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Vending machines, toilets, prosthetic leg: Renew Our Rivers volunteers recall stuff pulled from Alabama waterways

Mitchell Kilpatrick -
As Renew Our Rivers celebrates its 20th year, longtime volunteers are remembering the early days of the campaign and how it has changed Alabama’s waterways for...

Alabama fishing returning to normal after flooding

David Rainer -
Thankfully, the late-winter deluges have transitioned into a spring dry pattern that has allowed the flooded rivers in many portions of Alabama to return...

Marine Resources Division considering changes to flounder, trout limits

David Rainer -
Alabama’s inshore anglers are aware that fishing for two of the most popular species – southern flounder and spotted seatrout – has not been...

Advisory board gets crash course in chronic wasting disease: ‘Alabama does not have CWD’

David Rainer -
The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board received a crash course in chronic wasting disease (CWD) at the Board’s first meeting of 2019 last weekend in...

Mobile’s Three Mile Creek undergoing dramatic renovation

David Rainer -
Once upon a time, a beautiful creek ran through the middle of the city of Mobile. Unfortunately, that creek was neglected during urbanization and...

Marine Resources honors partners in world’s top artificial reef program

David Rainer -
If any doubt existed that Alabama has the best artificial reef program in the world, Chris Blankenship made an emphatic declaration last week that...

Mentored hunts renew enthusiasm for mentors

David Rainer -
One of the mantras adopted by those who love the outdoors is “pass it on,” which means introducing somebody to hunting, fishing or other...

Alabama leads way with Walker County archery park

David Rainer -
Along with Alabama’s sparkling Gulf waters and beautiful mountains, our great state has another strength you may not have heard as much about: Alabama’s...

Gulf Council plans April vote; Alabama sets snapper season

David Rainer -
One casualty from the recent partial federal government shutdown surfaced last week when the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met at the Perdido...

Byrne advocates for full Alabama red snapper season

Sean Ross -
Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Monday sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) urging support for a full 2019 red snapper...

Landowners’ help needed to count gopher tortoises

David Rainer -
The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division and Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) are on an enlistment drive to help count one of the...

Life hunt participants bag bucks of lifetime

David Rainer -
Aaron Causey of Riverside, Ala., has been all over the world to hunt, but he considers none of his hunts more special than the...

Red snapper study to include $250 tags on fish

Yellowhammer News -
When the red snapper season begins this summer in the Gulf of Mexico, some fish will carry $250 and even $500 worth of tags,...

There is more to Alabama deer hunting than pointing and shooting

Brittany Faush -
With hunting season in full effect, there are many hunters waiting for the perfect opportunity to take their shot. The state’s deer hunting season started...

Alabama WFF Ramps Up CWD Sampling Effort

David Rainer -
With positive tests for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Tennessee and additional positives in Mississippi, the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division has...

Chocolate lab Coco on point in Bobwhite Quail Fields

David Rainer -
Without a doubt, the sometimes heated argument of who has the best hunting dog came up during the holidays and almost certainly continues today...

Alabama Power and B.A.S.S. announce two scholarship winners

Kyle Morris -
Alabama Power and B.A.S.S. teamed up to award two Alabama students each a $5,000 scholarship. “We are proud to partner with Alabama Power to support...

Kelly gains valuable experience at mentored hunt

David Rainer -
John Kelly decided he needed an early Christmas present after enjoying an Adult Mentored Hunt at the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division’s Portland...

Alabama duck hunters hope for repeat of last season

David Rainer -
The snowstorm that skirted just north of the state recently should be good news for Alabama’s duck hunters. The waterfowl seasons in Alabama are always...

Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries enforcement increases deer carcass surveillance

David Rainer -
Hunters who travel out of state should be aware that the Enforcement Section of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division has significantly...

Alabama Gulf Seafood shines at WFC

David Rainer -
’Tis the season to loosen those belts and locate the sweat pants in preparation for Thanksgiving week. Of course, by the time the weekend...

Alabama officials closely monitoring contaminated deer found in Mississippi

David Rainer -
While Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) officials continue to do all they can to keep chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of Alabama, unfortunately...

ADCNR officials, program honored by peers

David Rainer -
October has been a special month for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in terms of recognition from its peers. Both the...

Sessions takes aggressive stand against wildlife poaching and trafficking

Staff Report -
During remarks at a forum on combating wildlife poaching and trafficking last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to devote "every available resource" to...
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