Alabama Black Belt Adventures
Strutting, Gobbling, Good Ol’ Time in Alabama’s Black Belt
On April 17, 2013
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Strutting, Gobbling, Good Ol’ Time in Alabama’s Black Belt
Montgomery, Ala. — Alabama Black Belt Adventures is capping off [...]
Big Buck Photo Contest Winners
On February 11, 2013
Congrats to our Big Buck Winners! Thanks to everyone who participated.
Contest Finalists Youth Typical (12 and under) Lyman Thomas Ramsey Ethan Duncan Clark Bain Youth Typical (13-18) Tanner Cox Danner Butler Noah Hadley Adult Typical Wes Cumbie Michael Lightcap Wesley Rutledge
Tuscaloosa News: Black Belt Adventures sponsors photo contest
On December 3, 2012
This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. You can order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers here or use the “Reprints” tool that appears above any article. Order a reprint of this article now. Black Belt Adventures sponsors photo contest From staff reports Published: Sunday, November 18, 2012 at [...]
AL.com: “Big bucks” photo contest aimed at hunters in Black Belt counties
On December 3, 2012
By Cheryl Wray | al.com on November 28, 2012 at 1:30 PM, updated November 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Hunters can win big bucks in a photo contest sponsored by Alabama Black Belt Adventures
Alabama hunters have a chance to bag more than a trophy [...]
The Demopolis Times: Take your best shot in hunting photo contest
On December 3, 2012
The Demopolis Times By Staff Reports Take your best shot in hunting photo contest By Staff ReportsPublished 10:31am Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Alabama Black Belt Adventures is offering hunters a chance to take home more than a trophy as the state’s regular deer season gets into full swing. The organization, a public-private partnership that promotes [...]
Montgomery Advertiser: Swanner takes aim to increase Black Belt’s sportsman’s tourism
On September 24, 2012
There they were — a gobbler and a shivering rookie wondering if she could fire her shotgun and hit something other than a Coke can on a tree stump. They met on a cold March morning in the woods of Dallas County as dawn was breaking. The turkey gobbled. Pam Swanner fired. It was over [...]
Report: Hunting and fishing in Black Belt close to being billion-dollar business Published: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 9:20 AM Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 9:30 AM By Stan Diel — The Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Hunting and fishing in the Black Belt is a bigger economic driver for the state than most people think, according [...]
Montgomery Advertiser: Black Belt baits the hook
On September 24, 2012
More than half a million people live in one of the most economically depressed regions in Alabama, the Black Belt counties that span the southern part of the state from Mississippi to Georgia. While other parts of the state have gotten an economic infusion from new automotive and manufacturing industries in recent years, Black Belt [...]
Selma Times-Journal: Economic study shows outdoors are big business
On August 24, 2012
Economic study shows outdoors are big business Published 12:39am Sunday, August 12, 2012 By Robert Hudson The Selma Times-Journal For residents of Alabama’s Black Belt, the outdoor recreational activities, such as hunting and fishing, are near and dear to their heart and a crucial part of their very lives. One organization recently did a study [...]
Alabama Black Belt Adventures to host “Big Buck Photo Contest”
On October 24, 2011
Alabama Black Belt Adventures (ALBBA), a public-private partnership committed to promoting and enhancing outdoor recreation and tourism opportunities in the state’s Black Belt region, is hosting its second annual Black Belt Bucks Photo Contest. The contest is open to any hunter who harvests a buck in one of Alabama’s 23 counties in the Black Belt [...]
Alabama Black Belt Adventures Contest Winner
On September 14, 2011
Francis Theriot of Houma Louisiana, got to enjoy two full days of fishing and a three night stay with accommodations at Ray Scott’s Trophy Bass Retreat in Pintlala curtesy of Alabama Black Belt Adventures. Francis and a guest were able to enjoy catch after catch of trophy bass in the Presidential [...]
Houma resident wins BASS fishing vacation
On June 6, 2011
Alabama Black Belt Adventures (ALBBA) is proud to announce Mr. Francis Theriot of Houma, Louisiana as the winner of its fishing retreat giveaway valued at $3,500. The comprehensive fishing package includes 3 nights lodging at BASS founder Ray Scott’s Trophy Bass Retreat in Pintlala, 2 solid days of fishing, and meals for Mr. Theriot and [...]
