and if you see red "Stop" (or run the other way). I have to agree if it was around five feet it was more than likely a Mud snake.
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    I finally got bitten

    Hey Mike sorry again about my Colorful name calling but you are right i was trying to warn other people about getting careless and or overconfident. you are a lot like me in that i respect the danger of these creatures but are so fascinated by them that i just have to check them out and get a...
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    Mosquitos are bad!

    Hey Joe wish it was that simple. what about all the other surface feeding/dwelling insects. such as Giant waterbugs,whirligigs and water striders who mosquito larvae is part of their diet,they are part of the ecosystem too. maybe i can get my boss to let me do a study on this. I am all for...
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    Mosquitos are bad!

    Actually Gambusia Holbrooki are Native to the south east and in some fresh and brackish waters are very common. you will find them in most fresh water ditches we use them in local ornamental ponds and foreclosed homes swimming pools in these tuff economic times these are becoming a big problem...
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    Mosquitos are bad!

    I breed Gambusia Hoolbrooki (Mosquito fish ) as part of my job and will give them free to anyone who wants some. they will help control future mosquito's, I say help because if you have a bad problem that is all they will do and they only eat larvae not adults, they will definetly help they eat...
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    I finally got bitten

    Mike Cool video and i am glad your okay,but yes i am going to say it (your Dumb) if you had your hand on that camcorder because if that snake hit that lens with that much force and your fingers were nearby the only 2 things keeping you from getting bit was heat from the camcorder or God...
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    Mexico Beach

    My mom and dad lived in Mexico bch for over 15 yrs,just down the road from Tucan's and we have alway's loved the beach for not being crowded,filled with rude people,no worrying about sitting on someones propertyand getting arrested,little to no riptides/undertow except during storms,sometimes...
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    Shame on the snake killer on Camp Creek Road!

    sorry thats many dang prescription drugs!!!
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    Shame on the snake killer on Camp Creek Road!

    No but went to one in Austin Tx when i visited my brother,talk about crazy they would put 40 snakes in a glass booth about 8'x8' and crazy texans would get in there and see how maney they could get in a sack in 2 minutes and not get bit. I saw 4 guy's do it and no one got bit and the winner had...
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    Shame on the snake killer on Camp Creek Road!

    Yeah i am a snake lover,whenever i see one i am like steve irwin i want to catch it and examine it's colors and markings and attitude. I hate when people kill them for no reason espicially the Non-Poisonous ones.when all they have to do is walk away or bicycle for 5 minutes and it will usally be...
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    Sec champ. Game

    Dang!!! At first i thought this was going to be another fla,ohio state game but man Alabama guys are tough. I loved the thing the announcers were saying comparing this to the Mohammed/Frazier fights. It was truly an awesome game.props to johnparker,coffee and jones those guys were unbeleivable...
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    Sec champ. Game

    Beachgrl GO GATORS welcome aboard the blue & orange train to the National Championship
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    Sec champ. Game

    Hey all im just having fun talking smack. It will definetly be a game to see and hopefully live up to the hype of both teams.but im ready for some more Humble pie if Alabama is able to pull off the upset. because i have eaten quite a bit this year with the jacksonville jaguars as my favorite NFL...
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    Sec champ. Game

    Well at least that way you can stay undefeated
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    Congrats to FSU

    Hey Buckeye you will just be another Fan shaking your head and saying why,why why are them #%*! Gators so good
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    Sec champ. Game

    HA HA HA Brandon spikes will swallow their running backs whole and then follow him up with the quarterback next. this should be a all time great game. I cant wait im like a kid the nite before Christmas!!.
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    Sec champ. Game

    GO GATORS Alabama is just the appetizer !! bring on the full meal (Oklahoma or whoever). I predict Gators 28 Alabama 17 unless piercy makes it then 42/17. I think it's about time for Saban to lose in the dome.
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    Georgia-Florida: Meyer Gags Tebow, entire team

    GO GATORS 49 wait time out!! 49-1 wait time out!! 49-10 Georgia Lap dogs
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    Georgia-Florida: Meyer Gags Tebow, entire team

    Yeah it's going to be a good game. I think it will just come down to who executes better with the least amount of penalties. but just for good measures i think ill try to bribe the refs with some good old gator tail steaks
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    Georgia-Florida: Meyer Gags Tebow, entire team

    I think Georgia should do another celebration when they finally score!!. so that they will have at least one thing positive from this game to talk about . seriously glad they did it lov a good Rivalry
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    So now that the Dog Fly plane is gone, what now?

    Hey Chefs Unfortunately the dogfly season typically runs from late august thru november and skin so soft only works so-so depending on who you talk to a high #25-40 deet spray (Deep woods sportsmen off ) becareful with this around young children don't put it on bare skin It seems to help a...
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    So now that the Dog Fly plane is gone, what now?

    Hey Kurt i would say your definetly unusual or just plain tuff if you can handle that anymore than one or two. Joe probably has the best answer for now just wait for the north wind and flies to get pushed back inland by the seabreeze in the afternoon. long pants and shirt will help but they...
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    Frisbee Golf.....anyone interested?

