ALABAMA

REGULATIONS
2001 2002

GAME, FISH, AND

FUR BEARING ANIMALS
ALABAMA
REGULATIONS
1

RELATING TO
GAME, FISH
AND
FUR-BEARING ANIMALS

DON SIEGELMAN
Governor
RILEY BOYKIN SMITH
Commissioner
RICHARD C. LILES
Assistant Commissioner
M. N. CORKY PUGH
Director
FRED R. HARDERS
Assistant Director
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
does
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age,
gender,
national origin or disability in its hiring or employment
practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of its
programs, services or activities. This publication is available
in alternative formats upon request.
O.E.O.
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. 20204
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Personnel:

Administrative Office....................................................... 1

Aquatic Plant
Management..15

Capital
Development16

Eastaboga Fish
Hatchery..16

Federal Game
Agents...12

Fisheries
Section..13

Hunter
Education.21
Law Enforcement Section.................................................1

Marion Fish
Hatchery.15

Film and Video

Section..12

Mussel
Management..14

Non-game
Wildlife.21

USDA - Wildlife
Damage..12

Wildlife
Section.18

Authority for Receiving this Book as Evidence.22

Authority to Promulgate Regulations.24
Hunter Orange Requirement..25
Hunting Regulations - Open Seasons and Bag Limits...26
Hunting Regulations Restrictions...38
Regulations Containing General Provisions.38
Fur Bearing Animal Regulations..54
Fishing Regulations..56
Non-game Species Regulation..77
Alligator Regulations79
Invertebrate Species Regulations..80
Deer Management Assistance Program85
Regulations Applying to Management Areas87
Wildlife Management Area Map..94
Alabama Wildlife Management Area - General Information...96
Index.129
General Information.134

DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

MONTGOMERY OFFICE
M. N. CORKY PUGH
DIRECTOR
Office: (334) 242-3465
Home: (334) 271-0727
Radio No. 75
FRED R. HARDERS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Office: (334) 242-3465
Home: (334) 271-0272
Radio No. 76
RAMON STROUD
PILOT
Office: (334) 242-3877
Home: (334) 281-5218
Radio No. 77

JON HORNSBY
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR
Office: (334) 242-3851
Home: (334) 272-5218
Radio No. 78

LAW ENFORCEMENT SECTION

MONTGOMERY OFFICE
TIM D. COSBY

CHIEF ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Office: (334) 242-3467
Home: (334) 562-3124
Radio No. 95
GENE HOUSTON
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Office: (334) 242-3467
Home: (334) 273-0839
Radio No. 96

ALLAN E. ANDRESS
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Office: (334) 242-3467
Home: (334) 613-7746
Radio No. 97

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS UNIT (334) 242-3923

Pat Eldridge, Supervisor
OPERATION GAME WATCH
1-800-272-GAME to report violators

www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd

DISTRICT I

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CAPTAIN JOHNNY M. JOHNSON, SUPERVISOR

Office: 21438 Harris Station Rd., Tanner 35671-3308
Telephone: H (256) 650-3463.......................W (256) 353-2637. DISTRICT I
....................................................................Fax (256) 340-0402
Lieutenant Darryl Askew, Assistant Supervisor
360 Fawn Lake Bridge Road, Tuscumbia 35674
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 370-7870......COLBERT
Lieutenant Hubert A. Batemon, Assistant Supervisor
2327 Radiant City Road, Nauvoo 35578
Telephone: ....................................................(205) 697-5533......WALKER
Officer James D. Woodard
4640 Old Highway 20, Tuscumbia 35674
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 389-8693......COLBERT
Officer Michael L. East
2007 N. Jackson Avenue, Russellville 35653
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 331-2817......FRANKLIN
Officer Mike Nichols
750 Mulberry Avenue, Russellville 35653
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 332-5187......FRANKLIN
Officer Randell J. Blocker
Post Office Box 716, Moulton 35650
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 974-7554......LAWRENCE
Officer Chris Champion
8995 County Road 400, Hillsboro 35643
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 637-8280......LAWRENCE
Officer Richard Wallace
Post Office Box 145, Killen 35645
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 757-3184......LAUDERDALE
Officer Donald T. Condrey
239 Lucas Street, Florence 35630
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 767-0524......LAUDERDALE
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................MARION
Officer Byron K. Morrow
Post Office Box 153, Hackleburg 35564
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 935-8038......MARION
Officer Barry C. Johnson
Post Office Box 191, Arley 35541
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 302-0147......WINSTON
Officer James Horsley
Post Office Box 535, Double Springs 35553
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 489-2107......WINSTON
Officer Travis W. Gray
18636 Elles Drive, Athens 35611
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 216-5857......LIMESTONE
Officer Jerome Jay C. Lowery
16127 Lucas Ferry Road, Athens 35611
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 232-3686......LIMESTONE
Officer Larry R. Allison
Post Office Box 7382, Huntsville 35807

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Telephone:.....................................................(256) 859-5866......MADISON
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................MADISON
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................MORGAN
Officer Larry Wilson
Post Office Box 2833, Decatur 35602
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 353-0241......MORGAN
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................FAYETTE
Officer Jimmy D. Hutto
410 County Road 132, Bankston 35542
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 689-8877......FAYETTE
Officer Darin Clifton
498 Pine Springs Road, Sulligent 35586
Telephone: ....................................................(205) 698-0570......LAMAR
Officer Eddie L. Stripling
17949 Highway 18, Fayette 35555
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 695-6912......LAMAR
(Vacant)
Telephone: ...................................................................................WALKER
Officer Steve Watts
Post Office Box 1004, Cullman 35056
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 747-4143......CULLMAN
Officer John Raley
P. O. Box 408, Holly Pond 35083
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 775-6922......CULLMAN

DISTRICT II
Radio No.
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CAPTAIN CRAIG HILL, SUPERVISOR

4101 AL Highway 21 N., Jacksonville 36265-5489
Telephone: H (256) 492-7163.......................W (256) 435-1642. DISTRICT II
....................................................................Fax (256) 435-2143
(Vacant) Assistant Supervisor
Telephone:....................................................................................JACKSON

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Lieutenant Sammy Ransum, Assistant Supervisor

Post Office Box 298, Centre 35960
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 526-8658......CHEROKEE
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................DEKALB
Officer Stephen W. Schrader
Post Office Box 680485, Ft. Payne 35968
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 845-4314......DEKALB
Officer James A. Kirkland

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1304 Ridgedale Road, Scottsboro 35768

Telephone:.....................................................(256) 259-5674......JACKSON
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................JACKSON
Officer Roy Sanderson
955 Foster Landing Road, Guntersville 35976
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 582-5393......MARSHALL
Officer William Griffith
Post Office Box 241, Guntersville 35976
Telephone: ....................................................(256) 582-3872......MARSHALL
Officer Andrew C. Howell
4847 Clairmont Springs Road, Lineville 36266
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 354-3737......CLAY
Officer Jessie W. Glaze
9402 County Road 31, Lineville 36266
Telephone: ....................................................(256) 488-5868......CLAY
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................CALHOUN
Officer David Mobley
PO Box 162, Jacksonville 36265
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 435-6007......CALHOUN
Officer Garry A. Guthrie
145 Moon Street, Leesburg 35983
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 526-7637......CHEROKEE
Officer Catherine M. Hancock
Post Office Box 361, Leesburg 35983
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 523-7437......CHEROKEE
Officer Jerry W. Roach
994 County Road 843, Heflin 36264
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 253-9292......CLEBURNE
Officer R. Scott Laminack
Post Office Box 792, Heflin 36264
Telephone: ....................................................(256) 463-7522......CLEBURNE
Officer Harry L. Clark
Post Office Box 74, Wedowee 36278
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 357-2767......RANDOLPH

(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................RANDOLPH
Officer Leon McCamy
72 Mystic Trails West, Sardis City 35956
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 593-5011......ETOWAH
Officer Randall K. Acton
513 Pam Avenue, Glencoe 35905
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 492-6213......ETOWAH
Officer Clifton A. Robinson
203 Carter Street, Blountsville 35031
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 429-3150......BLOUNT
Officer Paul J. Pruett

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1308 Hicks Road, Oneonta 35121

Telephone:.....................................................(205) 274-9189......BLOUNT
Officer Matt Weathers
Telephone:....................................................................................ST. CLAIR
Officer Charles M. Portwood
203 Lake Ridge Lane, Talladega 35160
Telephone: ....................................................(256) 268-9886......TALLADEGA
Officer Ronald M. Smith
Post Office Box 951, Sylacauga 35150
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 249-3336......TALLADEGA

DISTRICT III
Radio No.
301

CAPTAIN DENNIS R. SANFORD, SUPERVISOR

Office: Post Office Box 305, Northport 35476-0305
Telephone: H (205) 364-1416.......................W (205) 339-5716. DISTRICT III
....................................................................Fax (205) 333-2900

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Lieutenant Mark T. Rouleau, Assistant Supervisor

Post Office Box 2254, Selma 36702
Telephone: ....................................................(334) 872-9079......DALLAS
Lieutenant Fred L. Bain, Assistant Supervisor
P. O. Box 582, Brent 35034
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 926-6263......BIBB
Officer Troy Beatty
Post Office Box 43154, Birmingham 35243
Telephone: ....................................................(205) 967-4168......JEFFERSON
Officer Michael T. Jackson
1857 Creely Drive, Birmingham 35235
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 856-9721......JEFFERSON
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................TUSCALOOSA
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Officer Todd Draper

Post Office Box 161, Woodstock 35188
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 938-2232......TUSCALOOSA
Officer Harvey Foster
Post Office Box 41, Eutaw 35462
Telephone: ....................................................(205) 372-4756......GREENE
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................GREENE
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................HALE
Officer Wm. Shannon Holaway
PO Box 147, Sawyerville 36776
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 507-0203......HALE
Officer Chris J. Hutto

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Post Office Box 388, Demopolis 36732

Telephone:.....................................................(334) 295-1173......MARENGO
Officer Carlos P. Pat Reid
264 Lakeview Hills North, Gallion 36742
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 289-3922......MARENGO
Officer Gordon G. McGlawn
326 Forest Ridge Drive, Aliceville 35442
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 373-2213......PICKENS
Officer Frank E. McMillan
600 3rd Avenue NE, Aliceville 35442
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 373-3301......PICKENS
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................SUMTER

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Officer Lana J. Walker

Post Office Box 65, Livingston 35470
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 652-1642......SUMTER
Officer Rickey M. LeCroy
Post Office Box 252, Centreville 35042
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 926-5053......BIBB
Officer Daniel R. Burttram

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Telephone:....................................................................................CHILTON
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................CHILTON
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................DALLAS
Officer Joe P. Johnston, III
Post Office Box 2254, Selma 36702
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 875-2058......DALLAS
Officer James H. Doss
Route 2, Box 240, Marion 36756
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 683-8020......PERRY
Officer Kenneth E. Daniel
Route 1, Box 143, Brent 35034
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 683-4806......PERRY
Officer Chris D. Lewis
5123 Rye Circle, Helena 35080
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 621-5427......SHELBY
Officer Willie J. Morris
Post Office Box 701, Alabaster 35007
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 664-2419......SHELBY

DISTRICT IV
Radio No.
401

VACANT, SUPERVISOR
Office: 3608 Fairground Road, Montgomery 36110
Telephone: ....................................................W (334) 242-3924. DISTRICT IV

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.....................................................................Fax (334) 262-7749

Lieutenant Steven E. Pinson, Assistant Supervisor
374 North Northington, Prattville 36067
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 365-3745......AUTAUGA
Lieutenant Michael A. Pollard, Assistant Supervisor
5646 Lee Road 54, Opelika 36804
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 737-3064......LEE
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................AUTAUGA
Officer Kenneth E. Williams
217 Lilac Drive, Prattville 36067
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 365-9017......AUTAUGA
Officer Russell L. Morrow
Post Office Box 74, Lowndesboro 36752
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 278-4478......LOWNDES
Officer Tarrel L. Conner
3382 Highway 21 S., Hayneville 36040
Telephone: ....................................................(334) 548-2894......LOWNDES
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................CHAMBERS
(Vacant)

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Telephone:....................................................................................CHAMBERS
Officer Mark G. Fuller
Rt. 1, Box 274, Alexander City 35010
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 329-2224......COOSA
Officer Earl F. Brown
Route 1, Box 78, Equality 36026
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 234-5757......COOSA
Officer Paul Marusich
335 Cotton Blossom Road, Millbrook 36054
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 285-4870......ELMORE
Officer Richard J. Wright
P. O. Box 240568, Eclectic, Alabama 36024
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 541-3544......ELMORE
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................LEE
Officer Aaron C. Hendrix
Post Office Box 28, Opelika 36803
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 745-3334......LEE
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................MACON
Officer Keith W. Mann
351 Hwy 120, Notasulga 36866
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 257-1563......MACON
Officer J. Mark Jolly
Post Office Box 344, Ft. Mitchell 36875
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 855-0349......RUSSELL
Officer Frank C. Howard

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335A Hitchitie Road, Seale 36875

Telephone:.....................................................(334) 855-9003......RUSSELL
Officer William J. Brown
71 Willow Drive, Jacksons Gap 36861
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 825-7188......TALLAPOOSA
Officer Charles R. Hartzog
Post Office Box 83, Midway 36053
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 529-3928......BULLOCK
Officer Thomas E. Blair
690 Branwood Drive, Union Springs 36089
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 738-4553......BULLOCK
Officer Karey L. Elias
Post Office Box 201508, Montgomery 36120
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 288-1313......MONTGOMERY
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................MONTGOMERY

DISTRICT V
Radio No.
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CAPTAIN KENNETH L. BLALOCK, SUPERVISOR

PO Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H (251) 937-0668.......................W (251) 626-5474. DISTRICT V
....................................................................Fax (251) 246-3570
Lieutenant Michael L. Casalini, Assistant Supervisor
P. O. Box 142, Thomasville 36784
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 636-0179......CLARKE
Lieutenant J. Kevin Dodd, Assistant Supervisor
47035 Rockhill Road, Bay Minette 36507
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 937-4567......BALDWIN
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................CHOCTAW
Officer Robbie E. Tillman
376 James Street, Gilbertown 36908
Telephone: ....................................................(251) 843-2078......CHOCTAW
Officer J. Lance Horner
Post Office Box 1217, Grove Hill 36451
Telephone: ....................................................(251) 275-8981......CLARKE
Officer Steve J. James
Post Office Box 161, Jackson 36545
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 246-0039......CLARKE
Officer M. Don Reaves
Post Office Box 381, Monroeville 36461
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 282-4530......MONROE
Officer Joseph M. (Mike) Davis
Post Office Box 22, Uriah 36480
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 862-5293......MONROE
Officer James H. Postma
Post Office Box 505, Chatom 36518
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 847-3773......WASHINGTON
Officer Wesley M. Knapp
Post Office Box 116, Tibbie 36583

