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Alabama House OKs letting hunters take deer through baiting

Alabama lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow hunters to take deer or feral swine through baiting if they get a license to...

Steve Barnett mentors turkey hunt before retirement

Steve Barnett, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division’s turkey expert for the past two decades, now has more time to spend in...

Vending machines, toilets, prosthetic leg: Renew Our Rivers volunteers recall stuff pulled from Alabama waterways

As Renew Our Rivers celebrates its 20th year, longtime volunteers are remembering the early days of the campaign and how it has changed Alabama’s waterways for...

Alabama fishing returning to normal after flooding

Thankfully, the late-winter deluges have transitioned into a spring dry pattern that has allowed the flooded rivers in many portions of Alabama to return...

Marine Resources Division considering changes to flounder, trout limits

Alabama’s inshore anglers are aware that fishing for two of the most popular species – southern flounder and spotted seatrout – has not been...

Advisory board gets crash course in chronic wasting disease: ‘Alabama does not have CWD’

The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board received a crash course in chronic wasting disease (CWD) at the Board’s first meeting of 2019 last weekend in...

Mobile’s Three Mile Creek undergoing dramatic renovation

Once upon a time, a beautiful creek ran through the middle of the city of Mobile. Unfortunately, that creek was neglected during urbanization and...

Marine Resources honors partners in world’s top artificial reef program

If any doubt existed that Alabama has the best artificial reef program in the world, Chris Blankenship made an emphatic declaration last week that...

Mentored hunts renew enthusiasm for mentors

One of the mantras adopted by those who love the outdoors is “pass it on,” which means introducing somebody to hunting, fishing or other...

Alabama leads way with Walker County archery park

Along with Alabama’s sparkling Gulf waters and beautiful mountains, our great state has another strength you may not have heard as much about: Alabama’s...

Gulf Council plans April vote; Alabama sets snapper season

One casualty from the recent partial federal government shutdown surfaced last week when the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met at the Perdido...

Byrne advocates for full Alabama red snapper season

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Monday sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging support for a full 2019 red snapper...

Landowners’ help needed to count gopher tortoises

The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division and Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) are on an enlistment drive to help count one of the...

Life hunt participants bag bucks of lifetime

Aaron Causey of Riverside, Ala., has been all over the world to hunt, but he considers none of his hunts more special than the...

Red snapper study to include $250 tags on fish

When the red snapper season begins this summer in the Gulf of Mexico, some fish will carry $250 and even $500 worth of tags,...

There is more to Alabama deer hunting than pointing and shooting

With hunting season in full effect, there are many hunters waiting for the perfect opportunity to take their shot. The state’s deer hunting season started...

Alabama WFF Ramps Up CWD Sampling Effort

With positive tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Tennessee and additional positives in Mississippi, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division has...

Chocolate lab Coco on point in Bobwhite Quail Fields

Without a doubt, the sometimes heated argument of who has the best hunting dog came up during the holidays and almost certainly continues today...

Alabama Power and B.A.S.S. announce two scholarship winners

Alabama Power and B.A.S.S. teamed up to award two Alabama students each a $5,000 scholarship. “We are proud to partner with Alabama Power to support...

Kelly gains valuable experience at mentored hunt

John Kelly decided he needed an early Christmas present after enjoying an Adult Mentored Hunt at the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division’s Portland...

Alabama duck hunters hope for repeat of last season

The snowstorm that skirted just north of the state recently should be good news for Alabama’s duck hunters. The waterfowl seasons in Alabama are always...

Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries enforcement increases deer carcass surveillance

Hunters who travel out of state should be aware that the Enforcement Section of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division has significantly...

Alabama Gulf Seafood shines at WFC

’Tis the season to loosen those belts and locate the sweat pants in preparation for Thanksgiving week. Of course, by the time the weekend...

Alabama officials closely monitoring contaminated deer found in Mississippi

While Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) officials continue to do all they can to keep chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of Alabama, unfortunately...