Alabama

Alabama is celebrated for its deep deer hunting heritage, exceptionally long seasons running from October through February 10, and unique regional rut timing.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) manages deer across fertile soils. The famous "Black Belt" prairie region of central Alabama—underpinned by nutrient-rich limestone soils—produces heavy-bodied trophy bucks. In southern and central Alabama, the breeding rut occurs late in January and early February, providing exciting hunting when other state seasons have long concluded.

Alabama holds a revered position in wild turkey hunting history, home to legendary call-makers and authors.

ADCNR's spring season opens in late March or early April. Hunters challenge wary Eastern gobblers across the rolling pine-hardwood hills of the Bankhead National Forest, Oakmulgee WMA, and private timber tracts.

Alabama offers limited public lottery alligator hunts in designated southern river management zones (Southwest, Southeast, West Central, and Lake Eufaula).

Hunts are conducted strictly at night in August using centerfire handguns or bangsticks after securing the animal with snatch hooks or bowfishing equipment along the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and coastal marsh channels.

Feral hogs inhabit river basins and agricultural tracts across Alabama. Hogs may be hunted year-round with no bag limits on private land, with specialized night-hunting permits available through ADCNR.