Not only did exceptional anglers get to participate in the Exceptional Anglers event Gone Fishin’, Not Just Wishin’ at Oak Mountain State Park a few weeks ago, but a new bait company provided them with lures to land the numerous bass that inhabit the park’s lakes. The annual event teaches basic fishing skills to students […]

The Alabama Forestry Association has announced its endorsement of Associate Justice Will Sellers. Sellers is seeking a second term as an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. AFA’s President and CEO, Chris Isaacson discussed why the organization endorsed Sellers.

With the conflict among deer hunting factions at an all-time low, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Commissioner Chris Blankenship used last weekend’s Conservation Advisory Board meeting in Huntsville to update the Board on the numerous projects in the state under ADCNR oversight. A milestone was surpassed this year when projects funded through […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced that on June 6, starting at 8 am, permits will be issued for those seeking to hunt alligators in the state.

Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, a non profit group dedicated to upland habitat conservation, has announced a new member of its national board of directors. Thomas Harris, founder of Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association, the non-profit said, has been selected for the role.

Alabama is known for fast cars and a NASCAR superspeedway, but the southern state has also developed a name for fast boats on a liquid track.

Down a winding, tree-lined road on the outskirts of Clanton, Ala., is a destination that attracts a select group of individuals and their canine companions. It’s the Coonhound Cabin, which sits on 85 acres and provided the perfect site for last weekend’s AKC (American Kennel Club) Southern Heritage Hunt and Show for coonhounds. Danielle Kunz […]

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that on June 10th a "free fishing day" will take place throughout the state.

The REI Cooperative Action Fund has granted Alabama's Singing River Trail $100,000, the largest grant amount to date.

After the 2023 spring turkey season, Adam Arnold considers his transition from non-hunter to member of the hunting community complete. Although 33-year-old Arnold has held a fishing license for many years and has enjoyed using the Cahaba Wildlife Management Area Public Shooting Range, he had never hunted until spring of 2018, when he participated in […]

Johnny Greene has been a captain on charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico for the past 33 years and has landed his share of the Gulf’s bounty. But recently something happened on his boat, the “Intimidator,” that had never happened before. Greene and crew unloaded a 600-pound-plus bluefin tuna at the Orange Beach Marina […]

Lying on a luxury queen-sized bed within a tent, one thought comes to my mind: ‘Can I get those cicadas to sing a show tune?’

Oak Mountain State Park is well known throughout Alabama as an amazing place to hike, kayak, golf, and more.

One of the motivational factors for new hunters discovered by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is a quest for organic protein. Individuals who participate in WFF’s Adult Mentored Hunting Program hunts often rank providing meals prepared with wild game for them and their families high […]

Alabama will be closing its state waters from Monday, May 1st to Thursday, June 1st the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced this week.

Oak Mountain State Park unveiled its newest multi-use trail, as officials from Alabama State Parks joined local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.   The new trail – known as the Lunker Lake Trail – circles the lake and provides breathtaking views of the water as it meanders along the shoreline and through the forest. The […]

It's a rodeo. Just not a typical one. The 29th Annual Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, has officially opened its registration as of today.

Whether it was regulation changes or better environmental conditions, the apparent rebound in the flounder population has everyone involved with the fishery along the Alabama Gulf Coast encouraged. Scott Bannon, director of the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), said the division adopted stricter limits several years […]

The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will hold its second scheduled meeting of the year next month in Huntsville.  The meeting is 9 a.m. May 20 at the Randolph School Thurber Arts Center, 4915 Garth Road. Registration to address the board will be from 8-8:30 a.m. Attendees with printed information they wish to share with CAB […]

What do you do if you break a bone in your elbow three weeks before the 20th anniversary National Archery in Schools Program’s (NASP) Alabama State Championship? If you’re Jake Cash of Ashville High, you adapt and overcome. Chris Cash, Jake’s father, said his son tripped on a cable on the high school band’s trailer and […]

The Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has announced applications are now being accepted for disaster assistance to aid eligible individuals and businesses that have been affected by freshwater intrusion into areas where heavy marine fishing occurs.

What do you do when you need to plant 3,500 oak tree saplings in a hurry? For Alabama State Parks, the solution was to invite the community surrounding Roland Cooper State Park near Camden to lend a hand, actually many hands. As part of an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Parks […]

Veteran Tennessee River guide Jimmy Mason had been on a roll recently until a phenomenon known only to a specialty segment of the media and their numerous guides struck. That phenomenon is known as the outdoor writer’s curse. Mason guides mainly on Pickwick and Wilson lakes in northwest Alabama, and his clients had landed eight […]

WVNN and Yellowhammer News' Yaffee believes the 2024 fight will be contentious and full of half-truths