| Alabama deer hunting continues to top the list of | | | | Talladega counties. There are some top quality |
| hunter friendly destinations. With a deer herd topping | | | | private lands in this area, but all of the WMA's |
| an estimated 1.75 million animals and one of the most | | | | produce good whitetails as well. |
| liberal seasons in the country, is it any wonder that | | | | In the west central part of the state, the best deer |
| hunters love this state.The Alabama deer hunting | | | | hunting can be found in Pickens, Sumter, Green and |
| season covers 108 days annually and hunters may | | | | Tuscaloosa counties, with the top WMA's being |
| harvest both a buck and a doe everyday in most | | | | Oakmulgee and Demopolis. |
| areas. Hunters may choose to harvest whitetails with | | | | East Central Alabama deer hunting offers |
| a bow, crossbow, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, and | | | | opportunities for some trophy animals. The counties |
| even a spear...Did I say a spear? Oh well, you get the | | | | of Montgomery, Lowndes, Macon and Bulloch |
| idea. | | | | continue to produce good bucks thanks to Alabama's |
| Alabama's deer herd continues to grow and deer can | | | | fertile "blackbelt" area. |
| be found in every corner of the Cotton State. In the | | | | In the southern part of the state, the deer numbers |
| northwestern part of the state, the largest deer | | | | remain high, with Clarke, Washington, Mobile, Barbour, |
| populations can be found in Lamar, Fayette and | | | | Pike and Crenshaw counties being your best bets. |
| Marion counties. These counties are also producing | | | | Check out the WMA's in these areas. Barbour county |
| some trophy animals. The district including Lauderdale, | | | | is particularly interesting due to the implementation of |
| Limestone, Madison, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, | | | | a quality deer management (QDM) plan. Under this |
| Morgan, Cullman, Winston, Marion, Lamar, Fayette | | | | plan a buck must have at least 3 points on one side |
| and Walker counties offers some great opportunities | | | | to be legal. Only time will tell if this will lead to more |
| for public land deer hunting with more than 170,000 | | | | mature bucks, but we have to applaud any state |
| acres of WMA's and National Forests. | | | | game management association that manages a deer |
| The northeastern corner of the state is made up of | | | | herd not just for numbers but for quality as well. Nice |
| Jackson, Marshall, DeKalb, Cherokee, Etowah, Blount, | | | | Job Alabama! |
| St. Clair, Calhoun, Cleburne, Randolph, Clay and | | | | |