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Telephone:.....................................................(251) 847-3993......WASHINGTON
Officer Alan Roach
Post Office Box 461, Camden 36726
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 682-5640......WILCOX
Officer Garrett M. Maund
PO Box 921, Camden 36726
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 682-5999......WILCOX
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................BALDWIN
Officer Henry E. Lowery
Post Office Box 736, Silverhill 36576
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 945-5589......BALDWIN
Officer Clem O. Parnell
11532 Old Ganey Road, Stockton 36579
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 937-3292......BALDWIN
Officer Tommy E. Atkins
112 Taliaferro, Evergreen 36401
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 578-2660......CONECUH
Officer Stephen C. Lawson
Post Office Box 366, Evergreen 36401
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 578-9093......CONECUH
Officer Frank H. Reid
Post Office Box 1473, Brewton 36427
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 867-4942......ESCAMBIA
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................ESCAMBIA
Officer Tony G. Dean
Post Office Box 506, Saraland 36571
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 866-0525......MOBILE
Officer Michael Bloxom
9578 Oak Farms Drive S., Irvington 36544
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 957-0394......MOBILE
Officer James R. Daugherty
Post Office Box 2617, Semmes 36575
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 649-6798......MOBILE

DISTRICT VI
Radio No.
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CAPTAIN DONALD L. HERRING, SUPERVISOR

1100 S. Three Notch St., Andalusia 36420-5200
Telephone: H (334) 493-2135.......................W (334) 222-5415 DIST. VI
....................................................................Fax (334) 222-2595
Lieutenant Randy B. White, Assistant Supervisor
Post Office Box 310478, Enterprise 36331
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 393-2656......COFFEE
Lieutenant Richard W. Reed, Assistant Supervisor
Post Office Box 865, Eufaula 36027
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 687-3227......BARBOUR
Officer Aurora Thomas

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Post Office Box 1942, Eufaula 36072

Telephone:.....................................................(334) 687-0287......BARBOUR
Officer Mike Heath
1632 County Road 33, Clio 36017
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 397-4671......BARBOUR
Officer James M. McNeil
Post Office Box 174, Georgiana 36033
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 376-5614......BUTLER
(Vacant)
Telephone:....................................................................................BUTLER
Officer Randall Lee
Post Office Box 125, Luverne 36049
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 335-2425......CRENSHAW
Officer Gregory D. Green
365 Reid Loop, Luverne 36049
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 335-4136......CRENSHAW
Officer Larry J. Hicks
200 Palos Verdes Drive, Troy 36079
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 566-9615......PIKE
Officer Jerry Jinright
101 Norman Road, Troy 36081
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 566-4210......PIKE
Officer Mike Cox
Route 1, Box 63X, Brundidge 36010
Telephone:.....................................................(888) 736-8285......COFFEE
Officer John W. Snodgrass
Route 2, Box 133, Opp 36467
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 493-4389......COVINGTON
Officer Keith W. Kipp
2011 Boxwood Avenue, Andalusia 36420
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 222-8043......COVINGTON
Officer Lowell A. Williams
Post Office Box 203, Pinckard 36371
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 983-5800......DALE
Officer J. Gordon Bennett
107 Blackhawk Circle, Ozark 36360
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 774-8027......DALE
Officer Joel P. Hendron
Post Office Box 141, Samson 36477
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 898-1169......GENEVA
Officer Dick Mowbray
Post Office Box 63, Hartford 36344
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 588-2330......GENEVA
Officer William K. Maddox
2651 County Road 53, Abbeville 36310
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 585-5013......HENRY
Officer Larry Doster
2332 County Road 7, Newville 36353
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 585-6635......HENRY
Officer Ronald L. Smith
Post Office Box 381, Dothan 36302
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 792-6320......HOUSTON

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Officer John E. Penn

Post Office Box 6442, Dothan 36302
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 692-5056......HOUSTON

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Lieutenant Robert W. Seidler....................(334) 826-6725

FEDERAL GAME AGENTS

1901 Garry S. Phillips

1903 Esther Hollon, Secretary, Millbrook Office
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Division of Law Enforcement, 3763 Highway 14, Millbrook 36054
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 285-9600......MILLBROOK
1902 Darwin Huggins
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Post Office Box 1470, Daphne 36526
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 441-5787......DAPHNE
USDA - WILDLIFE DAMAGE
1920 Frank Boyd
Room 118 Ext. Hall, Auburn University 36849-5656
Telephone: H/887-6789................................(334) 844-5670 or 844-5674

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES

FILM & VIDEO SECTION
OUTDOOR ALABAMA TELEVISION
5195 Dennis Holt, Chief.......................................(205) 663-7938
Oak Mountain State Park, 300 Terrace Drive, Pelham 35124
Home.................................(205) 631-5846
Media Center.....................(205) 663-7938
Outdoor Alabama TV. Fax (205) 664-3145
5194 Scott Bemish, Executive Producer...............(205) 621-5878
Oak Mountain State Park, 300 Terrace Drive, Pelham 35124
Home.................................(256) 232-3502
Media Center.....................(205) 663-7938
Outdoor Alabama TV. Fax (205) 664-3145

FISHERIES SECTION
MONTGOMERY OFFICE
STAN COOK, CHIEF

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Office: (334) 242-3881

Home: (334) 244-9976
Radio No. 90
JOSEPH H. ADDISON
ASSISTANT CHIEF (MANAGEMENT)
Office: (334) 242-3887
Home: (334) 567-9828
Radio No. 91

WILLIAM NICHOLS
ASSISTANT CHIEF (RESEARCH)
Office: (334) 242-3883
Home: (334) 857-2452
Radio No. 92

STATE LAKES
Radio No.
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JACK TURNER, SUPERVISOR

Folsom Administrative Building
64 N. Union Street, Ste. 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/567-0547................................(334) 242-3886......MONTGOMERY
Joe Herring, Biologist Aide I/II
Folsom Administrative Building
64 N. Union Street, Ste. 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/567-7121................................(334) 242-5826......STATE LAKES
Vacant, Laborer
Folsom Administrative Building
64 N. Union Street, Ste. 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/................................................(334) 242-5826......STATE LAKES
Phillip Emfinger, Building Maintenance Supervisor
Folsom Administrative Building
64 N. Union Street, Ste. 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/541-4543................................(334) 242-5826......STATE LAKES
Marvin Stinson, Carpenter
Folsom Administrative Building
64 N. Union Street, Ste. 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/727-0939................................(334) 242-5826......STATE LAKES

DISTRICT I
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KEITH B. FLOYD, SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 366, Decatur 35602
Telephone: H/230-0515................................(256) 353-2634......DISTRICT I
Chris Greene, Biologist II
Post Office Box 366, Decatur 35602
Telephone: H/306-0249................................(256) 353-2634......DISTRICT I
Traci D. Berry, Biologist Aide I/II
Post Office Box 366, Decatur 35602
Telephone: H/776-2540................................(256) 353-2634......DISTRICT I

MUSSEL MANAGEMENT
183

JEFF GARNER, SUPERVISOR

350 Co. Road 275, Florence 35633
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 767-7673......FLORENCE

DISTRICT II
280

E. DAN CATCHINGS, SUPERVISOR

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281
282

Post Office Box 158, Eastaboga 36260

Telephone: H/831-2552................................(256) 831-6860......DISTRICT II
Stephen M. Smith, Biologist II
Post Office Box 158, Eastaboga 36260
Telephone: H/435-8322................................(256) 831-6860......DISTRICT II
Mark Dowdey, Biologist Aide I/II
Post Office Box 158, Eastaboga 36260
Telephone: H/892-3921................................(256) 831-6860......DISTRICT II

DISTRICT III
380

JERRY MOSS, SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 305, Northport 35476
Telephone: H/333-1750................................(205) 339-5716......DISTRICT III
381 Jay Haffner, Biologist II
Post Office Box 305, Northport 35476
Telephone: H/339-5965................................(205) 339-5716......DISTRICT III
382 Jim Piper, Biologist Aide I/II
Post Office Box 305, Northport 35476
Telephone: H/333-8920................................(205) 339-5716......DISTRICT III
DISTRICT IV
480

481

482

JAMES J. McHUGH, SUPERVISOR

Folsom Administrative Building
64 North Union Street, Ste. 658, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/260-0585................................(334) 242-3874......DISTRICT IV
Steven J. Rider, Biologist II
Folsom Administrative Building
64 North Union Street, Ste. 658, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/821-1254................................(334) 242-3875......DISTRICT IV
Travis Powell, Biologist Aide I/II
Folsom Administrative Building
64 North Union Street, Ste. 658 , Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/272-9159................................(334) 242-3876......DISTRICT IV

DISTRICT V

580
581

582

JOE ZOLCZYNSKI, SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/928-3479................................(251) 626-5153......DISTRICT V
David Armstrong, Biologist II
Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/626-7478................................(251) 626-5153......DISTRICT V
Troy Latham, Biologist Aide I/ II
Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/645-0718................................(251) 626-5153......DISTRICT V

AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT

585
586

JOSEPH B. JERNIGAN, SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/990-0551............................(251) 626-5153......SPANISH FORT
Jason C. Carlee, Biologist Aide I/II
Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577

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Telephone: H/344-6340................................(251) 626-5153......SPANISH FORT

DISTRICT VI
680
681
682

MIKE NEWMAN, SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 310292, Enterprise 36331-0292
Telephone: H/393-1033................................(334) 347-9467......DISTRICT VI
Ken Weathers, Biologist II
Post Office Box 310292, Enterprise 36331-0292
Telephone: H/894-5233................................(334) 347-9467......DISTRICT VI
Robert McCarter, Biologist Aide I/ II
Post Office Box 310292, Enterprise 36331-0292
Telephone: H/445-9651................................(334) 347-9467......DISTRICT VI

HATCHERIES SUPERVISOR
700

JAMES COOK, HATCHERIES SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 158, Eastaboga 36260
Telephone: H/831-1192................................(256) 831-6860......EASTABOGA

MARION FISH HATCHERY

710
711
712
713
714
715

717

718
719

MAURICE JACKSON, ASSISTANT HATCHERY SUPERVISOR

Route 3, Box 85, Marion 36756
Telephone: H/683-4211................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Vickie Nichols, Account Clerk
Telephone......................................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Wendy Rinehart, Laborer
Telephone: H/683-6887................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Phillip Jessie, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/683-6073................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Dickey Huey, Biologist Aide III
Telephone: H/683-9824................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Wade Taylor, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/683-9108................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
716
James B. Bamberg, Biologist Aide III
Telephone: H/683-9407...............................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Gordon Knighten, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/683-9548................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Maurice Winton, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/683-6019................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Don Boyle, Biologist Aide III
Telephone: H/683-9566................................(334) 683-6550......MARION

MARION FISHERIES LABORATORY

720
721

Phillip Kilpatrick, Biologist Aide III

Route 3, Box 85, Marion 36756
Telephone: H/683-4743.................................(334) 683-6550......MARION
Rodney McVay, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/683-6264..(334) 683-6550..MARION

EASTABOGA FISH HATCHERY

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730
731
732
733

ROB ANDRESS, ASSISTANT HATCHERY SUPERVISOR

Post Office Box 158, Eastaboga 36260
Telephone: H/835-3220.................................(256) 831-6860......EASTABOGA
Koley Gilmer, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/892-3578........................(256) 831-6860..EASTABOGA
John Paul, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/338-1180................................(256) 831-6860......EASTABOGA
Kevin Baswell, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/892-2182................................(256) 831-6860......EASTABOGA

CARBON HILL FISH HATCHERY

735

PHIL EKEMA, ASSISTANT HATCHERY SUPERVISOR

368 Second Ave., Carbon Hill 35549
Telephone: H/924-0256........................(205) 924-4321...CARBON HILL
736 Jeffery Stewart, Biologist Aide I/II
Telephone: H/924-1173................................(205) 924-4321......CARBON HILL
737
Shane Bland, Laborer
Telephone: H/384-6187.(205) 924-4321..CARBON HILL
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
740

741
742
743

DANIEL P. THOMPSON, COORDINATOR

Folsom Administrative Building
64 North Union Street, Suite 551, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/244-9624................................(334) 242-3882......MONTGOMERY
John A. Rinehart, Equipment Operator III
Telephone: H/683-6561................................(334) 683-6458......MARION
Steve E. Taylor, Equipment Operator II
Telephone: H/683-8577................................(334) 683-6458......MARION
Michael Hale, Laborer
Telephone: H/683-9248................................(334) 683-6458......MARION

AQUATIC EDUCATION
485

DOUG DARR, COORDINATOR

Folsom Administrative Building
64 North Union Street, Suite 514, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/358-0932.(334) 242-3471..MONTGOMERY

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WILDLIFE SECTION
MONTGOMERY OFFICE
GARY H. MOODY, CHIEF
Office: (334) 242-3469
Home: (334) 271-0617
Radio No. 85
DAVID C. HAYDEN
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Office: (334) 242-3469
Home: (334) 271-4042
Radio No. 86

KEITH GUYSE
ASSISTANT CHIEF
Office: (334) 242-3469
Home: (334) 285-7353
Radio No. 87

DISTRICT I
Radio No.
150
155
160
165
170
175

DUDLEY WHITE, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

21438 Harris Station Road, Tanner 35671-9716
Telephone: H/773-2797....Fax/ 340-0402....(256) 353-2634......DISTRICT I
, Area Biologist
Telephone: ...................................................(205) 468-3172 .....SAM R. MURPHY
Ron Eakes, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 775, Moulton 35650
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 351-8509......BLACK WARRIOR
Mitchell Marks, Area Biologist
3487 Mulberry Lane, Cherokee 35616-3911
Telephone:H/370-7558..................................(256) 359-6208......FREEDOM HILLS
Daniel Toole, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 1314, Florence 35631
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 760-8670......LAUDERDALE
Steve Bryant, Area Biologist
20543 Harris Loop, Elkmont 35620-7327
Telephone: H/232-8266................................(256) 353-2634......SWAN CREEK

DISTRICT II
Radio No.
250
251

WILLIAM COGGINS, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

4101 Alabama Highway 21 North, Jacksonville 36265
Telephone: H/435-2982....Fax/435-2143.....(256) 435-5422......DISTRICT II
Edward Sharp, Equipment Operator
7940 County Road 42, Fackler 35746
Telephone: H/437-8051................................(256) 437-2788......DISTRICT II

255

Randle Liles, Area Biologist

796 Chosea Springs Road, Anniston 36207
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 231-1019......CHOCCOLOCCO

260

Tracy Nelson, Area Biologist

4415 County Road 75, Cedar Bluff 35959
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 779-8586......LITTLE RIVER
Keith McCutcheon, Area Biologist

265

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270

234 County Road 141, Hollywood 35752

Telephone: H/228-3430................................(256) 437-2788......JACKSON CO. AREA
James J. Schrenkel, Jr., Area Biologist
311 Sleepy Lane, Woodville 35776
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 587-6474......SKYLINE-MARTIN

