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October 10, 2018 by J. Scott Butherus

Even fellow sharks can’t evade the tax man

There is no evading the tax man. Captain Jake Scott of Salt Crazy Fishing Charters got that reminder fishing this week off the coast of Crystal River in Central Florida with captain Matt Parkhurst. After battling what would have been a five to six foot blacktip boatside, a much larger hammerhead shark decided it wanted […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fishing, News Tagged With: blacktip, hammerhead

September 10, 2018 by J. Scott Butherus

Shark bites man off coast of Florida

An elderly man was severely injured after a shark bit him on the leg in the waters of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, according to the St. Lucie County Fire District. The unidentified man was surfing near the inlet on Friday when he was bitten. “Our lifeguards said it was a pretty significant-sized bite below the knee […]

Filed Under: Attacks, News Tagged With: blacktip

May 1, 2018 by J. Scott Butherus

Charges dropped against defendant in Florida shark cruelty case

Charges against one of the three men accused of animal cruelty in the highly publicized case involving a shark was dropped, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Spencer Heintz, 23, faced two two felony counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty. Two of the other defendants in the case, Michael Wenzel […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: blacktip, Florida

December 13, 2017 by J. Scott Butherus

Shark dragging video leads to animal cruelty arrests

Three men involved with a case that sparked national outrage are now facing multiple charges of animal cruelty, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office. Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, and Spencer Heintz of Palmetto face multiple felonies stemming from an incident in which […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: blacktip, cruelty

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