For most of the state, Alabama deer hunters are in the midst of the peak hunting period when deer start moving with increased rutting activity. Chris Cook, Deer Program Coordinator with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, said hunters need to spend as much time as possible […]

Alabama’s saltwater anglers have been on a record-setting pace with 11 fish entering the record books from October 2021 to October 2022, and two of those records remained on the books for only months. Scott Bannon, Marine Resources Division director with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said the only year that compares […]

A pair of bills authored by U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) were signed into law today as a part of the National Heritage Area Act. The efforts by the two senators resulted in the reauthorization of the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Northwest Alabama for another 15 years and the […]

About 50 years ago, only 480 nesting pairs of bald eagles were left in the United States, with the last nest in Alabama documented in 1962. Thankfully, a great deal has changed since then, and so many eagles winter in our state that the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has a hard […]

Pipes and roadways have frozen plus air travel is a mess. Thoughts of sugarplums have passed. Now visions of warmer weather, sunset watching, and the lake home lifestyle are dancing in peoples’ heads. The analysts at Lake Homes Realty, the country’s largest lake real estate brokerage, have reviewed more than 50 million pageviews on LakeHomes.com […]

If your hunting season has gone well and you have plenty of wild game to prepare, you may be looking for new ideas to put on the dinner table

The final phase of funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (NFWF-GEBF) has been approved for projects in Alabama to mitigate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey hailed the funding of the projects that total more than $47 million. “As we celebrate Alabama’s 2022 slate of NFWF […]

The Alabama branch of the National Wild Turkey Federation set aside over $143,000 recently for wild turkey projects in the state of Alabama.

America’s national symbol, the bald eagle, will be celebrated when Lake Guntersville State Park hosts Eagle Awareness Weekends.

Under a final rule published by NOAA Fisheries, Alabama’s private recreational anglers will see a 51% decrease in the 2023 red snapper quota.

By Taylor Philpot The state of Alabama offers an array of outdoor adventures and opportunities to make memories that will last a lifetime. At the top of the list for most of those outdoor enthusiasts is hunting. Hunting in the state of Alabama isn’t just a hobby, but a way of life — a tradition […]

Alabama’s great outdoors offers so many benefits, from abundant recreational opportunities to stunning vistas, that it’s sometimes difficult to fathom.

Innovate Alabama has formed a new council to take full of advantage the Yellowhammer State's abundant outdoor recreational opportunities.

Earlier this quarter a newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals how holistic conservation efforts make a difference in protecting species

More than $47 million is coming to Alabama for watershed and habitat restoration along the state’s Gulf Coast, Gov. Kay Ivey has announced.

Dignitaries officially opened the State Representative Steve McMillan Fort Morgan Fishing Pier and Boat Ramp on Mobile Bay.

The Yellowhammer State has more than 23 million acres of timberland — and plants 1.56 trees for every tree harvested.

Deer season is upon us and with 1.3 million acres of public hunting land, Alabama’s diverse terrain provides an ideal destination for travelers and locals to land the buck they’ve been waiting for all year.

Fall in Alabama is a wonderful time to do some outstanding bird-watching, especially at Ten Islands Historic Park on Lake Neely Henry.

The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division is teaming with Buckmasters on an outreach program to promote hunting across social media platforms. The Share the Hunt initiative, which kicks off today, encourages deer hunters to introduce new people to the hunting opportunities available in Alabama’s great outdoors […]

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has approved five new projects in Alabama which total more than $48 million.

Sanders Capital Partners (SCP) recently completed the $3.225 million acquisition of the Hoover based business.

On Nov. 8th the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $2.57 million land conservation grant authorized under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act to apply toward the purchase of 1,728 acres of critical Red Hills salamander (RHS) habitat in Monroe County, Alabama.

New additions and renovations are under way at several Alabama State Parks, which are showcasing the natural assets and quality-of-life advantages of rural counties.