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It’s hunting season

September marks the beginning of the annual hunting season in Alabama as a number of hunting seasons begin this month. Goose season in Alabama has already begun and will last from September 1 to September 30. The aggregate bag limit of 5 dark geese (Canada, White-fronted, and Brant). You can not take more than one … Continued
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September 6, 2018

State offers Becoming an Outdoors-Woman training

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced that registration is now open for the next Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop. The ADCNR sponsored event will takes place at the 4-H Center near Columbiana, Ala., on October 5-7, 2018. ADCNR said in a statement that BOW is a three-day workshop designed for … Continued
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August 10, 2018

State suspends commercial paddlefish seasons on the Alabama River indefinitely

Thursday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has indefinitely suspended future commercial paddlefish fishing seasons on the Alabama River. State biologists have expressed concerns about the health and sustainability of the fishery. Paddlefish mature slowly and have low reproductive rates making them highly susceptible to overfishing. This coupled with the lack of … Continued
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August 10, 2018

Alabama Alligator Season opens this week

The 2018 Alabama Alligator season will open this week. Only persons who were awarded an alligator tag from the state will be able to actually hunt for an American alligator. Chris Nix is the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries’ Alligator Program Coordinator. Nix said that the 2018 alligator season parameters are the same as last … Continued
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August 9, 2018

State offers free range days in August

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is inviting recreational shooters to take aim at select public shooting ranges during Alabama’s Free Range Days on August 11, 18, and 25. During these events, license and shooting range permit requirements will be waived at the Barbour, Cahaba, Delta, Etowah, and Swan Creek public shooting … Continued
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August 8, 2018

Alabama receives $25 Million in federal funds for sportsmen and conservation

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announces that it has received $25,511,600 to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. The money is Alabama’s share of $1.1 billion in annual national funding going to state wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts. Alabama … Continued
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April 11, 2018

State conservation officials warn hunters not to panic after CWD confirmed in Mississippi Deer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Chronic Wasting Disease is continuing to spread across the country with Mississippi being the latest state to test positive for the disease that has killed thousands of deer across the country and spread to 25 states and two Canadian provinces. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has … Continued
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February 26, 2018

Hunting over bait bill gets favorable report

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee issued a favorable report to House Bill 21, which would authorize the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to sell a special license to Alabama hunters so that they can kill hogs and deer over bait. House Bill 21 is sponsored … Continued
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January 25, 2018

Registration for spring Becoming an Outdoor Woman workshop opens Jan. 3

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that registration for the next Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop opens on January 3 for first-time attendees and January 8 for both first-timers and those who have previously attended. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources sponsored event … Continued
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December 27, 2017