DISTRICT III
Radio No.
350
351
352

355
360
365

375

MIKE SIEVERING, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST-IN-CHARGE

Post Office Box 305, Northport 35476
UPS: 8211 Highway 82, West
Telephone: H/926-4072....Fax/333-2900.....(205) 339-5716......DISTRICT III
David Nelson, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
Post Office Box 993, Demopolis 36732
UPS: 1105 Bailey Street, 36732
Telephone: H/289-5631....Fax/289-0214.....(334) 289-8030......DEMOPOLIS
Chris Cook, Biologist
Post Office Box 993, Demopolis 36732
Telephone:..Fax/(334)289-0214.(334) 289-8030. DEMOPOLIS
353
Tony Burgett, Equipment Operator
223 Country Lane, Jasper 35503
Telephone: H/(205)384-1868..........DISTRICT III
Jeffery Makemson, Area Biologist
11481 Colonial Drive, Duncanville 35456
Telephone: H/345-3807................................(205) 371-6375......OAKMULGEE
Kevin D. Pugh, Area Biologist
827 Cooner Road, Jasper, AL 35501
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 387/0822......WOLF CREEK
Phillip Miller, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 176, Oakman 35579
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 622-3312......MULBERRY FORK
370
Rick Roberts, Area Biologist
10398 Montevallo Road, Brierfield 35035
Telephone: .....................................................(205)926-5982......CAHABA RIVER
Martin Ellenburg, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 993, Demopolis 36732
Telephone: ...................................................(334) 289-8030......DEMOPOLIS

DISTRICT IV
Radio No.
450
455
460
465
470

RICK CLAYBROOK, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

64 North Union Street, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/285-6726................................(334) 242-3469......DISTRICT IV
Gene Carver, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 27, Hollins 35082
Telephone......................................................(256) 249-9688......HOLLINS
Joel D. Glover, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 212, Rockford 35136-0212
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 377-2437......COOSA
Chris Jaworowski, Area Biologist
227 Ridgeland Farm Road, Lowndesboro, 36752
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 874-4471........LOWNDES
Brett Abbott, Biologist Aide
2228 County Road 57, Prattville 36067

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Telephone:.....................................................(334) 365-6720......AUTAUGA
DISTRICT V
Radio No.
550
551
552
555
560
563
565
570
575

CHARLES SHARP, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: .......................Fax/621-1489.....(251)626-5474 ......DISTRICT V
Bruce Todd, Biologist
P. O. Box 933, Jackson 36545
Telephone:H/246-0023 Fax/246-3570......(251) 246-2165......JACKSON
Fred Pringle, Biologist Aide III
1415 Stimpson Sanctuary Road, Jackson 36545
Telephone:.....................................................(251) 246-7731......F. T. STIMPSON
Ben Davis, Area Biologist
P. O. Box 932, Citronelle 36522
Telephone: .(251)246-2165..BOYKIN
James Masek, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/928-2808....Fax/621-1489..... (251) 626-5474.....HOLLAND & M-T
Steve Barnett, Area Biologist
P. O. Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone..H/580-3731Fax/621-1489(251)626-5474.....UPPER DELTA
Richard S. Tharp, Area Biologist
2227 E. Laurel Street, Atmore 36502
Telephone:..................................................... (251)368-2830......ESCAMBIA CREEK
Bennett Moseley, Area Biologist
Post Office Box 207, Ward 36922
Telephone:.....................................................(205) 392-4436......KINTERBISH
John Reid, Area Manager
790 Firetower Road, Coffeeville, AL 36524
Telephone: H/275-8129................................(251) 246-2165......SCOTCH

DISTRICT VI
Radio No.
650
651

652
655
660
665

KENNETH G. JOHNSON, SUPERVISING WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST

1100 South 3-Notch Street, Andalusia 36420
Telephone: H/222-3384....Fax/ 222-2595....(334) 222-5415......DISTRICT VI
Joe Barrow, Equipment Operator
Rural Route 1, Box 143-A, Andalusia 36420
Telephone: H/572-4178................................(334) 222-5415......ANDALUSIA
William N. Gray, Biologist
Post Office Box 310292, Enterprise 36331-0292
Telephone: H/899-8515.Fax 347-9030 (334) 347-9467. .ENTERPRISE
Thagard Colvin, Area Biologist
1100 South 3-Notch Street, Andalusia 36420
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 222-3203......BLUE SPRING
John S. Powers, Area Biologist
1100 South 3-Notch Street, Andalusia 36420
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 493-4645......COVINGTON
Frank Allen, Area Biologist
188 Christa Drive, Midway 36053
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 529-3222......BARBOUR

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ADMINISTRATIVE
750
751
752

Andrew Nix, Forester

64 North Union Street, Ste. 584, Montgomery, 36130
Telephone: H/567-9877.................................(334) 242-3469......MONTGOMERY
Stanley Stewart, Wildlife Biologist
64 North Union Street, Ste. 584, Montgomery, 36130
Telephone: H/514-1885.................................(334) 242-3864......MONTGOMERY
,Wildlife Biologist
64 North Union Street, Ste. 584, Montgomery, 36130
Telephone: ....................................................(334) 353-8632......MONTGOMERY
HUNTER EDUCATION

755
756
757

RAY METZLER, HUNTER EDUCATION COORDINATOR

64 North Union Street, Ste. 514, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/361-8429................................(334) 242-3620......MONTGOMERY
Stuart R. Goldsby
2569 County Road 1527, Cullman 35058
Telephone: H/796-7869.................................(256) 739-3530......NORTH ALABAMA
James A. Altiere
Route 3, Box 443C, Georgiana 36033
Telephone: H/382-7346................................(334) 222-5415......SOUTH ALABAMA
NON-GAME WILDLIFE

765
766
767
768

Robert C. McCollum, COORDINATOR

64 North Union Street, Montgomery 36130
Telephone: H/514-0413(334) 242-3469MONTGOMERY
Keith Hudson, Biologist
309 Knightsbridge Road, Florence 35631
Telephone:.....................................................(256) 760-8233......NORTH ALABAMA
Roger Clay, Biologist
Post Office Box 7245, Spanish Fort 36577
Telephone: H/928-9047.................................(251) 626-5474...... SOUTH ALABAMA
, Biologist
64 North Union Street, Montgomery 36130
Telephone:.....................................................(334) 242-3469MONTGOMERY
. . . THE COMMISSIONER . . . SHALL PUBLISH IN PAMPHLET FORM FOR

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION ALL LAWS TOGETHER WITH SUCH RULES AND

REGULATIONS RELATING TO GAME, BIRDS, FISH, FURBEARERS, SEAFOODS
AND OTHER MATTERS OVER WHICH SUCH COMMISSIONER . . . HAS
AUTHORITY OR SUPERVISION. SUCH PAMPHLET SO PUBLISHED SHALL BE
RECEIVED IN EVIDENCE WITHOUT FURTHER PROOF OF SUCH RULES AND
REGULATIONS IN ANY COURT OF THIS STATE . . . .

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Code of Alabama 1975, Section 9-2-8

NOTE:

For convenience, the Game and Fish Laws and the Game and Fish
Regulations are being published in separate pamphlets.

GAME AND FISH DIVISION NAME CHANGE TO

DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Act No. 99-637, passed by the Alabama Legislature, renamed the Game
and Fish Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.

Pursuant to this Act, wherever

reference is made in these regulations to the Game and Fish Division or the Division
of Game and Fish, the reference should be construed to refer to Division of Wildlife
and Freshwater Fisheries.

DEFINITION OF HUNTING
Hunting includes pursuing, shooting, killing, capturing and trapping wild animals,
wild fowl, wild birds, and all lesser acts, such as disturbing, harrying or worrying, or
placing, setting, drawing, or using any device used to take wild animals, wild fowl,
wild birds, whether they result in taking or not, and includes every act of assistance to
any person in taking or attempting to take wild animals, wild fowl, or wild birds.

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REGULATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

STATE OF ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-2-8, Code of Alabama 1975, I do hereby

publish the official 2001-2002 pamphlet of the following regulations of the Division of
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the State of Alabama, Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources.

These regulations have been promulgated

pursuant to the authority of Title 9 of the Code of Alabama 1975, or other laws of the

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State of Alabama.

Any person, firm, corporation or association so violating or

attempting to violate any of these regulations or any part of same, shall, upon
conviction, be subject to the penalty or penalties as provided for by the Code of
Alabama, 1975, Section 9-1-4, or as otherwise specifically provided for by the laws of
the State of Alabama.

Riley Boykin Smith

Commissioner
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

220-2-.85

Hunter Orange Requirement for Hunting and Definition of

Open Permit-Public Land

(1)
All persons hunting any wildlife species (except waterfowl,
turkey, and mourning dove and while hunting legally designated species
during legal nighttime hours) during dates and in areas open by regulation to
gun deer season are required to wear an outer garment above the waist with a
minimum of 144 square inches of hunter orange or either a full size hunter
orange hat or cap. Hunters are not required to wear hunter orange when
hunting from a stand elevated twelve (12) feet or more from the ground,
when hunting in an enclosed box stand, when traveling in an enclosed
vehicle, or when traveling on foot no more than twenty feet directly between
an operating enclosed vehicle and a stand where the hunter is exempt from
the hunter orange requirement. The hunter orange must be worn when
traveling on foot between an operating enclosed vehicle and exempt stand
when the distance is more than a direct distance of twenty feet. A small logo
and/or printing is permitted on the front of hunter orange caps; otherwise,
hunter orange must be of solid color and visible from any angle. Only hunter
orange, commonly called blaze orange, ten mile cloth, etc., is legal. The
various shades of red as well as camo orange are not legal.
(2)
Open Permit-Public Land is defined as governmentally owned
land open for public hunting and/or lands made available to the public on an
individual basis whether for a fee or not. Examples of such lands would be
national forest lands, lands owned by lumber companies and utility
companies available for use by hunters either through free permits, fee
permits or no permit requirement.

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220-2-.01

2001-2002 Hunting Seasons

(1) The following 2001-2002 hunting seasons, in accordance with the

below-stated times, places, manners, and means, are hereby established:
(a) DEER: BUCKS ONLY with bare antlers visible above natural
hairline one a day. Guns or Bow and Arrow.
NO DEER HUNTING ALLOWED ON TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
IN BANKHEAD AND TALLADEGA (TALLADEGA DIVISION)
NATIONAL FORESTS, EXCEPT DEER HUNTING SHALL BE ALLOWED
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 21 AND
DECEMBER 25 26.
Autauga; Baldwin, except south of Intracoastal Canal; Barbour; Blount;
Bullock; Butler; Calhoun, except National Forest Lands; Choctaw;
Clarke; Clay, except National Forest Lands; Coffee; Colbert; Conecuh;
Covington; Crenshaw; Cullman; Dale; Dallas, except National Forest
Lands; Escambia; Etowah; Fayette; Geneva; Greene; Hale, except
National Forest Lands; Henry; Jefferson; Lee; Lowndes; Macon, except
the Tuskegee National Forest which is open to stalk hunting only; Marengo;
Marion; Mobile; Monroe; Montgomery; Pickens; Pike; Russell; St.
Clair; Shelby; Sumter; Talladega, except National Forest Lands;
Tallapoosa; Tuscaloosa, except National Forest Lands; Walker;
Washington; Wilcox; Winston, except National Forest Lands.
By Dog or Stalk Hunting

November 17 January 15

By Stalk Hunting Only

(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

January 16 January 31

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Bibb, Chilton and Perry, except National Forest Lands and that area east of
Alabama Hwy. 219, south of U.S. Hwy. 82 and north of Alabama Hwy. 183.
Elmore, except that area east of U.S. Hwy. 231, south of Alabama Hwy. 14,
west of Tumkeehatchee Creek and north of the Tallapoosa River. Franklin,
except National Forest Lands and that area south of Alabama Hwy. 24, east
of County Road 81 and Alabama Hwy. 243.
By Dog or Stalk Hunting

November 17 January 15

By Stalk Hunting Only

(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

January 16 January 31

That area of Bibb, Chilton and Perry, east of Alabama Hwy. 219, south of
U.S. Hwy. 82 and north of Alabama Hwy. 183.
That area of Elmore, east of U.S. Hwy. 231, south of Alabama Hwy. 14, west
of Tumkeehatchee Creek and north of the Tallapoosa River.
That area of Franklin, south of Alabama Hwy. 24, east of County Road 81
and Alabama Hwy. 243, except National Forest Lands.
By Stalk Hunting Only
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

November 17 - January 31

Lamar.
By Dog or Stalk Hunting
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November 17 December

By Stalk Hunting Only

(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

December 28 January 31

National Forest Lands in Calhoun, Clay, Talladega and Winston

Counties.
By Dog or Stalk Hunting (except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)*
November 17 January 15
By Stalk Hunting Only (except on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)*
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

January 16 January 31

*All deer hunting is closed on Bankhead and Talladega (Talladega Division)

National Forests on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each week during the
season, except deer hunting shall be allowed on Tuesday, November 20,
Wednesday, November 21, Tuesday, December 25 and Wednesday,
December 26.
Conecuh National Forest in Covington and Escambia Counties.
By Dog or Stalk Hunting
November 17 January 15
By Stalk Hunting Only
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

January 16 January 31

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Cherokee; Cleburne, except National Forest Lands; DeKalb; Houston;

Jackson; Lauderdale; Lawrence, except National Forest Lands;
Limestone; the Tuskegee National Forest in Macon; Madison; Marshall;
Morgan; Randolph; National Forest Lands in Bibb; Chilton; Dallas; Hale;
Perry; and Tuscaloosa Counties.
By Stalk Hunting Only
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

November 17 January 31

National Forest Lands in Cleburne, Franklin and Lawrence Counties.

