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