    Hey Fl Dawg I live in panama city but may be interested in coming over some wkend. Also we have a small 9 hole course being set up at a local park. It's not laid out to well but it is somewhere to play and they do have nice baskets and the parks director is willing to make it more playable ...
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    Double Red Flag Violators

    Well scooter i guess it's good you are so smart and perfect that you would never make such a stupid mistake. but as i said an agree the INFORMED ones should be hauled off for endangering other people's lives. Also joe the waves were not very big on the day i was out there and i have seen it with...
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    Double Red Flag Violators

    Hey scooter bug not all of them are Idiots, sure the ones that go back in after being dragged out or told by authorities it's unsafe should be baker acted or jailed for their own safety but. Even i a very good swimmer and long time resident went Boogie boarding with some family at mexico bch...
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    For Sale or Trade: 1984 Mercedes 300 Diesel / Runs Great

    Is the old beauty still available Hey lov to have a look is it sold. have a great day tim o
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    Yellow Snake with brown stripes???

    Hey all it might possibly have been an Albino rat(corn) snake they actually look more yellow than the yellow rat snake and sometimes mistaken for each other the albino's are pretty rare in the wild because of their bright coloring they stand out to humans,hawks and owls.thats too bad it got...
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    states out of dogfly bussiness

    Hey all here's a heads up. friday we got the official call that the legislature turned down buying a newer plane to spray with and with the budget cuts for this year they are closing the state's Dog fly program on june 30th. but the airforce already has plans to spray and be based out of tyndall...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    Joe There is only one way that is enviromentaly safe and that is to spread the manure and food silliage out so it doesn't stay wet. dogflies need moist material to breed in , but once again the farmers are unwilling to go to this very time consuming labor. lots of places use the wasp with no...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    joe being as you grew up on a farm you should that most farmers wear Coveralls and boots at least any farms ive worked on or been around and if you have been around dogflies very much you know that they are usally low biter's around the ankles and knees mostly so the farmer is pretty...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    Good morning joe what you say about spraying at the source "would" be a better idea but there are many problems with that main one being if there is a north wind blowing it's too hard to pin down where the flies are at when the plane comes. plus we can't legally spray in alabama or make them...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    GOP south walton mosquitoe control never sent any body out to do dogfly counts because of the commissioners not signing the letter there was no need to do so, but by the amount of complaint calls from locals and bussinesses we,Gary D and the commissioners received i would say you had...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    hey im thinking about taking a job with south walton mosquito control as a truck spray driver . where did you guys say you lived. haha just kidding again dang that evil twin!!!.
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    Any Disc golf courses

    Hop sure you can do that i actually have a couple of baskets i set up at a local middle school and if the local golf course is slow thell let me get on there and throw and hit the flag instead of a basket
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    Any Disc golf courses

    joe it's actually a city park called joe moody harris no kidding!!! in millville just goolge that then do a mapquest.
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    joe what about other animals that you care about such as horses and cow's that can get Anthrax,Equine Infectious Anemia and disentary. which the stable fly (dogfly) does carry. fortunetly they don't transmit to humans.
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    joe sorry about the smart@## remark just my evil twin again. yes it is only you guy's out of 6 counties who voted not to be sprayed ,but we also did not spray escambia too but only because they have not have the flies like in previous years. but beleive me if they ever get as bad as gulf...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    joe I know they (dogfly) bite like an animal but they are really an insect. ask some of the northern dairy and cattle farmers if the dogflies are harmless or the local surf shops or local fishing charters???
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    Okay joe let me try to explain this more clearer 1. No spraying in walton county (no more headaches having to deal with enviromentalists) 2. big bosses in tallahassee think plane is unsafe because of age and state does not have money for newer one. 3. state budget cuts (previous and this...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    smilin joe Sorr i didnt get into enough detail for you, yes you are right in that the yellow fly females are the only ones that blood feed for protein to make eggs (good thing human females don't do that). but for details the yellow fly "Diachlorus ferrugatus (fabicius)" and deer fly "Diptera...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    GOP you guy's (walton county) may not have needed us but pc beach,baycounty,gulf county all used our services several times this year. they have all said they will look into getting their own aerial program if ours goes out,so send your unhappy tourists over here we have lots of new stores and...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    smilin joe actually i want to go to alabama farms and raise millions of dog fly's to harrass and bring you pain. JUST KIDDING!!!! . that was my evil twin making that statement in an earlier post. joe the connection to june 2008 is when our fiscal year ends and because you guy's dont want us...
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    Hey savy actually the state has a contract with a private company to spray for mosquitoes after storms and during disease outbreaks and will use them possibly for dogflies too. also there has been talk of the airforce wanting to help using a C-130
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    Dog fly Boss going to be new swmc Director

    Hey guy's and gals i just noticed why there was confusion. I started the post saying mosquito commissioner when i meant moquito director of south walton , my bad ,whip me,beat me say bad things. sorry again.
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    New Englands first loss

    Hey guess what !!!! Im predicting jacksonville is going to give the brady bunch their long overdue first loss this week:clap:. what do you guy's think about that ,i know they played crappy saturday's second half but i beleive they have as good a chance as baltimore and philly which both should...
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