Recreational trails board debates, votes on 2024 project proposals
The Alabama Recreational Trails Advisory Board discussed and voted on its 2024 grant proposals during their annual meeting on Dec. 17.
outdoor sports
Walker County Public Fishing Lake being stocked with Rainbow Trout
The lake will reopen for trout season on Friday, Nov. 27. The daily creel limit is four trout per angler.
Gun season begins tomorrow in two new deer zones
Gun season begins on November 21 in the rest of the state with special muzzleloader and air rifle seasons beginning on November 16.
Saturday is an Alabama oyster harvest day
This is the last scheduled oyster weekend of the year.
Conservation Advisory Board will meet in Mobile on August 22
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Wednesday that the Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will hold its final scheduled meeting of 2020 on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, Alabama, 36602, in the Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion. When entering the front gate to the park, attendees should alert … Continued
Dove season begins in most Alabama counties on Saturday
It still feels hot outside, but these last weeks of summer are the beginning hunting season in Alabama. Hunters in 57 of Alabama counties may begin hunting mourning doves and white-winged doves at noon on Saturday, Sept. 7. Hunters in South Alabama will have to wait another week. Ten counties are in the state’s South … Continued
Registration for spring BOW workshop opens January 9
The State of Alabama is offering another round of its popular Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) training. Registration for the next workshop will opens on January 9 for first-time attendees and January 15 for both first-timers and those who have previously attended. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) sponsors the event, which takes … Continued
Gun season for deer begins Saturday
November begins the heart of the annual hunting season in Alabama. The most popular species to hunt in Alabama is the whitetail deer and the state opens hunting season for deer on Saturday, November 17. Remember to be safe while hunting this fall and always wear a safety harness from an elevated position. Numerous accidents … Continued
Registration open for youth and adult trapping workshops
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced that registration is now open for trapping workshops administered by the department. Workshops are scheduled for both youth and adults and are offered as a cooperative project between ADCNR, the Alabama Trappers and Predator Control Association, USDA Wildlife Services and … Continued
Deer Archery Season opens Saturday, Oct. 14
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Deer Archery Season opens across Alabama on Oct. 14. Alabama allows archers to use traditional archery methods, compound bows, and crossbows. In Zone B of the state only antlered bucks can only be taken for the first 10 days of bow season. Check the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural … Continued