By Stalk Hunting Only (except Tuesdays and Wednesdays)**
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)
November 17 - January 31
**In addition to the above dates, deer hunting season is open on the National
Forest Lands listed above on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 20 21
and December 25 26.
Chambers; Coosa.
No Dogs** or Buckshot except by special permit from the Department.
November 17 January 15
By Stalk Hunting Only
(NO DOGS OR BUCKSHOT)

January 16 January 31

**Dog Deer Hunting may be allowed in Chambers and Coosa Counties

under special permit from the Department. Individual property owners in
Chambers and Coosa Counties may hunt with dogs on their own property
without special permit.
No dog deer hunting allowed on Open PermitPublic Land (see definition).
1. DEER: HUNTER'S CHOICE (except spotted fawns) During
the Hunter's Choice Gun Season, two deer per day may be harvested only one
of which may be an antlered buck. Legal hunting methods (Dog or Stalk
Hunting) shall be the same as listed in the Deer: Bucks Only Season for each
county or area during the dates of Hunter's Choice Season.
76-Day Season (Entire Season)
Autauga; Baldwin, north of Intracoastal Canal; Barbour; Bibb, south of U. S.
Hwy. 82 (except National Forest Lands); Bullock; Butler; Chambers; Chilton,
south of U. S. Hwy. 82 (except National Forest Lands); Choctaw; Clarke;
Coffee; Conecuh; Covington, except National Forest Lands; Crenshaw; Dale;
Dallas, except National Forest Lands; Elmore, south of State Hwy. 14;
Escambia, except National Forest Lands; Geneva; Greene; Hale, except
National Forest Lands; Henry; Houston; Lee; Lowndes; Macon, except
National Forest Lands; Marengo; Mobile; Monroe; Montgomery; Perry,
except National Forest Lands; Pickens, south of U. S. Hwy. 82; Pike; Russell;
Sumter; Tuscaloosa, south of U. S. Hwy. 82 (except National Forest Lands);
Washington; and Wilcox.
Private Owned and Leased Lands

November 17 January 31

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Open Permit-Public Land (Except National Forest Lands)

December 29 January 1
46-Day Season
Chilton, north of U. S. Hwy. 82 (except National Forest Lands); Clay
(except National Forest Lands); Cleburne (except National Forest Lands);
Coosa, south of Hatchett Creek; Elmore, north of State Hwy 14; Fayette;
Jackson; Lamar; Marion; Pickens, north of U. S. Hwy. 82; Randolph;
Tallapoosa; Tuscaloosa, north of U. S. Hwy. 82 and west of Alabama Hwy.
69.
Private Owned and Leased Lands

November 17 January 1

Open Permit-Public Land (except National Forest Lands)

December 29 January 1
32-Day Season
Bibb, north of U. S. Hwy. 82 (except National Forest Lands); Coosa, north
of Hatchett Creek; St. Clair; Shelby; Talladega, except National Forest
Lands; Tuscaloosa, north of U. S. Hwy 82 and east of Al. Hwy. 69; and
Walker, west of Al. Hwy. 69 from Tuscaloosa County line to Jasper and west
of Al. Hwy. 195 from Jasper to the Winston County line.
Private Owned and Leased Lands
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November 17 December
December 22 January 1

Open Permit-Public Land (except National Forest Lands)

December 29 January 1
15-Day Season
Calhoun, (except National Forest Lands); Cherokee; Colbert; Cullman,
south of U. S. Hwy. 278; DeKalb; Franklin (except National Forest Lands);
Jefferson; Lauderdale, west of Hwy. 43; and Walker, east of Alabama Hwy.
69 from Tuscaloosa County line to Jasper and east of Alabama Hwy. 195 from
Jasper to the Winston County line.
Private Owned and Leased Lands
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November 17 November
December 27 January 1

Open Permit-Public Land (except National Forest Lands)

December 29 January 1
9-Day Season
Blount; Cullman, north of U. S. Hwy. 278; Lauderdale, east of Hwy. 43;
Lawrence except National Forest Lands; Madison; Marshall; Morgan; and
Winston, except National Forest Lands.
Private Owned and Leased Lands
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November 21 November

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December 29 January 1
Open Permit-Public Lands

Closed

4-Day Season
Etowah; Limestone.
Private Owned and Leased Lands

December 29 January 1

Open Permit-Public Lands

Closed

National Forest Lands in Covington, Escambia,

and Macon Counties
December 29 January 1
Closed to Hunter's Choice Hunting.
Baldwin, south of Intracoastal Canal.
2. DEER: BY BOW AND ARROW AND SPEAR STALK
HUNTING ONLY (NO DOGS) Two deer per day only one of which may be
an antlered buck (except Spotted Fawns)
STATEWIDE, except National Forest Lands

October 15 January 31

Tuskegee National Forest and the Oakmulgee Division of the Talladega

National Forest.
October 15 January 31
Conecuh National Forest in Covington and Escambia Counties
October 15 January 31
Bankhead and Talladega (Talladega Division) National Forest No deer
hunting allowed on Tuesday and Wednesday* each week.
October 15 January 31
*In addition to the above dates, deer hunting season is open on the National
Forest Lands listed above on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 20 21
and December 25 26.
3. DEER: BY MUZZLELOADER ONLY STALK HUNTING
ONLY (NO DOGS) Open Sights Only (no scopes). During the
muzzleloader deer season, two deer per day only one of which may be an
antlered buck, (except Spotted Fawns).
All counties and areas closed to gun deer hunters choice season after
January 1, except Open Permit-Public Land and except Baldwin County
south of intra-coastal canal.
Private Owned and Leased Lands

January 2 January 18

Corps of Engineers lands in Greene, Pickens and Sumter Counties

January 2 January 18
(b) TURKEY: GOBBLERS ONLYOne a Day, Five During
Combined Fall and Spring Seasons.
Clarke; Clay; Coosa; Covington; Monroe; Randolph; Talladega.

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November 17 - January 1
March 15 - April 25
Autauga; Baldwin, except south of U.S. Hwy. 98 from Florida line west to
Alabama Hwy. 59 and that area west of Alabama Hwy. 59, south of Interstate
10, north of Alabama Hwy. 104 and east of Mobile Bay; Barbour; Bibb;
Blount; Bullock; Butler; Calhoun; Chambers; Cherokee; Chilton;
Choctaw; Cleburne; Coffee; Conecuh; Crenshaw; Cullman; Dale;
Dallas; DeKalb; Elmore; Escambia; Etowah; Fayette; Greene; Hale;
Henry; Houston; Jackson; Jefferson; Lamar; Lee; Lowndes; Macon;
Marengo; Marion; Marshall; Mobile, except south of Interstate 10 from
the Mississippi state line east to Alabama Hwy. 188 and south on Alabama
Hwy. 188 to Coden, Alabama; Montgomery; Perry; Pickens; Pike;
Russell; Shelby; St. Clair; Sumter; Tallapoosa; Tuscaloosa; Walker;
Washington; Wilcox.
March 15 - April
30
Colbert; Franklin; Geneva; Lawrence, except north of Alabama Hwy. 24;
Madison; Winston.
March 30 - April 30
Lauderdale, west of Natchez Trace and north of County Road 8 west of U.S.
Hwy. 43; Limestone, north of U. S. Hwy. 72.
April 10 - April 30
Morgan County is not open to Turkey Hunting.
underway.
(c)

Restocking efforts are

MOURNING DOVE:

SOUTH ZONE: Baldwin; Barbour; Coffee; Conecuh; Covington; Dale;

Escambia; Geneva; Henry; Houston; Mobile.
12 a Day 12 in Possession in South Zone (70 days)
Split Season
October 6 November 25
December 22 January 9
Shooting Hours: 12 Oclock noon until Sunset (Afternoon Shooting Only)
NORTH ZONE: All counties except those listed above.
15 a Day 15 in Possession in North Zone (60 Days)
Split Season
September 15 October 28
December 22 January 6
Shooting Hours:
12 Oclock noon until Sunset (Afternoon Shooting Only)
September 15
One-half hour before Sunrise until Sunset (All Day)
September 16 October 28
One-half hour before Sunrise until Sunset (All Day)
December 22 January 6

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(d) BOBWHITE QUAIL: 12 a Day 12 in Possession

November 17 February
28
(e)

RABBIT: 8 a Day 8 in Possession

October 1 February 28

No running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in areas of
spring turkey season.
(f)

SQUIRREL: 8 a Day--8 in Possession

October 1 February 28

(g) RACCOON:
5 Per Person--Private Owned and Leased Lands
October 1 - February 28
5 Per Party--Open Permit-Public Land

October 1 - February 28

No running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in areas of
spring turkey season.
(h) OPOSSUM: No Bag Limit

October 1 - February 28

No running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in areas of
spring turkey season.
(i) FOX: 1 a Day--1 in Possession--Daylight Hours Only--Guns only
in areas of and during dates of turkey and/or gun deer season. Bow and
Arrow--in areas of and during dates of open bow and arrow seasons for deer
and turkey.
DOGS ONLY--NO GUNS OR BOW AND ARROW--No Closed Season
except no running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in
areas of spring turkey season.
(j) BOBCAT: No Bag Limit--Daylight Hours Only--Guns only in
areas of and during dates of turkey and/or gun deer season. Bow and Arrow-in areas of and during dates of open bow and arrow seasons for deer and
turkey.
DOGS ONLY--NO GUNS OR BOW AND ARROW--No Closed Season
except no running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in
areas of spring turkey season.
NOTE: See "Tagging Requirements" under trapping seasons.
(k) COYOTE:
GUNS AND BOW AND ARROW ONLY (NO DOGS)
No Bag Limit--No Closed Season. Daylight Hours Only.

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GUNS AND BOW AND ARROW WITH DOGS--Only during daylight hours
in areas of and during dog deer season.
DOGS ONLY--NO GUNS OR BOW AND ARROW--No Closed Season
except no running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in
areas of spring turkey season.
(l)

BEAVER, NUTRIA, AND GROUNDHOG:

No Bag Limit--Daylight Hours Only

No Closed Season

(m) STARLINGS, CROWS, AND BLACKBIRDS:

No Bag Limit--Daylight Hours Only

No Closed Season

(n) FERAL SWINE (WILD HOGS):

Dogs, Guns, or Bow and Arrow, or Spear*
NO BAG LIMIT--DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY

No Closed Season

Dogs Only*
NO BAG LIMIT--NIGHTTIME--NO WEAPONS--No Closed Season except
no running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 A.M. during and in areas of
spring turkey season.
Trapping by Landowner or his Agent
NO BAG LIMIT

No Closed Season

*No hunting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on the Bankhead National Forest

during the dates of the deer season except hunting shall be allowed on
November 20 21 and December 25 26.
Once reduced to personal possession of the landowner or agent, feral swine
will no longer be considered a game animal. However, feral swine will be
treated as a game animal at any time they are hunted.
(o) BEAR, MOUNTAIN LION, ALLIGATOR AND RUFFED
GROUSE:
No Open Season
(p) WOODCOCK: 3 a Day--6 in Possession
December 18 - January 31
Shooting Hours--One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
(q) SNIPE: 8 a Day--16 in Possession

November 14 - February

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Shooting Hours--One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
(r)

RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE AND COMMON MOORHENS:

15 a Day--15 in Possession
23

September 8 - September
November 28 January 20

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Shooting Hours--One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.

(s)

SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:

4 a Day--8 in possession
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September 8 - September

Shooting Hours -- One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.

(t)

SPECIAL EARLY CANADA GOOSE SEASON:

5 a Day--10 in possession
15

September 1 - September

Shooting Hours -- One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.

(u) DUCK, COOT, MERGANSER, GOOSE:
(See Rule 220-2-.77)
220-2-.77

2001-2002 Duck, Coot, Merganser, Goose, and Teal Hunting

Seasons

(1) The following 2001-2002 hunting seasons for duck, coot, merganser,
goose and teal, in accordance with the below-stated times, places, manners,
and means, are hereby established:
(a) Duck (except
Canvasback); Coot;
and Merganser:
Canvasback:
(b) Goose:

November 23 November 25
December 15 January 31
January 12-January 31

Southern James Bay Population (SJBP) Zone - That

portion of Limestone County south of U. S. Hwy. 72;
that portion of Morgan County east of U.S. Hwy. 31,
north of State Hwy. 36, and west of U. S. Hwy. 231;
and that portion of Madison County south of
Swancott Road and west of Triana Road
Canada Geese:
December 15 January 31
Other Geese:
September 29 October 20
December 15 January 31
Remainder of State (All Geese) September 29
October 20 and December 15 January 31.

(c) Bag Limits Duck:

for Duck,
Merganser,
Coot, and
Goose

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6 ducks a day and may include no

more than 4 mallards (no more than 2 of
which may be a female), 2 wood ducks,
3 mottled ducks, 1 black duck, 2
redhead, 1 pintail, 1 canvasback (during
open season only), and 3 scaup. The
possession limit is twice the daily bag

limit.
Merganser:

5 a day, only 1 may be a hooded

merganser. The possession limit is
twice the daily bag limit.

Coot:

15 a day--30 in possession.

Canada Goose
during Special
Canada Goose
Season:
5 a day10 in possession.
Goose:

5 a Day -- 5 in Possession
The bag limit of 5 shall not include
more than 2 Canada geese or 2 whitefronted geese. The possession limit
of 5 shall include no more than 4
Canada geese and white-fronted
geese in aggregate.

(d) Time for

Duck, Coot, Merganser, and Goose may be hunted oneHunting
half hour before sunrise to sunset.
Duck,
Coot,
Merganser,
and Goose:
(e) Special Teal Season: September 8 - 23. Teal - 4 a day - 8 in
possession. Special Canada Goose Season: September 1-15 - 5 a day - 10 in
possession. One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
(f)

Special Youth
Waterfowl
Hunting Days :

February 9 & 10, 2002,

accordance with regulations.

in

(g) Non-toxic
shot:

(Informational Note: The use of non-toxic shot, either

(1) steel shot T size or smaller, or (2) other shot and
sizes approved by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
is required in Alabama for waterfowl hunting.)

(h) Duck
Stamps:

(Informational Note: State and Federal Duck Stamps

shall be required when Hunting Migratory Waterfowl.
All licensed hunters are also required to have a
Harvest Information Program permit.)

(2) Rule 220-2-.77, as previously adopted, is hereby expressly repealed

in its entirety.
220-2-.107 Special 2001-2002 Hunting Seasons for Redstone Arsenal,
Fort Rucker, and Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

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(1) The following special Hunter's Choice Deer Seasons on the

following specific areas, in accordance with the below-stated times, places,
manners, and means, are hereby established:
(a) Redstone Arsenal, is hereby opened to the stalk gun hunting of deer,
antlered and antlerless, except spotted fawns, on November 10, 2001; and Fort
Rucker is hereby opened to the stalk gun hunting of deer, antlered and
antlerless, except spotted fawns, on November 10 and 11, 2001. The hunting
will be restricted to youth and handicapped persons. One deer per day.
(b) Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, except Redstone Arsenal,
located in Limestone, Madison, and Morgan Counties, Alabama, is hereby
opened to the stalk gun hunting of deer, antlered and antlerless, except
spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, from January 18 to January 31, 2002,
restricted to black powder, flintlock firearms, .40 caliber or larger with open
metallic sights (no scopes); and is opened to the archery hunting of deer,
antlered and antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, from October
15, 2001 to January 31, 2002 (except Sundays), restricted to bow and arrow
(no crossbow except as otherwise provided by law). One deer per day.
(2) A special turkey season is hereby established at Fort Rucker on
March 9, 2002, for youth and handicapped persons only.
(3) Rule 220-2-.107, as previously promulgated in 2000-WFF-17, is
hereby repealed in its entirety.
220-2-.117 Special Hunting Seasons - Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle
Ranch - Hale County
The following 2001-2002 hunting seasons, in accordance with the below
stated times, places, manners and means, are hereby established for the
Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle Ranch - Hale County:
(Note: Regulation "220-2-.109 Physically Disabled Hunting Areas"
will apply to the deer hunting on the Wildwood area, as well as to all other
hunting on the Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle Ranch.)
(a)

Wildwood Area:

DEER: (Gun) - Physically Disabled Hunters

Only; from established stands; no more than
four hunters scheduled per day. Hunt dates
must be scheduled in advance by contacting
the Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle Ranch
office, (334) 624-3383.
Wednesdays and Saturdays
(Either Sex) November 17-January 31
DOVE: (noon until sunset): September 15,
22, 29 [Contact Demopolis Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries Office (334-289-8030)
for permit limit 100]

(b) Westend Swamp:

Permits for the Westend Swamp area must

be scheduled in advance by contacting the
Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle Ranch
office, (334) 624-3383.

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DEER: (Gun Either sex)

Wednesdays and Saturdays
November 17 - January 31
SQUIRREL, RABBIT, AND RACOON:
Squirrel is limited to four individual hunters
or five per party Hunt must be scheduled
contact Ranch Office. Rabbit and Raccoon
hunt dates and permitted firearms at the
discretion of Ranch Office administrator contact Ranch Office.
(c)

BAG LIMITS:
DOVE, SQUIRREL,
RABBIT AND RACCOON: State Limits.
DEER: (Wildwood Area) 1 deer per day.
DEER: (Westend Swamp) State Limit.

