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Brush up on ice safety before heading out. ❄️🎣 If you fall through the ice: • Move toward thicker ice • Get horizontal and kick your legs • Pull yourself up and crawl away on your belly More tips: mywildalberta.ca/fishing/saf…
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⏳ 2 weeks left! ABA’s Spring Fever 2026 raffle draw is coming up on April 11. 🏹 $5,000 archery GC 🏹 Rinehart 3D targets 🏹 Millennium Treestand blind 💸 Cash 50/50 add-on 🎟️ rafflebox.ca/raffle/albertab…
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Learn to fly fish! 🎣 Northern Lights Fly Fishers is hosting an Introduction to Fly Fishing course in Edmonton: 📅 April 25 | ⏰ 9–4 💲 $54.85 (lunch included) Only 20 spots available—register on Eventbrite: heyor.ca/olVREX #FlyFishing #YEG
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Alright winter, we hear you. You’re clinging to Alberta, but you’ll have to let go eventually. Spring is on the way...even if winter won’t admit it. Watch for: • Antler shedding • Birds heading north • More wildlife activity #AlbertaOutdoors #Wildlife #ExploreAlberta
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Frenemies 👀 Pronghorn P438 & P460 started ~20 km apart in Dec, teamed up, and travelled into MT. Back in Canada by Feb (just 110 m apart!)—then split. Final distance: P460 ~320 km P438 ~250 km Pronghorn Xing team: @miistakis @cwf_fcf #Conservation #WildlifeTracking
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Spring fishing starts April 1. 🎣 2025 Alberta sport fishing licences expire Mar 31. Make sure yours is renewed before your first trip this season. Purchase online through AlbertaRELM, the AlbertaRELM app, or through private licence issuers across Alberta. albertarelm.com/licensing.pa…
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We’re at the Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen’s Show all weekend! Come say hi, chat with the team, and learn more about Alberta Conservation Association and Harvest Your Own. Got questions about hunting, fishing, or conservation projects? Stop by and visit us at the booth. 👋
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🎉 Final winner announced! Congrats to Mitchell, our third Ice Fishing Photo Contest winner, who’s won the Ice Fishing Package. Thanks to everyone who entered! Special thanks to @thefishinholeca for their generous sponsorship — and stay tuned for more!
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Ever noticed the aerator at Coleman Fish & Game Pond? 💧 Aeration adds oxygen to help stocked trout survive winter — but it also creates thin ice open water. Stay safe: • Follow posted warnings • Avoid fenced areas • Keep clear of open or dark ice ab-conservation.com/aerated-…
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🎣 Two weeks left to join the 2026 Burbot Blitz. Hosted by Angler’s Atlas in partnership with ACA, this free ice fishing event runs until March 29. Log your trips in the MyCatch app and be entered into prize draws. anglersatlas.com/event/884/2…
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Chasing snow geese this spring? 🪿 The mid-continent white goose population has increased by roughly 1,200% since the 1970s, which is why Alberta offers a spring conservation harvest. Season runs March 15 – June 15. Learn more: ab-conservation.com/events/s…
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Thanks to everyone who contributed sightings to ABHuntLog during the 2025 hunting season. Your observations help build wildlife maps across Alberta’s WMUs. Take a look at the latest maps: ab-conservation.com/featured…
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35% SOLD! 🎯 ABA’s Spring Fever 2026 raffle is picking up speed. 🏹 $5,000 archery GC 🏹 Rinehart 3D targets 🏹 Millennium Treestand blind 💸 Cash 50/50 add-on available 🎟️ rafflebox.ca/raffle/albertab…
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📢 The Ice Fishing Photo Contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered and shared their ice fishing moments. The third winner will be announced soon. Special thanks to @thefishinholeca for their generous sponsorship — and stay tuned for our next contest!
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As winter winds down, shed hunting season begins. 🦌 Deer and other ungulates start dropping their antlers in late winter, making early spring a great time to search. Reminder: Naturally shed antlers can be kept or sold in Alberta if found outside parks or protected areas.
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⏰ 2 days left to enter the Ice Fishing Photo Contest! 🎯 Final prize: Ice fishing Package 📸 Enter online: ab-conservation.com/contests… Multiple entries allowed. Contest closes March 11. Thanks to our Corporate Partner in Conservation, @thefishinholeca for sponsoring this contest!
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⏰ Don’t forget to spring forward this Sunday (March 8). Sunrise and sunset will shift one hour later. Reminder for hunters: it’s unlawful to hunt wildlife or discharge a firearm ½ hour after sunset and ½ hour before sunrise.
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Support conservation education in Alberta, and you could win a quad. Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association is hosting a fundraising raffle for a 2025 CF Moto C Force 400 Classic Quad valued at $8,188. Tickets: $5 Draw: March 22 📞 403-252-8474 Licence #765552
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Thank you to @fortisalberta and crew members Landon and Beck for installing a new ferruginous hawk nesting pole on Alberta’s prairies. Ferruginous hawks will be returning soon — and you can follow them on ACA’s wildlife cameras. Updates coming soon: ab-conservation.com/wildlife…
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Adventure starts with awareness. ⚠️ ACA aeration systems are running on many Alberta lakes, creating thin ice open water. Stay safe: • Follow posted warnings • Avoid fenced areas • Keep clear of open/dark ice Report concerns → 780-410-1999 ab-conservation.com/programs…
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