About Hunting in Alabama

Alabama is rich in natural diversity with more than 1.3 million acres of public hunting land and some of the most liberal seasons and bag limits in the nation. The Division of wildlife and freshwater fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources manages over 721,574 acres of land for the Alabama hunter. There are a lot of options to hunt publicly but you can also hunt privately using natural amenities such as swamps, ponds or creeks.

Alabama Hunting Seasons Offered

Big Game: Deer, Alligator (closed), Bobcat, Bear

Small Game: Squirrel, Coyote, Feral Swine, Rabbit, Raccoon, Opossum, Otter, Muskrat, Mink, Striped Skunk, Beaver, Nutria, Groundhog, Bullfrog, Pig Frog

Birds: Turkey, Mourning and white-winged dove, Waterfowl, Sandhill Crane, Bobwhite Quail, Ruffed Grouse, Woodcock, Snipe, Starlings, Crows and English Sparrows, Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, Gallinule, Sora

Alabama Hunting Season Dates 2021

Hunting Season depends on the following:

• The sporting arm (weapon)
• Animal
• Zone (location)

Once you know what you want to hunt, with what and where you can reference the tables below to know when the seasons begin and end and what the bag limits are (sex and how many to harvest)

AL Archery Deer Hunting Season

Season	Dates	Zones	Bag Limit
Bow and ArrowStalk Hunting	Oct 15,2020 – Feb 10, 2021	A	1 antlered a day and 3 per hunter during all combined seasons. 1 unantlered per day with 1 antlered per day for season.
	Oct 15- 25 2020	B	Antlered
	Oct 25,2020- Feb 10, 2021	B, C	Either Sex
	Oct 1, 2020 – Jan 27, 2021	D, E	Antlered
	Oct 1, 2020- Jan 15, 2021	D, E	Either Sex

AL Firearm Deer Hunting Seasons 2020

Seasons	Dates	Zones	Bag Limits	Notes
Special Muzzleloader and Air Rifle	Nov 16 – 20, 2020	A, B, C	Either Sex	No dogs
	Nov 2 – 6, 2020	D, E	Either Sex	No dogs
Firearms	Nov 21, 2020 – Feb 10, 2021	A, B	Either Sex	On privately owned or leased land only
	Nov 21, 2020 – Feb 10, 2021	A, B, C	Antlered Bucks only	On Open Permit Public Land
	Dec 12, 2020 – Jan 1, 2021	A, B	Either Sex	On Open Permit Public Land
	Nov 21, 2020 – Feb 10, 2021	C	Antlered Bucks only	On privately owned or leased land only
	Nov 21- 29, 2020, Dec 19, 2020 – Jan 1, 2021	C, D	Either Sex	On privately owned or leased land only
	Dec 19, 2020 – Jan 1, 2021	C, D, E	Either Sex	On Open Permit Public Land
	Nov 7, 2020- Jan 27, 2021	D, E	Antlered Bucks Only	On privately owned or leased land only
	Nov 7, 2020- Jan 27, 2021	D, E	Antlered Bucks Only	On Open Permit Public Land
	Nov 7, 2020- Jan 27, 2021	E	Either Sex	On privately owned or leased land only

Season	Dates	Zones	Bag Limits	Notes
Dog Deer Hunting	Nov 21, 2020- Jan 15, 2021	A, B	Either Sex	On privately owned or leased
	Nov 21, 2020- Jan 15, 2021	A, B, C	Antlered Bucks Only	On Open Permit Public Land
	Dec 12, 2020 – Jan 1, 2021	A	Antlered Bucks Only	On Open Permit Public Land
	Dec 12, 2020 – Jan 1, 2021	A, B	Either Sex	On Open Permit Public Land
	Nov 21, 2020- Jan 15, 2021	B, C	Antlered Bucks Only	On privately owned or leased
	Nov 21-29, 2020- Dec 19, 2020- Jan 1, 2020	B, C, D	Either Sex	On privately owned or leased
	Dec 19, 2020- Jan 1, 2021	C, D, E	Either Sex	On Open Permit Public Land
	Nov 7, 2020- Jan 1, 2021	D	Antlered Bucks Only	On privately owned or leased
	Nov 7, 2020- Jan 1, 2021	D, E	Antlered Bucks Only	On Open Permit Public Land

Understanding Alabama’s hunting season

To hunt white-tailed deer in Alabama, residents, and non-residents must have the following:
● All Game Hunting License (unless exempt)
● Harvest Record (paper form or on the app)
● Wildlife Management License and map permit IF hunting on a WMA
● If you harvest a deer, you have 48 hours to report it through Game Check

AL Hunting License Costs

Resident/ Nonresident	Licence	Resident/ Nonresident License Cost
Resident	All Game	$28.20
Resident	Small Game	$18.70
Non-resident	All Game	$325.90
Non-resident	Small Game (excluding deer & turkey)	$106.40

Alabama Hunting News

Approximately 180,000 deer hunters account for more than 4 million man days of hunting. There are many good opportunities to get out and about and enjoy all that the state of Alabama has to offer. The resources for more information are listed below. With so many lush and varying ecosystems around finding exactly the setting to capture the most reward is absolutely available right here in Hog Country.

Links to official sites

Buy license in Alabama: MyOutdoorAlabama.com
Alabama Regulation Site: http://www.eregulations.com/alabama/guide/hunting-laws-regulations/
Link to State PDF:
https://www.outdooralabama.com/sites/default/files/Enforcement/20202021%20REGULATION%20BOOK.pdf