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Take a friend fishing and enter the Black Belt Best Fish Photo Contest
MONTGOMERY -- Set the hook and snap a pic to enter the Alabama Black Belt Adventure Association’s (ALBBAA) 2021 Best Fish Photo Contest.
New this...
Why are there seasons and catch limits for Alabama fish?
The waters of Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico are teeming with fish of all shapes and sizes. The amazing colors in God’s palette...
In Alabama, conservation is for the birds
Whether it’s the Yellowhammer State or the Cotton State, whatever you call the state of Alabama, an abundance of birds call it home. “Yellowhammer”...
Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest opens August 2
The 2022 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin accepting entries on Monday, August 2, 2021. This year’s contest is a joint project between the...
Fall BOW workshop scheduled for October 1-3
Registration for the fall 2021 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop opens on August 4 at 6 p.m. for first-time attendees and August 8 at...
Alabama oyster farmers, environmental interests and researchers meet in the middle with CORE collaboration
Navy Cove oyster farm in Fort Morgan is one of the pioneers of aquaculture along the Gulf of Mexico. Chuck Wilson founded the farm in...
Adult mentored hunting program sparks outdoor journeys
Learning to hunt can seem out of reach for those who didn’t grow up with hunting as part of their family experience. Fortunately, Alabama’s...
WFF Law Enforcement Section teaches Ladies Who Hike firearms basics
Two of the main barriers facing folks interested in outdoors recreation is a lack of access and not knowing others who already participate in...
Student archers from Alabama make strong showing at national championship
Patience, determination and focus are a few of the skills the sport of archery teaches students who participate in Alabama’s National Archery in the...
Federal, state programs guarantee boating access
Hank Weldon is a native Alabamian, born in the state 36 years ago. He’s also a traveling man; as director of student and junior...
Lakepoint Community Archery Park opens June 24
Alabama’s newest community archery park will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Lakepoint State Park, 104 Old...
Big show back at Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
The big show will be back for the 88th annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR), scheduled July 15-18 at the rodeo site on...
Alabama’s University of Montevallo wins 2021 national fishing championship
The University of Montevallo’s bass fishing team outfished more than 200 other collegiate fishing programs this season and reeled in the national championship for 2020-21.
After taking...
Archers take aim against breast cancer in weekend tournament in Cullman
Cameron Mitchell helped put the “bull’s-eye” on the back of breast cancer.
This weekend on June 12-13, more than 150 archers – experienced and amateurs...
Logging crew protects turkey nest, observes hatch
Logging crews in Alabama have wildlife encounters on a regular basis as they harvest one of the state’s renewable resources. One crew from Sullivan...
TAG Alabama provides vital information on trout, redfish
Thanks to a tagging program started by CCA Alabama in 2017, Alabama anglers who target speckled trout and redfish know a great deal more...
Hands-on project growing oysters in Alabama making high school science fun
For students enrolled in the Bryant Oyster Academy at Bayou La Batre’s Alma Bryant High School, science is fun.
“We’re teaching students how to grow oysters,”...
University of Alabama to launch campus tree farm
University of Alabama Campus Development has teamed with Facilities and Grounds to begin steps to create a campus tree farm, which will be used to propagate many...
Go Fish, Alabama! teaches basics of fishing
Have you ever wanted to learn the basics of fishing but didn’t know where to begin? The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’...
Students helping restore critical Alabama shoreline
The restoration and preservation of Lightning Point, one of Alabama’s most iconic and important coastal habitats, is getting a big boost thanks to the efforts...
Turkey Creek celebrates the Darter Festival, unveils new pavilion
The Turkey Creek Nature Preserve in north Jefferson County attracts thousands of people from neighboring localities annually and from as far away as Europe...
WFF teaches survival skills to outdoors scholars students
Restrictions from the COVID pandemic provided a new learning opportunity this spring for a group of students enrolled in the University of Montevallo’s President’s...
Alabama Wildlife Federation continues mission of conservation and stewardship
For nearly a century, the Alabama Wildlife Federation has been on the front lines of promoting environmental stewardship, wildlife and natural resource conservation across the state....
Anglers are hooked on Smith Lake’s new weigh-in pavilion
Anglers, tournament staff and community leaders are thrilled with their new shaded place on Lewis Smith Lake in Walker County to host fishing tournament weigh-ins.
Many of...