Outdoor Alabama Newsletter | September 2019

Outdoor Alabama Newsletter | September 2019

Hunting and Fishing Licenses on Sale Now

Want a beautiful piece of wildlife or nature art that you can carry with you wherever you go? Plus, you get a heck of a deal. You can get that piece of art for just $5 when you take advantage of Alabama’s new hard-card licenses for the 2019-2020 hunting and fishing seasons.

For an additional $5 fee, purchasers can select from eight different cards that depict a variety of outdoors scenes. The art scenes include deer, turkey, freshwater fishing, saltwater fishing, wildlife heritage with an indigo bunting, sandhill crane and shooting sports. A deer and feral hog adorn the inaugural bait privilege license.

Alabama's Amberjack Record Broken

The 127-pound, 12-ounce amberjack that reigned atop the Alabama state records for 38 years was landed before Brian Andrews was born. Marcus Kennedy of Mobile, who caught the big amberjack on June 19, 1981, recently saw his state record fall when Andrews’ 132-pound, 12.8-ounce fish took its place in August 2019. 

Outdoor Alabama Experience Coming to Oak Mountain

The Alabama State Parks and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries divisions have teamed up to host the first Outdoor Alabama Experience weekend workshop at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama. The workshop will take place September 20-22, 2019. Registration is currently open for the event. To register, visit www.alapark.com/outdoor-family.

The Outdoor Alabama Experience program is designed for families with any level of outdoors experience. The workshop features hands-on learning in a variety of outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, biking, wildlife watching, shooting sports, fishing, hunting, paddleboarding and more.

Import Ban Vital to Prevent the Spread of CWD

As deer season approaches, the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries reminds hunters that it is illegal to import whole carcasses and certain body parts of any species of deer into the state. The import ban on deer in Alabama is part of a larger effort throughout the country to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a fatal neurological disease of white-tailed deer and other deer species, including mule deer, elk and moose.

Photo: ADCNR Conservation Enforcement Officer on illegal deer importation detail. 

Alabama Marine Resources Division Information Calendar

Do you enjoy taking photographs of Alabama's marine environment? Submit your fishing or marine related photographs for possible inclusion in next year's Alabama Marine Resources Division Information Calendar.

Submit your photographs electronically to marie.head@dcnr.alabama.gov by September 13, 2019. Photos should be 3 MB or more and in a horizontal format.

Other News

• Registration is now open for the FWFTA Youth and Physically Disabled Hunts
• Community Archery Park Opens at Pike County Public Fishing Lake
• SOAs Offer Unique Hunting Opportunities and Lasting Memories
• Registration for Sandhill Crane Season Opens September 4
• State Parks Website Earns Platinum Award in International Competition
• Youth Dove Hunts Provide a Gateway to the Outdoors

Enter the Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest

Trey McMeans took 3rd Place in the Sweet Home Alabama category of the 2019 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest with his image of Cheaha State Park. We are currently accepting photos for the 2020 contest.

To learn more, watch this video!

The purchase of a hunting, fishing, or wildlife heritage license makes conservation efforts in Alabama possible.