Outdoor Alabama Newsletter | December 2018

2019 Eagle Awareness Weekends

Eagle Awareness returns to Lake Guntersville State Park each weekend from January 25 through February 17. The park will feature live bird demonstrations, programs delivered by notable speakers, and guided field trips for viewing eagles in their natural habitat.

Photo by Steve Minor

A Gift That Lasts a Lifetime Searching for the perfect gift for the outdoors person on your list? Consider a lifetime hunting or fishing license. For Alabama residents, this gift will hold special meaning and provide years of enjoyment. Purchase a Lifetime License Online Read More about Lifetime Licenses

State Parks Gift Cards This holiday season consider giving the gift of Alabama State Parks. Gift cards can be purchased onsite at 20 of our parks. To buy your gift card, visit or call your nearest state park. Call 1-800-ALA-PARK for more information.  Learn more!

Register Now for Spring SOA Hunts

Registration is currently open for Special Opportunity Area turkey, small game, and youth waterfowl hunts scheduled for late-winter and early-spring 2019! 

Downloadable Freshwater Fish Attractor Waypoints

ADCNR now offers downloadable files containing fish attractor waypoints! Additionally, our interactive map contains the fish attractor locations and is a handy tool to use when planning your next fishing trip.

Visit Santa at Rickwood Caverns State Park

Back by popular demand - Santa's Underground Workshop at Rickwood State Park. This underground wonderland features thousands of wintry LED lights that add a spectacular touch to the cozy cave tours. Don't miss the dates for the visits from Santa.

New Artificial Reef Sites

The Alabama Marine Resources Division recently completed the deployment of 600 pyramid reef modules within the waters of the State’s reef fish jurisdiction, which extends 9 nautical miles offshore. The 262 new reef sites are constructed with 1, 2, or 4 concrete reef modules per site and each module provides 10 feet of vertical relief. For GPS coordinates, click the learn more button.

Campground Improvements at Cheaha State Park

Visitors to Cheaha State Park will soon see the completion of an ongoing renovation to the campgrounds. These improvements will result in an almost brand new experience for campers at our state’s highest point.

Wehle Tract Added to Wiregrass Birding Trail

The 1,505-acre Forever Wild Wehle Tract in Bullock County offers excellent bird diversity with more than 170 species currently documented on the property. Two hiking trail loops totaling 1.9 miles provide easy access to multiple habitats including open pine-grassland savanna, a forested pond, and expansive bottomland hardwood forest corridors along a creek floodplain.

A species often sought by birders is the Bachman’s sparrow (pictured above). This rare bird can found in the pine uplands of the Wehle Tract primarily during spring and summer.

Photo by Eric Soehren, ADCNR

How to Use Game Check

Hunters, remember that you must Game Check all deer or turkey harvested in Alabama.

It's easy using the Outdoor AL app on your smartphone or through the Outdoor Alabama website,
www.outdooralabama.com.

The new Outdoor AL app is available here.