Rule 220-2-.117, as previously promulgated in 2000-WFF-14, is hereby

repealed in its entirety.
220-2-.119 Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day Regulations
The following regulations shall apply to Special Youth Waterfowl
Hunting Days, which days are established by Rule 220-2-.77. The regular
waterfowl season shooting hours, bag limits, and legal arms and
ammunitions apply to the special days. Individuals must follow the listed
rules to participate in the scheduled youth waterfowl hunts:
(1) Up to two (2) youth participants must be accompanied by an adult
supervisor. The adult supervisor is to remain within arms length of
the youth at all times.
(2) Youth is defined as those individuals who have not reached their
sixteenth birthday.
(3) Adult is defined as those individuals twenty-five years old or older
who are in possession of all state hunting licenses and state and
federal waterfowl stamps required to hunt waterfowl. Possession
of the required hunting licenses and stamps are required.
(4) Only one firearm will be allowed per youth. Only the youth
hunters will be permitted to utilize the firearm for hunting. The
adult is to review with each youth the rules of firearm safety and to
ensure they are followed.
220-2-.125 Special 2001-2002 Hunting Seasons for Sipsey River Swamp
Tract (Forever Wild Lands), Tuscaloosa County
(1)
The following special 2001-2002 hunting seasons, in
accordance with the below-stated times, places, manners, and means, are
hereby established:
(a) The hunting seasons as established in Rule 220-2-.01 entitled
"2001-2002 Hunting Seasons," as they apply to that portion of Tuscaloosa
County known as the Sipsey River Swamp Tract (Forever Wild Lands), and

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as they apply to "Open Permit-Public Land" in that portion of Tuscaloosa

County, shall apply to hunting on the Sipsey River Swamp Tract (Forever
Wild Lands), except as otherwise provided herein:
1. No centerfire rifles or buckshot shall be allowed for any type of
hunting;
2. No dogs shall be permitted for hunting deer, coyote, and feral swine
(wild hogs);
3. Special muzzleloader season for Deer: By muzzleloader only
Stalk hunting only (no dogs) open sights only (no scopes). During the
special muzzleloader deer season, two (2) deer per day only one of which
may be an antlered buck (excepted spotted fawns), is permitted January 2 to
January 18. This special muzzleloader deer season shall supercede that
muzzleloader season provided otherwise for Tuscaloosa County in Rule 2202-.01(1)(a)3.
4. Hunting of feral swine (wild hogs) shall be limited to October 1
through April 30 (no bag limit).
5. Rule 220-2-.125, as previously promulgated in 2000-WFF-26, is
hereby expressly repealed.
220-2-.118 Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program
Any person hunting migratory birds (woodcock, dove, rails, snipe, coots,
purple gallinule, common moorhen, merganser, ducks or geese) required to
be licensed should have completed a free Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program survey card providing information for the preceding
season prior to hunting any species of migratory bird. Each person required
to be licensed hunting migratory birds in Alabama should have the survey
completion stamp on their person while hunting migratory birds.
It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person required to be
licensed, having been warned by a law enforcement officer, to continue to
hunt migratory birds without the survey completion stamp on their person.
220-2-.02

Legal Arms and Ammunition for Hunting

LEGAL ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR HUNTING

FULLY AUTOMATIC FIREARMS AND SILENCED FIREARMS PROHIBITED.

(1) GENERAL
PROHIBITIONS:

(2) DEER:

It shall be unlawful for any person to

hunt
with a bow or gun that has a light source
attached that is capable of casting a beam
of light (including a laser sight) forward of
said bow or gun or to possess such a light
source adapted for attachment to said bow or
gun while hunting. It shall be unlawful to use
any
equipment that uses electronics to
increase the ability to see in the dark (night
vision equipment) to hunt any species of
wildlife, both protected or unprotected
species.
WHEN AND WHERE DOG OR STALK
HUNTING IS ALLOWED -- Rifles using

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centerfire,
mushrooming
ammunition;
shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller using buckshot,
slugs, or single round ball. Muzzle-loaders
and Black Powder Handguns--.40 caliber or
larger, provided however, that during special
muzzleloader
deer season, muzzleloaders
shall be limited to those with open sights only
(no scopes) and it shall be illegal to possess
other
firearms
while
hunting
with
muzzleloaders
during
the
special
muzzleloader season; long bows or compound
bows; handguns or pistols using centerfire,
mushrooming ammunition.
WHEN AND WHERE STALK HUNTING
ONLY IS ALLOWED -- Same as above,
except slugs or single round ball only may be
used in shotguns.
(3) TURKEY:

Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller using standard

No. 2 shot or smaller, and long bows or
compound bows. Handguns or pistols using
centerfire mushrooming ammunition, black
powder handguns or pistols .40 caliber or
larger. Handguns or pistols can only have
open metallic sights (no scopes). Use of
decoys prohibited.

(4) MIGRATORY

Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller, plugged

or
otherwise incapable of holding more than 3
shells using standard No. 2 shot or smaller,
except waterfowl must be hunted with steel
shot only, T-size or smaller and waterfowl
hunters shall not possess any other size
steel shot or any size lead shot; or long
bows or compound bows. Waterfowl may
also be hunted with other shot compositions
and shot sizes that are approved by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.

BIRDS:

(5) BOBCAT &

GROUNDHOG:

Rifles of any
caliber;
handguns
or
pistols;
shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller using standard
No. 2 shot or smaller; long bows or compound
bows.

(6) RACCOON &

OPOSSUM:

Nighttime hunting--Shotguns using No. 6 shot

or smaller; .22 caliber rimfire firearms.
(See "(8) OTHER GAME BIRDS OR
ANIMALS" for daytime hunting.)

(7) FOX, COYOTE

Rifles of
pistols;

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any

caliber;

handguns

or

& FERAL SWINE: shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller (with slugs or

single round ball only during stalk gun deer
season); long bows or compound bows.
(8) OTHER GAME
BIRDS OR
ANIMALS:

Rifles using
rimfire ammunition
or
those
operated by air; muzzleloaders
and
black
powder handguns of any caliber; long
bows or
compound bows (Except as
otherwise provided by law or regulation, no
crossbows or other devices propelling arrows
or bolts); shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller, using
standard No. 4 shot or smaller; handguns or
pistols; blowguns using darts propelled by the
hunters breath only.

(9) SPEAR:

DEER and FERAL SWINE may be taken by

hand thrown spear during the open Bow and
Arrow season on these species. The hand
thrown spear shall have a sharpened blade a
minimum of two inches in width. The spear
shall only be hand thrown.

(10) CROSSBOW:

NOTE: Properly permitted and licensed

disabled resident hunters may use a crossbow
to take any of the above game birds or animals
during open season.

220-2-.03

Legal Specifications for Bow and Arrow

(1) A legal bow for hunting is defined as either a long bow, a recurve
bow or a compound bow designed to be held, drawn, and fired in the upright
(vertical) position. There shall be no attachment or extensions on the bow
upon which the shooter may rest the string, drawing hand, fingers, release
aid or arm to assist in holding or to hold the bow at full draw. The bow must
be supported only by the shooter's hand, and the string and arrow must be
drawn and held using only the shooter's strength while the bow is being shot.
This does not prohibit the use of cable guards on compound bows or the use
of string releases or mechanical releases which are hand -held and handdrawn with no other attachments, connection or contact with the bow other
than to the bow string. It shall be unlawful to hunt with any bow which does
not conform to the requirements of this paragraph, except as otherwise
provided by law or regulation.
(2) Sighting and aiming devices on all bows shall be void of any
electronics with computational capabilities. The use of electrically assisted
aiming devices shall be limited to illuminated sight pins/beads/markings
which are attached to the bow. Sights with magnification or light projection
(laser type) features are prohibited.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt wildlife with a crossbow
or with any mechanical device that holds a bow at full or partial draw, except
as otherwise provided by law or regulation.
(4) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided by law or
regulation, for any person to hunt deer and turkey with bow and arrows that
are not in conformance with the following specifications:

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(a) Bows must have a minimum peak tension (within the user's
normal draw length) of 35 pounds. Compound bows shall not have draw
reduction (let-off) greater than 90 percent at full draw.
(b) Arrows shall be a minimum of 20 inches in length (nock slot to
end of shaft) and equipped with a broadhead which has a minimum of 2
sharpened edges.
(c) Broadheads shall have a minimum weight of 100 grains. The
minimum cutting diameter for any broadhead shall be 7/8 inch. Expandable
broadheads shall have a minimum 5/8 inch cutting diameter prior to any
expansion of the broadhead. The minimum thickness for fixed blade
broadheads shall be .015 inch, and the minimum thickness for expanded
broadheads shall be .025 inch.
220-2-.99

Legal Specifications For Crossbows and Arrows For Use by

Disabled Persons

Crossbows and arrows for hunting game birds, animals and unprotected
wildlife by properly certified disabled persons, pursuant to Act No. 91-210
(approved July 31, 1991), must meet the following specifications:
(1) Crossbows must have a minimum peak tension (within the normal
draw length) of 100 pounds.
(2) Crossbows must be equipped with a working safety to prevent
accidental firing.
(3) Sighting and aiming devices on all crossbows shall be void of any
electronics with computational capabilities. The use of electrically assisted
aiming devices shall be limited to illuminated sight pins/beads/markings
which are attached to the bow. Sights with magnification or light projection
(laser type) features are prohibited.
(4) Bolts or arrows shall be a minimum of 14 inches in length
measured from nock slot to end of shaft.
(5) Arrows or bolts used for hunting deer and turkey must be equipped
with a broadhead which has a minimum of two sharpened edges.
Broadheads shall have a minimum weight of 100 grains. The minimum
cutting diameter for any broadhead shall be 7/8 inch. Expandable
broadheads shall have a minimum 5/8 inch cutting diameter prior to any
expansion of the broadhead. The minimum thickness for fixed blade
broadheads shall be .015 inch, and the minimum thickness for expanded
broadheads shall be .025 inch.
(6) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, resident and
non-resident licensed sport fishermen who also hold a valid permit or license
from his or her state of residence, to hunt by crossbow as a disabled person,
may use crossbows for bowfishing in Alabama, provided such persons
otherwise comply with the provisions of this rule and Rule 220-2-.46.
220-2-.04

Game Birds Designated

Resident Game Birds: Bobwhite Quail, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey;

Migratory Game Birds: Wild Duck, Wild Goose, Brant, Rail, Sora, Coot,
(Poule d'Eau or Mud Hen), Jacksnipe (Wilson Snipe), Woodcock, Dove,
Gallinule, and Merganser.

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220-2-.05

Legal Hunting Hours for Game Birds

Legal hunting hours for game birds during the open season shall be
daylight hours only, except (1) Dove, as designated, and (2) Duck, Coot,
Goose, Snipe, and Woodcock, 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset (except as
otherwise designated).
220-2-.06

Game Animals Designated

The following animals are hereby designated as game animals: Bear,

Beaver, Coyote, Deer, Opossum, Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel, Nutria, Fox,
Mountain Lion (Cougar), Groundhog, Bobcat, Red Wolf, Feral Swine (Wild
Hog), except those feral swine reduced to the personal possession of a
landowner or his agent, provided, however, that notwithstanding such
reduction to personal possession, in the event such feral swine are hunted,
they shall at such time of hunting be designated as game animals.
220-2-.07

Legal Hunting Hours for Game Animals

Legal hunting hours for all game animals during the open season for
same shall be daylight hours only, except fox may be hunted at night with
light and dogs only, and raccoon and opossum may be hunted under the
following conditions: with the use of a light and a shotgun using No. 6 shot
or smaller or a .22 caliber rimfire firearms when hunter or hunters are
accompanied by dog or dogs free of leash, and if hunting on the lands of
another, they must have the written permission of the landowner.
220-2-.08

Hunting of Raccoon, Opossum, Squirrel, Rabbit and Deer

During Closed Gun Season

It is hereby made lawful to run raccoon, opossum, squirrel, and rabbit

with dogs during the closed gun season on raccoon, opossum, squirrel, and
rabbit by licensed hunters, provided, however, that under no circumstances
shall anyone take, kill or have in his possession any raccoon, opossum,
squirrel, or rabbit, or possess any device that could aid in capturing or killing
other than light in conjunction with the running of raccoon, opossum,
squirrel, and rabbit as permitted under this regulation during the closed gun
season. Provided, further, that deer may be run with dogs only from the
period October 1 until the opening of gun deer season in counties having a
scheduled gun dog deer season. In addition it is also provided further that
each cast participating in a raccoon night hunt field trial having a permit
issued pursuant to Rule 220-2-.17 may possess one raccoon squaller during
the closed season on raccoons.
220-2-.112 Dog Deer Hunting
(a) It shall be unlawful to cast, release, or otherwise place, a dog, for the
purpose of hunting deer, from, upon, or onto, a public right-of-way, without
the permission of the landowners whose land adjoins the right-of-way within
50 feet of the location of such dog.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize a dog for the purpose of
deer hunting without the person placing and maintaining on said dog a collar
containing the following information clearly stated thereon: the name,
address, and telephone number of the person utilizing the dog.
220-2-.86

Feral Swine Regulation

(1) All feral swine (wild hogs) found in the wild are hereby classed as
game animals. The seasons and methods for taking feral swine will be as
provided in Rule 220-2-.01.

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Once reduced to personal possession of the landowner or agent, feral

swine will no longer be considered a game animal. However, feral swine
will be considered a game animal at any time they are hunted.
It shall be unlawful to release feral swine into any areas of the state
where a wild population of feral swine does not exist, except they may be
released back onto property where they were originally trapped.
220-2-.09

Specification of Firearms for Hunting

It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to submit firearms and

ammunition or any other device, instrument and accessories used in hunting
to Conservation Officers for inspection.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt with a bow or gun that has a
light source attached that is capable of casting a beam of light (including a
laser sight) forward of said bow or gun or to possess such a light source
adapted for attachment to said bow or gun while hunting. It shall be
unlawful to use any equipment that uses electronics to increase the ability to
see in the dark (night vision equipment) to hunt any species of wildlife, both
protected or unprotected species.
(1) (a) In all counties and areas where deer hunting with dogs is
prohibited, only the following weapons and ammunition may be used to hunt
or attempt to hunt deer:

Rifles using center fire mushrooming ammunition

Muzzleloaders and black powder handguns of .40 caliber or

larger

Long Bows or compound bows - See Item (8) this regulation

Shotguns of 10 gauge or smaller using rifle slugs or single round

ball

Handguns or pistols using center fire mushrooming

ammunition
(b) In all counties and areas where deer hunting with dogs is
permitted, only the following weapons may be used to hunt or attempt to
hunt deer:

Rifles using center fire mushrooming ammunition

Muzzleloaders and black powder handguns of .40 caliber or larger
Long Bows or compound bows - See Item (8) this regulation
Shotguns of 10 gauge or smaller using rifle slugs, single round ball
or buckshot
Handguns or pistols using center fire mushrooming ammunition

(c) During special muzzleloader deer season muzzleloaders shall be

limited to those with open sights only (no scopes). It shall be illegal to possess
other firearms while hunting with muzzleloaders during the special
muzzleloader season.

