Walker County Public Fishing Lake reopens Feb. 15
WALKER COUNTY - Walker County Public Fishing Lake will reopen on February 15, 2024, under the operation of new lake managers David Price and Tiffany Terradas.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Big Buck Challenge Photo Contest underway
WINSTON COUNTY - Are you an Alabama or Auburn fan and a white-tailed deer hunter? If so, you are encouraged to show your team spirit and enter the Outdoor Alabama Big Buck Challenge.
Walker County Public Fishing Lake reopens March 1
JASPER - Walker County Public Fishing Lake will reopen Wednesday, March 1, under the operation of new lake manager Sonny Posey.
Online registration now open for trapping workshops
HAMILTON - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is offering a series of youth and adult trapping workshops throughout the state this winter.
Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest opens Aug. 2
WINSTON COUNTY - The 2022 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest will begin accepting entries on Monday, August 2.
Alabama's outdoors provides solutions for social distancing
By David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
While Governor Kay Ivey and Dr. Scott Harris, Chair of the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force, work hard alongside other state, national, and private enterprise leaders to mitigate the effects of the novel coronavirus and bring its spread to a conclusion, it is important that people maintain the social distancing and other health recommendation standards.
Show support for conservation with your boat registration
WINSTON COUNTY - Boat owners can now help support conservation efforts in Alabama when renewing their boat registration.
Alabama fishing returning to normal after flooding
By: David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
FLORENCE - 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 to more normal levels.
Earlier this year, the Tennessee River system in Alabama was at its highest levels in about three decades, which made it difficult on anglers who normally enjoy a fishing bonanza in February and early March.