Alabama Deer Hunting

Alabama deer hunting continues to top the list ofTalladega counties. There are some top quality
hunter friendly destinations. With a deer herd toppingprivate lands in this area, but all of the WMA's
an estimated 1.75 million animals and one of the mostproduce good whitetails as well.
liberal seasons in the country, is it any wonder thatIn the west central part of the state, the best deer
hunters love this state.The Alabama deer huntinghunting can be found in Pickens, Sumter, Green and
season covers 108 days annually and hunters mayTuscaloosa counties, with the top WMA's being
harvest both a buck and a doe everyday in mostOakmulgee and Demopolis.
areas. Hunters may choose to harvest whitetails withEast Central Alabama deer hunting offers
a bow, crossbow, rifle, shotgun, muzzleloader, andopportunities for some trophy animals. The counties
even a spear...Did I say a spear? Oh well, you get theof Montgomery, Lowndes, Macon and Bulloch
idea.continue to produce good bucks thanks to Alabama's
Alabama's deer herd continues to grow and deer canfertile "blackbelt" area.
be found in every corner of the Cotton State. In theIn the southern part of the state, the deer numbers
northwestern part of the state, the largest deerremain high, with Clarke, Washington, Mobile, Barbour,
populations can be found in Lamar, Fayette andPike and Crenshaw counties being your best bets.
Marion counties. These counties are also producingCheck 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, Fayetteplan a buck must have at least 3 points on one side
and Walker counties offers some great opportunitiesto be legal. Only time will tell if this will lead to more
for public land deer hunting with more than 170,000mature 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 ofherd 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