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(2) (a) In all counties where turkey hunting is permitted, only the
following weapons and ammunition may be used to hunt or attempt to hunt
turkey:

Long Bows or compound bows - See Item (8) this regulation

Shotguns of 10 gauge or smaller using standard No. 2 shot or
smaller
Handguns or pistols using center fire mushrooming ammunition,
black powder handguns or pistols .40 caliber or larger. Handguns
or pistols can only have open metallic sights (no scopes). Use of
decoys prohibited.

(b) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the possession

of rifles, shotgun/rifle combination (drilling) or buckshot and slugs when
hunter is stalk hunting for both deer and turkey as long as no person shoots
or attempts to shoot a turkey with the rifle or shotgun using buckshot or
slugs.
(3) It shall be lawful to use only the following weapons and
ammunition while hunting or attempting to hunt migratory birds and
waterfowl:

Long bows or compound bows

Shotguns of 10 gauge or smaller plugged with a onepiece filler, incapable of removal without disassembling the gun, so
its total capacity does not exceed three shells and using standard
No. 2 shot or smaller, except waterfowl must be hunted with steel
shot only, T-size or smaller, and waterfowl hunters shall not
possess any other size steel shot or any size lead shot. Waterfowl
may also be hunted with other shot compositions and shot sizes
that are approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

(4) It shall be lawful to use only the following weapons and

ammunition while hunting or attempting to hunt all other game birds and
animals not otherwise provided for herein, except when hunting raccoon or
opossum at night, see general law for proper firearms and ammunition:

Rifles using rimfire ammunition or those operated by air

Muzzleloaders and black powder handguns of any caliber
Long Bows or compound bows (Except as otherwise provided by
law or regulation, no crossbows or devices propelling arrows or
bolts)
Shotguns of 10 gauge or smaller using standard No. 4 shot or
smaller
Handguns or pistols
Blowguns using darts propelled by the hunters breath only

(5) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or have in their

possession any weapon or ammunition contrary to this regulation while
hunting or attempting to hunt game birds and animals unless otherwise
expressly provided by duly enacted laws of the State of Alabama.

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(6) Bobcats, groundhogs or unprotected wildlife can be taken by means

of rifles, shotguns 10 gauge or smaller using standard No. 2 shot or smaller,
handguns, or pistols of any caliber and long bow or compound bows.
(7) Feral swine, fox, and coyote can be taken by rifles of any caliber,
handguns or pistols, shotguns 10 gauge or smaller (with slugs or single round
ball only during stalk gun deer season), long bows or compound bows.
(8) It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt deer and turkey with
bow and arrows that are not in conformance with the legal specifications for
bow and arrow set out in Rule 220-2-.03, as it may be amended from time to
time.
(9) SPEAR: DEER and FERAL SWINE may be taken by hand thrown
spear during the open Bow and Arrow season on these species. The hand
thrown spear shall have a sharpened blade a minimum of two inches in
width. The spear shall only be hand thrown.
(10) NOTE: Properly permitted and licensed disabled resident hunters
may use a crossbow to take any of the above game birds or animals during
open season.
(11) [NOTE: Special rules and regulations apply to the use of Raptors
for hunting. For a complete copy of the falconry regulation contact: Division
of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Wildlife Section, 64 North Union
Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 or call them at 334-242-3469.]
(12) It shall be lawful for any person, firm or corporation to trap
woodchuck (groundhog) from the first day of April through the thirty-first
day of August each year, provided, however, traps shall be set only on or
within 100 feet of fields containing agricultural crops or on or within 100
feet of fields that contained agricultural crops in the year immediately
preceding. All such traps shall be tagged with the owner's name and address.
(13) It shall be illegal to hunt with any weapon or method except as
outlined in this regulation. Any person convicted of violating any provision
of this regulation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided
by law.
220-2-.10

The Possession of Firearms by Bow Hunters Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess both gun and bow while
hunting any species of game, bird or animal.
220-2-.11 Prohibited Methods and Devices for Hunting
It shall be unlawful to concentrate, drive, rally, molest or to hunt, take,
capture or kill or attempt to hunt, take, capture or kill any bird or animal
from or by the aid of:
(1) Any automobile, motorcar, airplane, train, motorboat, sailboat or
any type mechanically propelled device, or any other device being
operated in conjunction with any of the above mentioned devices of
transportation. Provided, however, that nothing in this regulation
shall prevent the hunting of migratory waterfowl from floating craft

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(except a sinkbox), including those propelled by motor, sail and

wind, or both, when the motor of such craft has been completely
shut off and/or the sails furled, as the case may be, its progress
therefrom has ceased, and it is drifting, beached, moored, resting at
anchor, or it is being propelled by paddle, oars or pole, and
provided further that nothing in this regulation shall prevent
paraplegics and single or double leg amputees from taking game
birds and game animals from any stationary motor vehicle or
stationary motor driven land conveyance; and provided further
nothing shall prohibit the hunting of quail or squirrel with the aid
of a motor driven vehicle provided that it will be unlawful for
anyone to shoot from said motor vehicle except as provided for
above.
(2) Any electrically amplified bird calls or sound whether real or
imitation. Nothing in this regulation shall prevent the use of
electrically amplified crow calls. The possession of any electrical
device and/or records capable of producing real or imitation bird
calls of any type except crow calls in the woods, field, or on the
waters of this State shall be a violation of this regulation; and
provided further nothing shall prohibit the use of an electronic
quail call to recall captive bred quail, provided the person using an
electronic quail call has acquired and has in possession a permit
issued by an authorized representative of the Division of Wildlife
and Freshwater Fisheries, and provided that only banded pen
raised quail shall be used and any unbanded birds taken in the
recovery pen shall be immediately released.
(3) Any crossbow unless otherwise provided by law or regulation.
Nothing in this regulation shall prevent the use of long bows or
compound bows for the taking of game birds or animals during the
open season and during daylight hours only.
(4) Fire or smoke whether man-made or natural.
(5) Any live decoys, except when hunting unprotected birds or
animals, provided that banded live pen raised quail may be used in
a recovery pen as a call bird when such recovery pen is used to
recover pen raised quail as provided for in Regulation 220-2-.16.
(6) It shall be unlawful for any person while engaged in hunting turkey
in this State to use or have in his possession any type decoy or
object designed to attract or resemble any part of a turkey or that
can be manipulated to attract a turkey. Nothing in this regulation
shall be construed as prohibiting the use of manually operated
calling equipment.
(7) From floodwater. It shall be a violation of this regulation to hunt
or attempt to hunt or take any species of resident bird or animal
taking refuge in, swimming through, flying over, or resting in a
tree, bush, or log standing or floating in any floodwaters or
backwaters or taking refuge on any island less than forty acres in
size created by any such flood or backwaters. Provided, however,
that nothing in this regulation shall prevent the taking of migratory
waterfowl from such areas.

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(8) Any area where feeding has taken place, until all the feed has been
removed or consumed for at least 10 days prior to such hunting.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt with a bow or gun that has a
light source attached that is capable of casting a beam of light (including a
laser sight) forward of said bow or gun or to possess such a light source
adapted for attachment to said bow or gun while hunting.
220-2-.12

Game Bag, Hunting Coat, Etc., Shall be Open to Inspection

(1) Pursuant to the Code of Alabama, 1975, Sections 9-11-259 and 911-85, which provided in effect that all game birds, animals or fish taken or
killed in this State must at all times be carried or transported openly and that
all game birds, animals or fish carried or transported in an illegal manner
shall be confiscated and disposed of under regulations by the Commissioner;
any live box, holding box, game bag, hunting coat, camping equipment, or
like receptacles, or any automobile or boat used for the carrying or holding of
any fish, game birds, or game animals or any gun or fishing tackle used in
hunting or fishing shall be subject to inspection by officers of the Department
of
Conservation and Natural Resources at all times upon proper
identification of said officer. Any person who refuses to allow inspection of
the above named articles shall be in violation of this regulation and shall be
punished as provided by law.
220-2-.13
Birds,

Reasonable Effort Must be Made to Retrieve Crippled

Animals and Fish

It shall be illegal for any person, firm, or corporation to kill or cripple

any species of game bird, game animal or game fish without making a
reasonable effort to retrieve same and include it in his daily bag or creel
limit.
220-2-.14

Deer Hunting Confined to Bucks Only with Bare Antlers

Visible Above Hairline

It shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, kill or attempt to

take, capture or kill or have in possession any deer, except male or "buck"
deer with bare antlers visible above the natural hairline, except under special
regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, or to mutilate a deer so as to make the antlers visible above the
natural hairline.
220-2-.15

Destroying Sex of Deer or Wild Turkey Prohibited

It is hereby made unlawful for any person who kills, captures, or

possesses a deer or wild turkey, in order to evade or attempt to evade any law
or regulation, to destroy or attempt to destroy the evidence of sex, or to
mutilate the carcass of such deer or wild turkey so as to make the
determination of the legal status of the deer or turkey uncertain. Nothing in
this regulation is intended to prevent any person from dressing for
consumption any deer or wild turkey which has been killed legally. This
regulation is designed to prohibit the killing or capturing of illegal deer and
wild turkey hens.
220-2-.16

Period for Training Bird Dogs

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Any licensed dog trainer may train bird dogs and any licensed hunter
may train his own bird dog during the closed hunting season. Any licensed
dog trainer, any licensed hunter may train his bird dogs with the aid of a
recovery pen to recover the pen raised quail used in training bird dogs.
Provided all pen raised quail used shall be banded and any unbanded birds
taken in the recovery pen shall be immediately released.
Under no circumstances, however, shall such training be accomplished
or allowed with the use of a gun during the closed hunting season other than
as outlined below. Such trainer or owner may train such dogs by using a
pistol loaded with blanks only. The training of bird dogs through the use of
shotguns and live ammunition shall be allowed at any time of the year,
provided that such training be restricted to a specific location predesignated
to and approved by the Conservation Officer assigned to the area where the
training is to take place; that the dogs being so trained be controlled by leash
in a manner restricting them to the specified training area; that only
unprotected birds be involved and that written permission for such training
be obtained from said Conservation Officer assigned to such area.
220-2-.17

Organized Field Trials

It shall be legal for any resident or nonresident of this State to

participate in any organized field trial, approved in writing by the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, without a hunting
license, provided that no guns using live ammunition are used or any game
animals or birds are taken or killed in any way in the process of such field
trial. Provided further that during the course of approved bird dog field trials
(which trials shall only be conducted pursuant to possession of a valid permit
from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources), only penraised banded quail may be shot. The shooter, or person bearing the gun,
will not be required to have a hunting license. Only one person at a time
may possess a gun during the course of a permitted field trial where quail
will be shot. A bird dog field trial permit where quail are taken will only be
issued for a predesignated marked course and the number of tagged penraised birds to be released will be specified on the permit. Approval of the
local conservation officer will be required prior to the issuance of a bird dog
field trial permit where pen-raised quail are to be taken. Permits for bird
dog field trials where birds are to be shot will only be issued from September
1 through April 30.
220-2-.101 Hunting of Captive Bred Mallard Ducks on Commercial
Fowl
Hunting Preserves
Captive bred mallard ducks, properly marked in accordance with federal
regulations, shall be legal fowl to be hunted on a licensed commercial fowl
hunting preserve. Such hunting shall be conducted in accordance with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.
220-2-.18

Possession Limit

It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take or have in possession

more than the daily bag limit of any game bird, game or furbearing animals
except as listed in numbers (1) and (2) of this rule and in Rule No. 2202-.19, entitled "Permit For Shipping 2-Days Bag Limit, below.

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(1) Possession limit does not apply on deer and/or turkey provided not
more than the daily bag limit on deer and/or one (1) turkey is taken on any
one day.
(2) Possession limit of one day bag does not apply on legally taken
game birds or game animals after they have been processed and stored in a
cooler or freezer at one's residence or at a commercial processing plant.
(3) Rule 220-2-.18, as previously adopted, is hereby expressly repealed
in its entirety.
220-2-.19

Permit for Shipping 2-Days Bag Limit

Any person legally hunting and killing any resident game bird or animal
for two or more successive days outside the county of his or her residence
may, upon first procuring a permit from the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources, ship a maximum of not more than two days bag limit
of such birds or animals back to the county of his or her residence, provided
that not more than one day's bag limit shall be taken or killed on any one day,
and further provided that where the possession limit is the same as the daily
bag limit, no permit will be issued for more than one day's bag limit.
220-2-.21

Possession of Firearms or Bow and Arrow in any Wildlife

Management Area, Refuge or Sanctuary Prohibited

No person shall take, carry, or possess any firearms or bow of any

description whatsoever in any wildlife management area in this State during
the closed season on game birds, game and/or fur-bearing animals, except on
an open designated target range and except a person may possess a bow and
arrow only during special bow season allowed for the taking of rough fish.
No person shall at any time take, carry or possess any firearms or bows of
any description whatsoever in or on any wildlife refuge or wildlife sanctuary
located in or on any national forest area in this State, or on or in any state or
federal sanctuary except by special permit or when bow and arrows may be
legally possessed during special bow season provided for the taking of rough
fish on such areas by regulations of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, provided, however, that this rule shall not apply to the
possession of firearms by State Conservation Officers, state or county
enforcement officers, or federal agents, when they are on active duty in the
performance of their duties in the enforcement of the laws of this State.
220-2-.22

Wildlife Management Areas and Sanctuaries Established

(1) The areas and refuges described in paragraph (2) hereof are hereby
established as "wildlife management areas." The boundary lines of these
areas and refuges shall be as they are described on the maps attached hereto
and made a part hereof as though set out herein in full.
(2) The names and counties of these areas and refuges are as follows:
Autauga County Community Hunting Area (Autauga); Barbour Wildlife
Management Area (Barbour, Bullock); Black Warrior Wildlife Management
Area (Winston, Lawrence); Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area
(Covington); Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area (Bibb, Shelby);
Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area (Cleburne, Calhoun); Coosa Wildlife
Management Area (Coosa); Covington Wildlife Management Area (Covington,
Geneva); Crow Creek Management Area (Jackson); Demopolis Wildlife
Management Area (Sumter, Greene, Hale, Marengo); Escambia Creek
Community Hunting Area (Escambia); Hollins Wildlife Management Area

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(Talladega, Clay); Kinterbish Wildlife Management Area (Choctaw, Sumter);

Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area (Lauderdale); Little River Wildlife
Management Area (DeKalb, Cherokee); Lowndes Wildlife Management Area
(Lowndes); Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area (Morgan,
Lawrence); Mud Creek Management Area (Jackson); Mulberry Fork Wildlife
Management Area (Walker, Tuscaloosa); Sam R. Murphy Wildlife Management
Area (Lamar, Marion); Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area (Bibb, Perry,
Hale, Tuscaloosa); Raccoon Creek Management Area (Jackson); Frank W. &
Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area (Washington, Mobile); Scotch
Wildlife Management Area (Clarke); Seven Mile Island Wildlife Management
Area (Lauderdale); James D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Area
(Jackson); St. Clair Community Hunting Area (St. Clair); Swan Creek Wildlife
Management Area (Limestone); Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area
(Colbert); Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area (Baldwin, Mobile); W. L.
Holland and Mobile-Tensaw Wildlife Management Areas (Baldwin, Mobile);
West Jefferson Public Hunting Area (Jefferson, Tuscaloosa); Wolf Creek Wildlife
Management Area (Walker, Fayette); North Sauty Refuge (Jackson); and Crow
Creek Refuge (Jackson).
(3) The following sanctuaries are hereby established: Fred T. Stimpson
Wildlife Sanctuary (Clarke); and Upper State Game Sanctuary (Clarke). The
boundary lines of these sanctuaries shall be as they are described on the
maps attached hereto and made a part hereof as though set out herein in full.
(4) In addition, the following Federal refuges exist in the State of
Alabama: Choctaw Wildlife Refuge (Choctaw); Eufaula Wildlife Refuge
(Barbour); Wheeler Wildlife Refuge (Morgan, Limestone, Madison); and Bon
Secour Wildlife Refuge (Baldwin, Mobile). The boundary lines and areas for
these refuges are established by Federal authorities.
(5) Rule No. 220-2-.22, as previously promulgated, is hereby expressly
repealed.
[For WMA maps, please contact the Wildlife Section at 334-242-3469.]
220-2-.23

Licenses and Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Must be in

Possession

Every person hunting, trapping or fishing in the State, who is required

by law to have a hunting, fishing or trapping license and migratory bird
hunting stamp, must have said license or licenses in his or her possession at
all times. when hunting, fishing or trapping, and such license or licenses
must be presented for inspection to any authorized officer of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources upon demand.
220-2-.24

Possession of Carcass, Untanned Hides or Skins

It shall be a violation of this regulation to have in possession the

carcass, untanned hide, or skin of any bird or animal, or any part of said bird
or animal if it has been taken, caught or killed in violation of the laws and
regulations of this State. It shall be unlawful to have in possession any
freshly killed bird or animal protected by law or regulation of this State
except during the open season for the taking of same.
220-2-.25

Imported Game Birds, Game Animals and Raw Furs

Subject to State Laws

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(1) All game or fur-bearing animals, game birds, or the dead bodies or
parts thereof transported into the State of Alabama from any other state,
territory or foreign country for use, consumption, sale or storage in the State
of Alabama shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the
laws and regulations of the State of Alabama enacted in the exercise of its
police powers to the same extent and in the same manner as though such
animals or birds had been produced or taken in the State of Alabama.
(2) Any private commercial shooting preserve that is licensed by the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may, by obtaining a
special letter permit from the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, hunt any species of exotic or non-native birds at any time of the
year when such exotic or non-native birds have been stocked on said hunting
preserves. Provided, however, that this regulation shall not apply to any bird
or animal that appears on the U.S. Department of the Interior's and State of
Alabama's "Endangered Species" list.
(3) Native game birds and animals other than species listed on hunting
preserve license may be taken only on licensed hunting preserves during
legal hunting seasons and when taken by properly licensed hunters abiding
by any bag limits and other regulations that may be promulgated by the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or established by law.
220-2-.26

Restrictions on Possession, Sale, Importation and/or Release

of Certain Animals and Fish

(1) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall

possess, sell, offer for sale, import, bring or cause to be brought or imported
into the State of Alabama any of the following live fish or animals:
Any Walking Catfish or any other fish of the genus Clarias
Any Piranha or any fish of the genus Serrasalmus
Any Black Carp of the genus Mylopharyngodon
Any species of Mongoose
San Juan Rabbits, Jack Rabbits or any other species of wild rabbit
or hare
Any member of the family Cervidae (to include but not be limited to
deer, elk, moose, caribou), species of coyote, species of fox, species of
raccoon, species of skunk (with the exception of such persons: (1)
who have been determined by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater
Fisheries to have received during the period of February 19, 1999 to
the effective date of this amendment, incorrect information from the
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries concerning this
restriction and (2) who have applied to the Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries for the exception on or before March 31, 2001),
wild rodent, or strain of wild turkey, from any area outside the state of
Alabama
(2) It shall be unlawful to release any tame turkey, or any other turkey,
whether wild or tame, into any of the wild areas of this State.
The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to any turkeys kept
by any farmer or landowner of this State for normal agricultural
purposes or for personal consumption.

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(3) Nutria shall not be propagated or released in this State. No person,

firm or corporation shall release any Nutria from captivity in this State or
propagate any Nutria for the purpose of stocking in the wild of this State.
(4) All species of sturgeon are hereby declared to be protected fish
within this State and any person who shall catch a sturgeon shall immediately
return it to the waters from whence it came with the least possible harm.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a
species of sturgeon not native to Alabama waters, to introduce such a species
of sturgeon to public waters of Alabama, or to offer for sale or import any
such non-native sturgeon in Alabama, except by permit from the
Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(6) It shall be unlawful to possess, sell, offer for sale, import, or release
any of the following fish: Chinese perch (Siniperca spp.), all snakeheads
(Channa spp.), all mud carp (Cirrhinus spp.), or blue back herring (Alosa
aestivalis).
(7) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, offer for sale,
import, or release any non-indigenous venomous reptile in or into the State of
Alabama, except by written permission of a designated employee of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized by the Director
of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries to issue such permits.
(8) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in possession any live,
protected wild bird or wild animal, except by written permission of a designated
employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized
by the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries to issue
such permits.
(9) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to the exceptions
provided for in Section 9-2-13(b), Code of Alabama 1975.
220-2-.93
and

Prohibition of Importation/Possession of the Fishes Rudd

Roach

(a) The importation into the State of Alabama of the fish, "rudd,
(Scardinius erythrophthalmus) or of the fish, "roach, (Rutilus rutilus), or
any hybrids of either species, by any person, firm, corporation, or other
entity, is hereby prohibited. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity in
violation of the provisions of this paragraph shall, upon conviction, be
punished as provided by Section 9-2-13, Code of Alabama 1975, as last
amended.
(b) The possession in the State of Alabama of the fish, "rudd,
(Scardinius erythrophthalmus) or of the fish, "roach, (Rutilus rutilus), or
any hybrids of either species, by any person, firm, corporation, or other
entity, is hereby prohibited. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity in
violation of the provisions of this paragraph shall, upon conviction, be
punished as provided by Section 9-1-4, Code of Alabama 1975, as last
amended.
220-2-.102 Prohibition of Use of Certain Animals in Greyhound Racing
or Training
It shall be unlawful for anyone to use any live game animal(s) or any
live animal(s) that is/are prohibited from being imported or possessed in this
state by Rule 220-2-.26 of the Department of Conservation and Natural

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Resources in any greyhound dog race or in the training of any greyhound dog
for racing.
220-2-.27

Permit to Take Protected Game Causing Crop Damage

It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person during the closed
gun season to kill protected birds and animals causing crop damage without
first procuring a permit from the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources. Permits for the removal of protected game birds and animals will
be issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources upon written request of the Chief Enforcement Officer of
the Game and Fish Division and approval by Director of said Division if
after investigation it has been determined that such protected wildlife should
be removed to protect agricultural crops from excessive damage. Such
permits will only be issued to the person owning the land and farming the
agricultural crop or his/her official agent or to any person who has a lease on
such lands to grow agricultural crops, provided the lessee has the permission
of the landowner to remove protected wildlife causing the damage. All
wildlife killed will be disposed of under the supervision of the local
conservation officers.
Only those arms and ammunition legal for use during the open deer
season may be used to kill deer under the authority of a crop damage permit.
Exceptions may be stipulated in the conditions of the permit to allow the use
of non-lethal methods when safety is a factor.
220-2-.28

Metal Tag Required for Commercial Pen-Raised Quail

A metal wing tag of the type approved by the Poultry Division of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, on which there shall be printed the name
and address of the licensee (commercial quail breeders) and number of his
license, shall be affixed to the carcass of every commercial quail sold or
offered for sale in this State, and the said words to be printed on the same
metal tag may be uniformly abbreviated in the following manner:
Alabama Q. B. Lic.
No.
(Name)
(Address)
220-2-.29 Open Trapping Seasons on Fur-Bearers
(1) The open seasons during which fur-bearing animals may be trapped
in Alabama during 2001-2002 are fixed by the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources by virtue of the authority contained in
the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 9-2-7 and 9-2-8, as follows:
BOBCAT, SPOTTED SKUNK (CIVET CAT), COYOTE, FOX, MINK,
MUSKRAT, NUTRIA, OPOSSUM, OTTER, RACCOON AND SKUNK:
November 17 - February 20
BEAVER:

No Closed Season

COYOTE:

No Closed Trapping Season

on Private Lands with
Landowner permission

(2) Rule 220-2-.29, as previously promulgated in 2000-WFF-15, is

hereby expressly repealed.
220-2-.30

Fur-Bearing Animals Designated

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The following shall be named and designated as fur-bearing animals in

Alabama:
Beaver, Bobcat, Civet Cat, Fox, Mink, Muskrat, Nutria, Opossum,
Otter, Raccoon, Skunk, and Coyote.
(1) Fur Catchers - no land set leg-hold trap having a jaw width
exceeding 6 inches, leg hold trap having teeth or serrated edges along the
inside of one or both jaws, conibear trap or killer type trap with jaw width
exceeding 5 inches or snares (except powered foot snare with a maximum
loop of 5 1/2 inches) can be used to trap fur-bearing animals on land. Any
person trapping fur-bearing animals in the State of Alabama must carry with
him a choke stick while running traps. When legally trapped fur-bearing
animals are dispatched with a firearm, only standard .22 caliber rimfire
firearms may be used.
(2) Persons taking bobcat and otter must have the fur or pelts
tagged by representatives of the Game and Fish Division within 14 days of
taking and before the fur or pelt is sold or otherwise disposed of.
(a) However, a licensed fur catcher may sell untagged bobcat
and otter to an authorized resident fur dealer and leave a completed signed
fur tag report with said dealer. The dealer must then have the bobcat and
otter tagged by a representative of the Game and Fish Division within 14
days of purchasing bobcat or otter pelts.
(b) Legally acquired bobcat and otter pelts or carcasses may
be delivered untagged to a resident taxidermist for mounting if the owner
leaves a completed, signed fur tag report with said taxidermist. The
taxidermist must then have the bobcat and otter tagged by a representative of
the Game and Fish Division within 14 days of taking delivery of said pelts
and transmit the completed fur tag report to the Game and Fish Division
representative at the time the pelt or carcass is tagged.
(c) Tags may be removed from bobcat and otter pelts when
processed by a taxidermist for mounting. However, the removed tag must
remain with the mounted specimen when it is returned to its owner and until
the mount and pelt are destroyed.
(d) It shall be unlawful for anyone to ship, transport, or
export bobcat and otter pelts from this state unless said bobcat and otter pelts
are tagged by a representative of the Game and Fish Division.
(e) All bobcat and otter pelts shipped or imported into this
state must be officially tagged by the state of origin.
(3) It shall be illegal to set a trap on top of a post or stake
elevated above ground level.
(4) It shall be unlawful for anyone to use or possess any device as
a predatory call during nighttime hours while in the possession of any type of
firearm or when any member of a group is in possession of any type of
firearm.
220-2-.31

Unlawful to Hang or Suspend Bait

It shall be unlawful to hang or suspend bait over or within 25 feet of a

steel trap.
220-2-.32

Possession or Sale of Raw Furs After Close of Season

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Any fur catcher or fur dealer holding the raw furs, skins or pelts of furbearing animals after the season for taking same has been closed must
submit to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources an
inventory of all raw furs being held by the fur catcher or fur dealer within 45
days after the date season closes, listing furs as to species and number and
where such furs are stored. Any change in this inventory prior to the opening
of following season for taking fur-bearing animals shall be reported to the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources within seven days. The
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have the right to
inspect said furs at any time it deems necessary.
220-2-.33

Fur Dealers

All persons, firms, associations, or corporations dealing in storing,

buying or transporting or otherwise shipping furs, skins or pelts of furbearing animals shall provide and keep for regular inspection:
The name and address of each person from whom furs, skins and pelts
of fur-bearing animals have been received or purchased.
The fur catcher license number of the catcher from whom the furs, skins
or pelts of fur-bearing animals have been received or purchased.
The number and classification of furs, skins or pelts of fur-bearing
animals with reference to kind of fur, skin or pelt.
And the dates such furs, skins or pelts were sold, the person, firm,
association or corporation to whom said furs, skins or pelts were sold and the
gross amount in dollars and cents received from said sales.
220-2-.34

Game Fish Designated

The following shall be named and designated as game fish: rainbow trout,
all members of the sunfish family, including largemouth, shoal, smallmouth,
redeye and spotted bass (commonly called trout or green trout), white and black
crappie (commonly called white perch), rock bass, shadow bass, flier,
warmouth, redbreast, bluegill, longear and shellcracker (commonly called
bream). All members of the bass family including white bass, yellow bass,
saltwater striped bass (commonly called rockfish) and hybrid striped bass (a
cross between the white bass and the saltwater striped bass). All members of
the pike family including redfin, grass and chain pickerel. The following
members of the perch family: the sauger (commonly called jack salmon),
walleye and yellow perch.
220-2-.35 Daily Creel Limits, Possession Limits and Size Limits on
Game Fish
The creel and possession limits for game fish in all public waters of this
State, except as otherwise provided for certain State and Federally owned
and/or managed fishing lakes and ponds, shall be as follows:
Black Bass, All Species or Combinations...........................
Walleye................................................................................
Sauger..................................................................................
(There is a 14 inch minimum length limit on sauger with
allowing three fish less than 14 inches in total length.)
White Bass, Yellow Bass, Saltwater Striped Bass,
and Hybrids or Combinations..................

