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Deer with Chronic Wasting Disease found in Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Wednesday, the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) received confirmation from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) that a white-tailed deer from Pontotoc County, Mississippi, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is the most devastating disease facing the deer population today.  Alabama has 1.75 million deer.  Currently the … Continued
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November 1, 2018
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National Hunting and Fishing Day: Celebrating Alabama’s sportsmen and women

Saturday, September 22, is our nation’s 46th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. As Co-Chair of the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and as a member of the 48-state National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses, I am proud to take time to celebrate the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling. I am also pleased to recognize the … Continued
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September 20, 2018

Legislature passes lifetime waterfowl stamp bill

Tuesday, the Alabama House of Representatives voted for a bill to create a lifetime state duck hunting stamp. The state already sells lifetime hunting licenses, but Senate Bill 9 will allow hunters to buy a lifetime stamp for ducks. The hunter will still have to buy the annual federal stamps. Senate Bill nine was sponsored … Continued
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April 2, 2018

House approves hunting hogs and deer over bait

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives voted in favor of legislation Thursday that allows Alabama hunters to hunt whitetail deer and wild hogs in fields that have been baited. House Bill 21 was sponsored by State Rep. Jack Williams, R-Wilmer.  Williams said that the legislation is necessary because of the … Continued
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February 23, 2018

State closer to managing recreational fishing for red snapper

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted Thursday to allow each of the five Gulf states to manage recreational fishing for red snapper off their respective coasts for the next two years through Exempted Fishing Permits. This action moves the state … Continued
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February 5, 2018

Sportsmen’s Caucus holds annual luncheon

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the Alabama Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held their annual luncheon on the south lawn of the Alabama capitol complex.  The luncheon held in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) brings together Alabama legislators and constitutional officers with the many sportsmen’s organizations … Continued
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February 1, 2018

State proposes 2018 commercial paddlefish season

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that qualified holders of an Alabama Commercial Freshwater Fishing License for fiscal year 2016-17 are eligible to participate in a drawing for an Alabama River Paddlefish Management Area Commercial Paddlefish Harvester Permit for the 2018 paddlefish harvest season. ADC&NR Fisheries … Continued
October 27, 2017

Alligator Hunt registration opens Friday

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced that the State will open online registration for its 12th Annual Regulated Alligator Hunts, June 2 at 8 a.m. Registration must be completed by 8 a.m. July 11. 260 Alligator Possession Tags will be distributed … Continued
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May 31, 2017

State Leaders angered over three-day Snapper season

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama fishermen can only catch and keep Red Snapper for three days this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Federal Red Snapper Recreational Seasons open for the private angling and Federally permitted for-hire components on June 1, 2017, at 12:01 … Continued
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May 3, 2017