Alabama

Southern whitetail hunting, long seasons, liberal bag limits, and extensive public Wildlife Management Area access.

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Alabama

Official Regulatory Authority

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR)

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The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division manages 37 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and Special Opportunity Areas (SOAs) totaling over 750,000 acres. Supported by 668,000 acres across 4 National Forests (Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega, and Tuskegee), Alabama provides diverse hunting from the Appalachian foothills to the coastal plain pineywoods and Black Belt prairie.
Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area & Bankhead National Forest
Cumberland Plateau Canyons | 91,263 Acres

Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area & Bankhead National Forest

Located in Winston and Lawrence counties in northwestern Alabama. Rugged sandstone canyons, waterfalls, and mixed hardwood-pine timber support Alabama's premier public mountain hunting for whitetail deer, eastern wild turkey, and feral hogs.

Barbour County Wildlife Management Area
Wiregrass Pine & Hardwoods | 28,214 Acres

Barbour County Wildlife Management Area

Located in east-central Alabama near Clayton. Rolling sandy hills, loblolly pine timber, and hardwood branches managed through prescribed fire and food plots. Highly popular for quality whitetail deer management, wild turkey, and bobwhite quail.

Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area
Appalachian Foothills | 56,838 Acres

Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area

Located in Cleburne and Calhoun counties in northeastern Alabama. Encompasses the southern tip of the Appalachian mountain chain with steep, rocky hardwood ridges and pine hollows for trophy whitetail deer, wild turkey, and small game.

Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area
Tennessee River Basin | 20,344 Acres

Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area

Situated along the Tennessee River and Second Creek in Lauderdale County. Rolling cherty hills, upland oak-hickory forests, and clear streams support abundant whitetail deer, turkey, and gray squirrels.

Demopolis & Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Areas
Tombigbee & Black Warrior Rivers | 40,000+ Acres Combined

Demopolis & Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Areas

Demopolis WMA in Greene, Hale, Marengo, and Sumter counties spans bottomland hardwood river corridors along the Tombigbee River. Mulberry Fork WMA in Walker and Tuscaloosa counties provides rolling pine-hardwood hills for deer and turkey.