| Hunt for the Invisible Buck Now | |
| Posted by on Friday August 20 2010 @ 11:07AM CDT | |
 Why wait until opening day to learn if you'll have a chance this season to take a monster buck, when you can find out now and drastically increase the odds of getting that buck of your dreams? Every sportsman dreams of taking a 200-pound-plus buck with antlers that will score more than 150 points on[Read More] |
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| How to Create a Big Buck Honey Hole Now | |
| Posted by on Monday August 09 2010 @ 10:47AM CDT | |
 How to Create a Big Buck Honey Hole Now Where No One Else Will Hunt:Generally older-age-class bucks live where you don't hunt. That's how they develop big racks and heavy body weights. You need to identify the areas on the land you hunt that no one else ever hunts, including: thick-cover [Read More] |
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| Toad & Frog Invasion | |
| Posted by on Friday July 30 2010 @ 10:33AM CDT | |
 The mere mention of frogs and toads often conjure up thoughts of wet places, misty swamps, and enchanted nights when their mysterious calls rise from the water’s edge. Frogs and toads are collectively known as anurans or tailless[Read More] |
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| Magazines are Primary Information Source for Hunters & Anglers | |
| Posted by on Monday July 19 2010 @ 11:41AM CDT | |
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Magazines are still the media source of choice for hunters and anglers, according to the June 2010 HunterSurvey.com and AnglerSurvey.com polls, which showed 44 percent of hunters and 33 percent of anglers use magazines most for information and entertainment. The second most important media source [Read More] |
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| Help! There’s an Owl after My Pet! | |
| Posted by on Friday July 09 2010 @ 10:08AM CDT | |
 It was, I believe, the saddest wildlife related phone call I have ever fielded. The call came from a woman who wanted to talk about an owl having killed her small pet dog. Usually, when wildlife biologists get calls of this sort, we are prepared to talk about other predators more likely to have taken their small pets…perhaps[Read More] |
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| Planting Roundup Ready® Crops for Wildlife | |
| Posted by on Friday July 09 2010 @ 10:02AM CDT | |
 In today’s booming business of managing property for recreational hunting, planting crops for wildlife is at the top of the list. Many property owners, land managers and recreational hunters are interested[Read More] |
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| Bear Creek Lakes: Jewels for North Alabama Outdoors People | |
| Posted by on Friday June 25 2010 @ 10:25AM CDT | |
 For outdoor enthusiasts looking to leave the ordinary behind, the beaten path ends en route to the Bear Creek lakes in Northwest Alabama.This road less traveled is well-known to locals but virtually lost amid other fishing, boating, camping, and canoeing destinations in the northern part of the [Read More] |
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| Alabama’s Favorite Stripes on the End of the Line | |
| Posted by on Wednesday June 16 2010 @ 02:02PM CDT | |
 By Greg McCain - There are many ways to catch white bass and their larger cousins, striped bass. No matter how it’s done, anglers will have a blast when one of these line-sided bulls decides to go the other way.With practiced ease, Bob McVicker flicked a cast toward a submerged stump and instantly [Read More] |
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| Community Archery Programs | |
| Posted by on Friday June 04 2010 @ 10:20AM CDT | |
 By Stuart R. Goldsby, Regional Hunter Education Coordinator, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater FisheriesA community archery program is a new concept involving several partners including city and county parks and recreation departments, local [Read More] |
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| Fishing the Rocks: Get Close, but Not Too Close | |
| Posted by on Tuesday May 25 2010 @ 10:55AM CDT | |
 by Ed Mashburn - Alabama anglers don’t have to go miles offshore to find great fishing action. Sometimes the best fishing is right in the pass where the bay meets the Gulf - on the rocks.The shrimp on my 12-lb test line hit the water just inches from where the current of the pass emptying into the Gulf swirled against a solid [Read More] |
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| Indian Artifacts: Recreating Alabama's Past | |
| Posted by on Monday May 17 2010 @ 03:33PM CDT | |
 (by Larry Columbo)Some of the author’s “Greatest Days Outdoors” have been those spent hunting Indian artifacts. He shares some tips and theories on this fascinating subject.When did a human being first set foot onto the soil that we know as Alabama? It could have been as early as 12,000 years [Read More] |
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| Beat the Off-Season Blues with Crows | |
| Posted by on Monday April 26 2010 @ 10:32AM CDT | |
 By Brodie SwisherJust because “hunting season” is over, that doesn’t mean we have to stay around the house. There are some great opportunities for hunters to expand their view in the field. With deer and waterfowl season wrapped up, it’s time to finally catch up on those long-overdue chores [Read More] |
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| Spring Into Summer: Fishing Heats Up Offshore | |
| Posted by on Monday April 19 2010 @ 03:25PM CDT | |
 by Chris Hood - The weather is heating up, and that’s not the only thing getting hot. Let’s look at offshore and near shore fishing on the Alabama coast.April is typically one of the best times for anglers along the Gulf Coast to successfully target a large variety of offshore species. This time [Read More] |
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| The Pirates are Here! The Pirates are Here! | |
| Posted by on Friday April 02 2010 @ 11:47AM CDT | |
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A Great Days Outdoors Warning for All Alabama Gulf Coast Anglers It happens every year at this time, and it has happened again. Our calm, peaceful coast has been invaded by black-flag decorated killers who show no mercy on their victims. Alabama anglers could not be happier. [Read More] |
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| Wildlife & the Outdoors | |
| Posted by on Wednesday March 31 2010 @ 10:02AM CDT | |
 What’s in a Name? By John S. Powers, Area Wildlife Biologist, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Once upon a time, in the mid 1700s, a learned Swedish botanist/physician named Carolus Linnaeus sought to simplify and clarify a complicated, confusing situation. For years, naturalists from [Read More] |
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| You Don’t Have to Have a Boat for Great Fishing by Vernon Minton | |
| Posted by on Monday March 08 2010 @ 05:29PM CST | |
 As you all already know, Alabama has some of the best fishing along the Gulf coast. We have fantastic fishing both offshore in our artificial reef system and in our bays with our inshore reefs and natural habitat. What you may not know is that fishing in coastal Alabama isn’t just for folks with boats[Read More] |
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| Bag that Opening Day Gobbler, Now By: Scott Jordan | |
| Posted by on Monday March 08 2010 @ 05:05PM CST | |
 Blurb: Luck seems to follow those turkey hunters who are well prepared.Unless you are one of those “lucky” hunters who we always seem to hear about, successful turkey hunters earn just about every long beard they’re fortunate enough to take. Through all my experiences in the turkey woods, I have [Read More] |
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| JUGGIN’ THE BLACK WARRIOR | |
| Posted by on Thursday July 12 2007 @ 07:30PM CDT | |
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JUGGIN’ THE BLACK WARRIOR By Clay Richardson  The noodle briefly disappeared from view. After a few seconds, it came to the surface and immediately headed for a brush pile along the shoreline about 30 yards away. I [Read More] Reposted on Wednesday August 29 2007 @ 03:06PM CDT |
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| FINDING A NEW HUNTING CLUB | |
| Posted by on Saturday July 07 2007 @ 03:07PM CDT | |
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FINDING A NEW HUNTING CLUB By Clay Richardson  It was nearly 11 a.m. on the second Saturday in December. The rut was in high gear. I was watching a big doe that had entered the food plot about 15 minutes ago. She was busy enjoying the lush growth, seemingly oblivious to anything else. [Read More] |
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