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Foresters group endorses Justice Sellers

Austen Shipley -
The Alabama Forestry Association has endorsed Associate Justice Will Sellers for re-election to the Alabama Supreme Court. Sellers is seeking a second term. In making...

David Rainer: Deepwater Horizon settlement projects surpass $1B

David Rainer -
With the conflict among deer hunting factions at an all-time low, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner Chris Blankenship used last...

State to open applications for alligator hunting

Austen Shipley -
It's gator season. Usually, in this state, that carries a sports connotation. But this time it's for the four-legged variety. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...

Harris named to board of national conservation organization

Austen Shipley -
Thomas Harris, founder of Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association, has been named to the board of directors of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. The...

World’s fastest racing boats return to Alabama

Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism -
GUNTERSVILLE -- Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on...

David Rainer: Coonhound Cabin attracts Southern Heritage Show

David Rainer -
Down a winding, tree-lined road on the outskirts of Clanton, Ala., is a destination that attracts a select group of individuals and their canine...

Hook, line, sinker: June 10 is ‘free fishing day’

Austen Shipley -
To celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced June 10 to be "free fishing day"...

Alabama trail receives $100k from REI Cooperative

Kimberly Ballard -
SEATTLE -- The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Alabama's Singing River Trail $100,000 as part of a $4 million investment in 40 nonprofit...

Alabama program provides path from non-hunter to hunter

David Rainer -
After the 2023 spring turkey season, Adam Arnold considers his transition from non-hunter to member of the hunting community complete. Although 33-year-old Arnold has held...

Orange Beach ‘Intimidator’ lands giant bluefin

David Rainer -
Johnny Greene has been a captain on charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico for the past 33 years and has landed his share...

The Northern Alabama glamping experience bringing visitors from all over the state

Verna Gates -
Lying on a luxury queen-sized bed within a tent, one thought comes to my mind: ‘Can I get those cicadas to sing a show...

Oak Mountain’s Lunker Lake Trail opens just in time for Alabama’s spring weather

Anna Kathryn Fitch -
  Oak Mountain State Park is the largest state park in Alabama and offers over 11,000 acres. Oak Mountain is home to “more than 100...

David Rainer: Motivation leads to first wild turkey

David Rainer -
One of the motivational factors for new hunters discovered by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF)...

State closing ‘inside’ waters temporarily for shrimping

Austen Shipley -
Starting Monday, Alabama will be closing its "inside" waters through June 1, the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...

Lunker Lake Trail opens in Oak Mountain Park

Staff Report -
Oak Mountain State Park unveiled its newest multi-use trail, as officials from Alabama State Parks joined local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.   The new trail...

Auburn’s Parks and Recreation hosts 29th annual Fishing Rodeo

Austen Shipley -
It's a rodeo. Just not a typical one. The 29th annual Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, has opened registration. “There’s a...

They’re b-a-a-ck! Flounder rebound has Gulf Coast encouraged

David Rainer -
Whether it was regulation changes or better environmental conditions, the apparent rebound in the flounder population has everyone involved with the fishery along the...

Conservation Advisory Board meets next month

Bud McLaughlin -
The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will hold its second scheduled meeting of the year next month in Huntsville.  The meeting is 9 a.m. May 20...

Injury can’t stop Cash at archery state championship

David Rainer -
What do you do if you break a bone in your elbow three weeks before the 20th anniversary National Archery in Schools Program’s (NASP) Alabama...

Applications accepted for Fishery Disaster Relief Program

Austen Shipley -
The Alabama Marine Resources Division of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting applications for disaster assistance to those affected by...

David Rainer: Camden community helps Roland Cooper State Park

David Rainer -
What do you do when you need to plant 3,500 oak tree saplings in a hurry? For Alabama State Parks, the solution was to...

David Rainer: ‘Curse’ strikes Mason’s smallmouth fishing bonanza

David Rainer -
Veteran Tennessee River guide Jimmy Mason had been on a roll recently until a phenomenon known only to a specialty segment of the media...

Trump Waco rally sets the tone for 2024

Dale Jackson -
WVNN and Yellowhammer News' Yaffee believes the 2024 fight will be contentious and full of half-truths. Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and...

Alabama archery championship coming to Montgomery

Outdoor Alabama -
The largest youth archery competition in Alabama, the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Alabama State Championship, will be held April 6-7, 2023,...
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