Chuck Sykes

Chuck Sykes has been the Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources since December 2012.  Chuck earned a degree in Wildlife Biology in 1992 from Auburn University in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Science. Over the years, Sykes’ career path has varied from guide and general manager of several prominent commercial hunting lodges, to creating a full-service natural resource consulting firm, creating a television show dedicated to wildlife management and habitat restoration, to a biological service manager, and finally to Director of the Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries. Sykes’s life has always been about conservation.  From hunting and fishing in Choctaw County, Alabama to his hands-on experience, time in the field and education, providing him a unique set of skills.