Alabama Alligator Attack 10/04/06
An Opelika man who killed an alligator after it allegedly attacked him while fishing admitted that he had been attempting to catch an alligator a few days prior to the incident. [Comments?]
Forty Gators Bagged During Alabama's First Alligator Season 09/04/06
When Gov. Bob Riley announced Alabama's first-ever regulated
alligator hunting season would take place August 18-24, 2006 in the Mobile
Delta, you could hear a splash of excitement from hunters who wanted to
participate. [1 Comment]
Alabama Announces First Regulated Alligator Season 06/13/06
Governor Bob Riley announced Alabama's first-ever regulated alligator hunting season, which will take place August 18-24, 2006, in portions of Baldwin and Mobile counties. [Comments?]
State Archery Championship to be Held April 18 04/04/06
The Third Annual Archery in the Schools Program State Championship will take place on April 18, 2006, at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Approximately 1,000 students from across Alabama are expected to participate in three divisions: Elementary (grades K-6), Middle (grades 7-8), and High School (grades 9-12). [Comments?]
Men Arrested for Importing Deer 03/24/06
Conservation Officers in Lauderdale County arrested Gary R. Faires, 56, and Gary S. Daugherty, 35, on February 15, 2006, for illegally importing deer into Alabama. Faires was also charged with the illegal possession of protected wildlife. [Comments?]
Conservation Advisory Board Meeting 02/10/06
The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board will meet Saturday, February 18, at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa. This is the first meeting of the Advisory Board during 2006. Registration for those wishing to address the board will be from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The meeting will begin promptly at 9 a.m. [Comments?]
Conservation Department Asks Deer Hunters to Report Harvests 12/27/05
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is asking deer hunters in Barbour County to participate in a new online check-in system for gathering deer harvest data this season. Hunters can now complete a web-based report for each deer harvested during the 2005-06 season. [Comments?]
Wildlife Strategy Approved 12/13/05
Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley announced today that the Alabama Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. All 50 states agreed to complete a Strategy by October 1, 2005, as a condition for receiving State Wildlife Grants funding to support fish and wildlife conservation. [Comments?]
New York Turkey Hunt Success This turkey I shot on the on the fourth day, of my first spring turkey season in New York. I was set up on a good a roosted tom, but little did I know that he had about 10 or 20 hens with him. So as soon as he hit the ground I did a few soft yelps and clucks but he paid no attention to me, he just followed the hens out of of gun range.
