Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Creative twist for outdoor skills curriculum
Conservation officers instruct scholars in survival basics.
Photo: Conservation Enforcement Officer Ben Kiser teaches a Montevallo student how to start a...
Enforcement increases deer carcass surveillance
Photo: “When you see your local Conservation Enforcement Officer patrolling near a state line, know that what you are actually seeing is the front line in...
Shelton-Nix earns second USFWS conservation award
Photo: Erica Shelton-Nix of the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division earned recognition from the USFWS for her work with gopher tortoises.
The...
Time to repeat the hunting accidents reduction milestone
More than 200,000 hunters will pursue the abundant game in Alabama this season, which means hunter safety should be at the forefront of any outdoors...
Injury can’t stop Cash at state archery championship
Photo: Jake Cash overcame an elbow injury to shoot 285 at the NASP State Championship.
What do you do if you break a bone in your elbow three weeks before...
Enforcement K9 Unit is a different breed
Photo: The WFF K9 Unit has tracking dogs available in four of the five districts in the state with plans to add one in District 1 soon. Luke goes everywhere...
Mass planting oaks to help wounded warriors and wildlife
Photo: Central Wilcox High School students separate oak tree saplings to prepare for planting at Roland Cooper State Park.
What do you do when you need to...
Constitutional carry increases demand for proper training
Photo: Outdoor writer Dick Jones fires a Sig Sauer P365 at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park.
Governor Kay Ivey recently signed legislation to make Alabama...
The Great Outdoors provides solutions for social distancing
Photo: Turkey season will open March 21 across most of the state.
While state, national, and private enterprise leaders work hard to mitigate the effects of...
Deer activity in most of Alabama approaching peak
Photo: Addison Kimbrough harvested this 5 1/2-year-old buck as part of the Lauderdale WMA bonus buck program.
For most of the state, Alabama deer hunters are...