One week left for Trophy Bass Retreat giveaway
On May 24, 2011
Ray Scott, legendary founder of BASSmasters and owner the Trophy Bass Retreat in Pintlala, has donated a comprehensive fishing package to help raise awareness about Alabama Black Belt Adventures and support its mission. Scott serves on the organization’s board of directors. The package includes 3 nights lodging at the retreat, 2 days of fishing, and [...]
Linden youth wins Gobbler Photo Contest
On May 16, 2011
Alabama Black Belt Adventures congratulates 11-year old Hutson Breckenridge of Linden for winning its online Gobbler photo contest. He campaigned for Facebook “likes” from his schoolmates at Marengo Academy and finished with 160 votes. He wins a $400 prize pack from Knight & Hale Game Calls and Carry-Lite Decoys. Although this was just his first [...]
Alabama Black Belt Adventures hosts turkey hunt photo contest
On April 11, 2011
In celebration of the 2011 turkey season, Alabama Black Belt Adventures (ALBBA) is proud to announce the Black Belt Gobblers Photo Contest. The winner of the photo contest will receive a $400 turkey call and decoy prize pack from Knight & Hale Game Calls and Carry-Lite Decoys absolutely free. Pam Swanner, Project Manager [...]
Selma Times Journal – Black Belt Focuses on Tourism
On April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By Rick Couch Where many people see one of the most economically depressed regions in America, Alabama Black Belt Adventures sees potential. The organization is using the region’s outdoors opportunities to open the door to other tourist attractions like arts guilds, restaurants and other historic attractions. “There is so much in this [...]
The Birmingham News – Russell Hubbard UNIONTOWN — In Alabama’s Black Belt, where scenic beauty and economic heartbreak exist side by side, a small group of business owners, sportsmen and public officials is hatching an ambitious plan to market the region to hunters and anglers nationwide. Until recently, the deer camps and fishing lodges and [...]
Thomasville Times: Black Belt Adventures Initiative a Good Idea
On October 22, 2009
Larry Lee Alabama’s Black Belt has been dissected more often than a frog in a high school biology class. Countless studies have been conducted and countless grants have been written dealing with the area. To their credit, elected officials and business leaders have worked diligently over the years to identify sustainable development in this region [...]
Selma Times Journal: Making a Better Black Belt
On October 7, 2009
By Buster Wolfe | Selma Times-Journal Published Wednesday, October 7, 2009
“Alabama’s best idea” has made an important step at the Old Cahawba State Park.
On Tuesday, the Alabama Forever Wild Program announced the purchases of three tracts of land in Dallas, Lowndes [...]
Marian Times – Standard: Fall is the Perfect Time for an Outdoor Alabama Adventure
On September 23, 2009
September 23, 2009 Fall is the perfect time of year to experience the wonder of Alabama’s natural heritage. From hiking to hunting, there is an outdoor activity in Alabama certain to put a smile on any face. This fall take advantage of the many opportunities for an Outdoor Alabama Adventure. Listed below are 10 suggestions [...]
September 2009 by David Zaslawsky TYLER – The Alabama Black Belt Adventures hopes to lure business leaders and decision makers to the state as part of a unique economic development project.
NEAL WADE, who as director of the Alabama Development Office is the state’s top economic developer, said, “We are going to have [...]
Montgomery Advertiser: Outdoors Initiative in Black Belt a Real Lure
On August 13, 2009
By: Sebastian Kitchen
TYLER — The businessmen, referred to by some of their fans as the rock stars of outdoorsmen, were at a lodge in Lowndes County on Wednesday to help unveil a new program intended to attract outdoor enthusiasts to the Black Belt.
And one of those men, [...]
Montgomery Advertiser Editorial : Build on Black Belt’s Assets
On June 22, 2009
June 22, 2009
Build on Black Belt’s assets
For decades, Alabama’s Black Belt has been mired in poverty and often in despair as well as it fell ever farther away from the economic mainstream and saw little of the growth other sections of the state [...]
June 17, 2009
Alabama officials launch plan to draw outdoor enthusiasts to Black Belt
By Sebastian Kitchen
skitchen@gannett.com
Conservation, tourism, business and government leaders announced a collaboration on Tuesday that they believe will use marketing to help attract hunters, anglers [...]
