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Sykes elected president of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Sykes elected president of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

By Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Chuck Sykes, director of the Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, has been elected president for 2023-24 by the membership of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. His election occurred during the Association’s 113th annual meeting Sept. 23-27 in Calgary, Canada.    In accepting the Association’s presi...

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‘Connecting with Conservation’ highlights funding for state wildlife agencies

‘Connecting with Conservation’ highlights funding for state wildlife agencies

By David Rainer/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

How conservation and outdoors recreation are funded throughout the nation is somewhat of a mystery for most people. In an effort to inform the public about where state wildlife and fisheries agencies get the money to conserve habitat and provide quality outdoors recreation, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildli...

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Recent Hunting News

Hunting licenses, stamps, permit prices increase
Hunting licenses, stamps, permit prices increase

By Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Legislation passed during Maryland’s 2023 General Assembly will increase the price of hunting licenses and some associated stamps beginning with the 2023-24 hunting season. The existing structure and fees had been in place s... READ MORE


Agencies issue emergency CWD order
Agencies issue emergency CWD order

By Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

Following confirmation of a positive test sample for chronic wasting disease in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) have implemented ... READ MORE


Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average
Spring turkey harvest up 7% in 5-year average

By Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Preliminary totals for the 2023 spring turkey season show turkey hunters registered 42,439 birds this season, a 7% increase from the five-year average. The  spring season started April 15 with the two-day youth hunt for hunters under 1... READ MORE


CWD sampling will increase after Panhandle road-killed deer found
CWD sampling will increase after Panhandle road-killed deer found

By Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources


The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be increasing chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling surveillance efforts in southeast Alabama after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the confirm... READ MORE


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