7. As annoying as Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce’s relationship will be to actual football fans during the Super Bowl build-up, there is no evidence that the NFL was plotting to get the Chiefs into the game, despite what former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is saying. Ramaswamy suggests the game was rigged […]

State Representative Chip Brown announced on Monday that he has pre-filed a bill to require country of origin labeling on seafood that is sold in Alabama. Is that fish harvested off of the Alabama coast, grown in a pond in the U.S., harvested off of Madagascar, or grown in a pond in China? Too often […]

As the Forever Wild Land Trust is preparing for its first meeting of the year Feb. 1 in Montgomery, the FWLT Board of Trustees will be focused on an initiative adopted at its last meeting of 2023 to spend up to $1 million to enhance existing efforts to mitigate the impact of feral hog populations. […]

It’s peak deer hunting season in the state of Alabama. During this time of year, known as “the rut,” bucks are in search of a mate and are far less likely to show caution in the daytime. One Alabama hunter took advantage of “the rut.” Greg Robertson of Shelby County bagged a 14-point buck Jan. […]

At the request of U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl and the House Natural Resources Committee, Conservation Commissioner Chris Blankenship traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to testify about the crucial funding Alabama receives from oil and gas leases through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA). Commissioner Blankenship highlighted how the GOMESA funding positively affects […]

Both of Alabama’s U.S. Senators warned the Biden administration of the disastrous economic outlook for U.S. catfish farmers and processers if it adopts a preliminary decision to reduce its responsibility over imported catfish from Vietnam. In a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the Senators said the administration should reverse a move […]

The state’s public oyster reefs will close for harvesting this week, the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced. The department said Tuesday the public oyster reefs will close Friday at 2 p.m. The harvest zones have been open since Oct. 2 and, so far, more than 32,000 sacks of oysters […]

Baldwin County, Alabama has a lot to show off these days. Thanks to a new groundbreaking talent campaign by the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, more people across the globe will get to hear and see it.  “Belong in Baldwin” will spotlight the wealth of opportunities and unparalleled lifestyle that Baldwin County offers to professionals, […]

For those planning trips to Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast for spring break or summer vacation, expect to see an abundance of change for the better, including beach renourishment projects at the East End of Dauphin Island and in Baldwin County from west of Little Lagoon Pass all the way to the Florida-Alabama line. “It is […]

The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ABBAA) wants to remind the state’s sportsmen that its Big Buck Photo Contest is still open until February 16. “We are thankful for hunters who have already submitted photos, but we want to remind everyone that photos will be accepted through the end of deer season and online voting […]

If you fish in Alabama coastal and/or offshore waters, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) may soon ask for your help as it begins a pilot study in 2024 to gain data on recreational fishing effort for Alabama’s private anglers and state for-hire captains. Alabama’s survey is similar […]

A graduate of Auburn University recently took home the top prize at the Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition, part of the second-annual Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival (WEWA). Jared Knox, winner of the ‘Best in Show’ category, graduated from Auburn in 2021 with a degree in mechanical engineering and had only pursued art as a hobby […]

For someone who is now one of venison’s biggest fans, celebrity chef and sustainable living guru Stacy Lyn Harris admits that when she married in 1993, deer meat was not high on her favorite foods list. “When we got married, he was hunting about every weekend and almost every morning before work,” Harris said of […]

Looking for a new way to begin your New Year’s resolution of being more active? The Alabama State Parks System have some events for you to do exactly that. The division announced it will be hosting 11 hikes at state parks located throughout Alabama on New Year’s Day. The hikes are part of a larger […]

Doug Plash really can’t help himself, but you can blame it all on his roots. When he’s sitting at home on Plash Island on the banks of the Bon Secour River, the urge to head out in his boat and harvest the tasty crustaceans that are plentiful along Alabama’s Gulf Coast is overwhelming. “There’s a […]

The Alabama State Parks Division is in the middle of numerous exciting facilities renovations, but State Parks Director Greg Lein wants everyone to know our 21 State Parks are open for business and look forward to your visit. Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a bond issue in 2022 that provides $80 million for the Alabama Department […]

The number of cases of chronic wasting disease is increasing, with today’s announcement of two more cases in northern Lauderdale County in northwest Alabama. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources said the new cases of chronic wasting disease in hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer bring Alabama’s total number of confirmed CWD cases to five. CWD […]

The Red Mountain Cut Foundation has been hard at work cleaning up trash from the side of Alabama Highway 280. Last weekend alone, they removed 800 pounds of it. This past Saturday, the organization hosted the “Friends of the Cut” litter pickup, along two miles of the heavily trafficked roadway that runs through the Cut […]

Alabama Black Belt Adventures released a new advertisement to promote the region’s premiere hunting and fishing opportunities — as well as the area’s world class golf courses. Pam Swanner, Executive Director of Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association, delved into what all the region offers. “There are more than 11 million acres of forested land in […]

According to Ron Regan, executive director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), it may not make the headlines in the newspapers but the election of Chuck Sykes as AFWA’s president is a big deal. Sykes, Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), […]

The Red Mountain Cut foundation is hosting a “Friends of the Cut” litter clean-up event in conjunction with ALPALS (Alabama People Against a Littered State) and ALDOT’s (Alabama Department of Transportation) Adopt-A-Mile program this Saturday, December 9th from 8:30am-11:00am. Together, the organizations have adopted miles 272-274 on Highway 280, running from the interchange of 280 […]

The state is taking nominations for the Alabama State Parks Eagle Awards, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced Monday. “Our State Parks System welcomes millions of visitors each year, and we recognize that many of the programs and amenities in our parks would not be possible without the contributions of so many […]

The adage that if you love your work then you’ll never work a day in your life can be applied to Bill Freeman since 2014. Freeman, a Conservation Enforcement Officer with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, has significantly expanded the role of what most people call the […]

Thanks to the rain of the past week, burn restrictions have been lifted in 33 counties in South Alabama, the Alabama Forestry Commission announced. The commission also downgraded the status to a “Fire Alert” in 23 North Alabama counties. However, because the rainfall was unevenly distributed throughout the state, 11 counties did not have the […]