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10
5
10
an exception of
30

(No more than six of the 30 can exceed 16 inches in total length and no more
than two of the six may be saltwater striped bass. See exceptions for Neely
Henry Lake and Weiss Reservoir; and further restrictions for Lake Martin.)
Crappie................................................................................ 30
(It is illegal to possess any crappie less than nine inches in total length taken
from Alabama public waters, including Aliceville Reservoir and effective
October 1, 2001, Pickwick Reservoir. Waters exempt from the nine-inch
crappie limit include state owned public fishing lakes, all of Pickwick
Reservoir (until October 1, 2001), and the reciprocal waters of the
Chattahoochee River and Impoundments and their tributaries, Bear Creek
Reservoir (Big Bear Lake of the B.C.D.A. Lakes), Lake Jackson at Florala
and Weiss Reservoir.)
Bream.................................................................................. 50
Rainbow Trout.................................................................... 5
Alligator Gar...................................................................... 2
The creel and possession limits provided for above shall not apply to fish held
live for release by the sponsor or its designated agent after a bona fide fishing
tournament provided they are released unharmed to the public waters from
which they were taken as soon as reasonably possible on the same day they were
taken.
Note: Total length of fish measured from the front of the mouth to the tip of
the tail with both mouth and tail closed.
Note: It is a violation of Alabama law for any person to transport more than
one day's creel limit of any species of game fish beyond the boundaries of this
state. It is a violation of Alabama law for any person to fillet freshwater fish
while on public waters except when fish are being prepared for immediate
cooking and consumption, provided however, that fish may be drawn or
gutted with heads left attached.
NOTE: IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY ANGLER TO FISH
WITH MORE THAN THREE RODS AND REELS, OR POLES, OR
ANY COMBINATION THEREOF ON WEISS RESERVOIR OR
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2001, NEELY HENRY LAKE, AT ANY
TIME.
THERE IS NO CLOSED SEASON ON ANY FRESHWATER GAME FISH.
SIZE LIMITS - As provided for above, as posted in State and Federally
owned and/or managed public fishing lakes and ponds, and as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Demopolis Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any black bass less

than 14 inches in total length.
Guntersville Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any black bass less
than 15 inches in total length.
Harris Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any black bass between 13
inches and 16 inches in total length.
Lake Jackson at Florala - Creel limit of five black bass greater than
12 inches in total length. Only one of the five can be over 22 inches
in total length.
Lake Martin - It is illegal to possess more than two white bass,
yellow bass, saltwater striped bass and hybrids or combinations over
16 inches in total length in the daily creel limit.
Lewis Smith Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any black bass
between 13 inches and 16 inches in total length.

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7.

Neely Henry Lake and effective October 1, 2001, at Logan Martin

Lake - It is legal to possess a maximum of six white bass, yellow bass,
saltwater striped bass and hybrids or combinations over 16 inches in
total length in the daily creel limit.
Pickwick Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any smallmouth bass less
than 14 inches in total length or effective October 1, 2001, any crappie
less than 9 inches in total length.
Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) and its Tributaries - It
is illegal to possess any largemouth bass less than 14 inches in total
length.
Weiss Reservoir - It is illegal to possess crappie less than 10 inches in
total length. It is legal to possess 30 white bass, yellow bass,
saltwater striped bass and hybrids or combinations of any size.
West Point Reservoir and its Tributaries - It is illegal to possess any
largemouth bass less than 16 inches in total length.
Wilson Reservoir - It is illegal to possess any black bass less than 15
inches in total length.
Little Bear Creek Reservoir of the B.C.D.A. Lakes - Effective
October 1, 2001, it is illegal to possess largemouth bass between 13
inches and 16 inches in total length.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

SPECIAL CREEL LIMITS APPLY ON THE RECIPROCAL WATERS OF

THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AND IMPOUNDMENTS AND THEIR
TRIBUTARIES; CHECK LOCALLY OR SEE REGULATION 220-2-.122.
Rule 220-2-.35, previously adopted effective October 10, 1996, is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
220-2-.36

State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes

(1) Definition of State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes-The words "stateowned public fishing lakes" shall include and embrace all land and water
under the direct supervision of the Fisheries Section of the Game and Fish
Division. The lakes are as follows:

Barbour County Public Lake

Bibb County Public Lake
Chambers County Public Lake
Clay County Public Lake
Coffee County Public Lake
Crenshaw County Public Lake
Dallas County Public Lake
Dale County Public Lake
DeKalb County Public Lake
Fayette County Public Lake
Geneva County Public Lake
Leon Brooks Hines Public Lake (Escambia County)
Lamar County Public Lake
Lee County Public Lake
Madison County Public Lake
Marion County Public Lake
Monroe County Public Lake
Pike County Public Lake

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Walker County Public Lake

Washington County Public Lake (J. Emmett Wood)

(2) Permit Required to Fish in State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes Any person 12 years old or older who fishes, takes, catches, or attempts to
fish, take, or catch fish in or from any state-owned or state-operated public
fishing lake must have a valid permit in possession.
(3) It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person to leave a
child under 12 years of age unaccompanied by an adult at any state-owned
public fishing lake, and it shall also be a violation of this regulation for any
child under 12 years of age to be at any state owned public fishing lake
unaccompanied by an adult.
(4) Daily Creel, Possession Limits and Size Limits for Game Fish in
State-Owned Public Lakes - The daily creel, possession and size limits for
game fish and catfish in state-owned public fishing lakes shall be as posted
at each lake. Creel, possession and size limits for fish not posted shall be the
same as provided for all public waters of this State.
(5) Time to Fish - Fishing in state-owned fishing lakes shall be limited
to daylight hours or as specified by an agent of the Commissioner,
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(6) Fishing in State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes Regulated
(a) No method other than hook and line with natural or artificial
bait may be used to take or attempt to take fish from state-owned public
fishing lakes except by special written permission of the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources. Nothing in the regulation permits the
taking of fish by "snagging," "snatching," trot lines, set hooks or jug fishing
in the above mentioned areas.
(b) A person fishing shall upon demand exhibit his catch, fishing
permit and fishing license to any Conservation Officer, concessionaire, or
other agent or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources for inspection.
(c) All fish taken from the lake must be carried to the
concessionaire, who must count and weigh them.
(d) No species of fish shall be stocked in the state-owned public
fishing lakes unless introduced by the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources.
(7) Unlawful to Sell Fish Taken from State-Owned Public Fishing
Lakes - It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer to sell, or use for any
commercial purpose any fish, regardless of species or kind, taken from any of
the state-owned public fishing lakes unless expressly permitted in writing by
the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(8) Use of Minnows for Bait in State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes
Regulated - Live minnows used for bait in any state public fishing lake shall
be limited to the following species: Goldfish minnows, commonly called
"Indiana" minnows; golden shiners, commonly called "Shiners," and fathead
minnows, commonly called "Toughies." No person shall release in any stateowned public fishing lake any minnow whatsoever, either dead or alive, by
emptying from a minnow bucket or any other method. All minnow buckets

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or other receptacles for holding minnows used at state-owned public fishing

lakes shall at all times be open to inspection by Conservation Officers,
concessionaires, or other agents or employees of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources.
(9) It shall be unlawful to operate any size gasoline powered outboard
motor on the state-owned public fishing lakes except where expressly
permitted as posted. Where gasoline powered outboard motors are allowed,
they shall be operated only at slow trolling speed creating no wake.
It shall be unlawful to operate such motors at any speed greater than
trolling speed.
(10) No Camping - There shall be no camping on state-owned public
fishing lake land unless by special permission of the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources.
(11) No Swimming or Wading - There shall be no swimming or wading
in the State-owned public fishing lakes.
(12) Personal Injuries or Accidents - The Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources shall not be responsible for any accident or injury to
any person while on public fishing lake property or when utilizing the public
lake facilities. Any person coming within the boundaries of the state-owned
public lakes shall, by such entrance or use, waive any claim against the State
or its agents for any accident or injury occurring while on or within public
lake property.
(13) It shall be unlawful to use sailboats in public fishing lakes operated
by the Game and Fish Division of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources. It shall be unlawful to use any other type of boat on said
lakes for any purpose other than fishing.
(14) It shall be a violation of this regulation to launch any boat on said
lakes without first obtaining a launching permit and such fishing permits as
may be required at each lake from the lake concessionaire.
(15) State Laws Applicable - All state laws now in force and laws,
which may hereinafter be enacted by the Legislature, shall be maintained in
the public lake areas.
(16) Conduct at State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes - Any person, who
conducts himself or herself in an unruly or disorderly manner in any public
lake area, and any person, who so conducts himself or herself in a manner
which will tend to annoy or disturb any visitor or employee, shall be in
violation of this regulation. Any person in violation of this regulation shall
not be entitled to a refund of any fee or rental.
(17) Soliciting or Advertising in State Lake Areas - No person shall
solicit, sell or advertise in any public area without the written authorization
of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(18) Removal of Shrubs or Wild Flowers - In order to protect all native,
wild or domesticated trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers from destruction and
to conserve the same, it is hereby made unlawful for any person to cut,
destroy, damage or remove any such tree, bush, shrub, plant or flower
growing in any public lake area. Any person, who willfully destroys, cuts, or
breaks or removes any such tree, shrub, bush, plant or flower growing in any
public lake area, shall be in violation of this regulation unless given special

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permission to do so from the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural

Resources.
(19) Defacing or Destroying State Property - Any person who litters,
defaces or destroys any real or personal property in any of the public lake
areas of Alabama and any property belonging to the State of Alabama in any
of the public lake areas, shall be in violation of this regulation.
(20) State-Owned Public Fishing Lake Land Designated as Wildlife
Sanctuaries - It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, pursue, catch
or kill, or attempt to hunt, trap, pursue, catch or kill any wild bird or wild
animal or possess any firearm or bow and arrow in any of the places herein
mentioned without special permission of the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources.
(21) Speed Limits for Vehicles - The maximum speed limit for any
power driven vehicles shall be 25 miles per hour unless otherwise specified
by signs. All motorists shall come to a complete stop before crossing any
intersection in any public lake area. This maximum speed limit shall be
reduced as is reasonable when driving through any congested area; and when
any person is driving through any congested area in the public lake area, he
shall exercise every caution possible.
(22) Only licensed vehicles shall be allowed on public lake roads; no off
road traffic shall be permitted.
(23) It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to catch, take or
attempt to take or catch fish, by any means whatsoever, in the ponds and
lakes located on the fish hatcheries operated by the Game and Fish Division
of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided
however, this provision shall not apply to that lake known as Perry Lake.
(a) It shall be a violation of this regulation for any person to
harass any such hatchery fish or to stock or release any fish into any such
hatchery pond or lake.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person
1.
said hatcheries,

to swim or wade in any pond or lake located on

2. to camp on said hatcheries without the special permission

of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources,
3. to solicit, sell or advertise in any public area of said
hatcheries without the written authorization of the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
4. to cut, destroy, damage or remove any tree, shrub, bush,
plant or flower growing on any such hatchery,
5. to litter, deface or destroy any real or personal property
belonging to or operated by the State of Alabama on said hatcheries, or
6. to operate any motor vehicle on said hatcheries except as
same is permitted by, and in accordance with, signs posted thereon.
(c) All state-owned and/or operated fish hatcheries are designated
as Wildlife Sanctuaries, and it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap,
pursue, catch or kill or attempt to hunt, trap, pursue, catch or kill any wild

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bird or wild animal on any such hatchery without the special permission of
the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.
220-2-.37

Restricted Use of Public Access Areas

(1) Definition: Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this

regulation, the term "public access area" shall include any state-owned,
leased, and/or operated boat launching and/or landing access area, parking
lot, ramp, pier, and any real or personal property within the boundaries of
said areas.
(2) Picnicking, except at tables provided, and camping are prohibited
at all public access areas. Swimming or any other activities, to the extent
that swimming or any other activity may interfere with the intended use of
any public access area by the public, are forbidden; provided, however, that
in any event it shall be unlawful to swim or wade within fifty (50) feet of any
ramp at any public access area.
(3) The mooring of boats, houseboats and other watercraft is forbidden
at all public access areas. In addition, the dry-docking, storage, or
abandonment of any type of vessel, vehicle, or other personal property item,
is prohibited at all public access areas.
(4) Public access areas are for the use of the pleasure boating, hunting
and fishing public in general only. No commercial, industrial or construction
equipment such as barges, dredges, etc., are to be loaded or unloaded without
the specific written authorization of the Commissioner of Conservation and
Natural Resources.
(5) Persons using public access areas shall either place their trash and
refuse matter in cans provided for such purposes, or where cans are not
available, take it with them when they leave. No trash or refuse matter shall
be placed at, in, or on any public access area (including placing in cans)
unless said matter is directly incidental to the use of said area.
(6) Persons using public access areas shall park their vehicles and/or
trailers in designated parking areas or, when areas are not designated, in
such a way so as not to block any part of the ramp or pier or approach to the
ramp or pier or interfere with the use of the public access area by other
persons.
(7) It shall be unlawful to discharge firearms on all public access areas.
(8) It shall be unlawful to swim, dive, sun bathe, or jump from any
pier or ramp located at any public access area.
(9) Defacing or Destroying State Property -- Any person who litters,
defaces or destroys any real or personal property on any of the public access
areas or any property belonging to the State of Alabama in any of the public
access areas, shall be in violation of this regulation.
(10) Only licensed vehicles shall be allowed on public access area roads
and parking lots; no off-road traffic shall be permitted. No all-terrain
vehicles shall be allowed to operate on any public access area. Nothing in
this regulation shall prevent the use of properly licensed motorcycles on
public access area roads or parking lots.

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(11) Soliciting or Advertising on Public Access Areas -- No person shall

solicit, sell, advertise, or install any sign on any public access area without
the written authorization of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources.
(12) It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person(s) to build, tend,
or maintain any fire at any public access area.
(13) Removal of Shrubs or Wildflowers -- In order to protect all native,
wild or domesticated trees, shrubs, plants, and flowers from destruction and
to conserve the same, it is hereby made unlawful for any person to cut,
destroy, damage or remove any such tree, bush, shrub, plant or flower
growing at any public access area. Any person who willfully destroys, cuts,
or breaks or removes any such tree, shrub, bush, plant or flower growing in
any public access area, shall be in violation of this regulation unless given
special permission to do so from the Commissioner of Conservation and
Natural Resources.
(14) State Laws Applicable -- All state laws now in force and laws
which may hereinafter be enacted by the Legislature shall be maintained in
the public access areas.
(15) Personal Injuries or Accidents -- The Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources shall not be responsible for any accident or injury to
any person while at or in public facilities. Any person coming within the
boundaries of the public access areas shall, by such entrance or use, waive
any claim against the State of Alabama, its employees, or its agents for any
accident or injury to person or property occurring while on or within the said
public access areas.
(16) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to loiter at any public
access area.
(17) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to consume alcoholic
beverages at any public access area.
220-2-.38

Taking of Suckers Permitted in Certain Counties

It shall be legal for sport fishermen holding a valid sport fishing license
to take all species of suckers during any hour of the day or night by the use of
gill or trammel nets with a mesh of one inch (1") or more measured from
knot to knot (stretch of two inches) in the public waters of Butler, Coffee,
Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike Counties
during the months of February, March, and April, provided such nets are
marked with buoys of floats visible above the waterline on which the owner's
sport fishing license number is listed. Such nets may not be used for taking
of suckers or any other fish in the following rivers and impoundments thereof
located in the above counties: Conecuh River, Chattahoochee River,
Choctawhatchee River, Patsaliga River, Pea River, Sepulga River, and
Yellow River. Suckers taken under the provisions of this regulation are for
personal use only and may not be sold, traded or bartered.
220-2-.39

Legal Methods of Taking Minnows and Shad for Bait

and Mullet in Freshwater

It is hereby made lawful to take minnows and shad by the use of a cast
net, minnow jug, minnow basket, not to exceed 24 inches in length, 12

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inches in diameter, with funnel entrance not more than one inch in diameter,
dip net or seine, commonly known as a minnow seine, the length of which
shall not exceed 25 feet and the width or depth of which shall not exceed 4
feet for the purpose of taking shad or minnows for the exclusive use as fish
bait. The use of any seine of larger proportions than herein provided is
illegal, and the possession of a seine of larger proportions than herein
provided in any public freshwater or on the bank of any such waters shall be
prima facie evidence that such net is being used illegally. It is further made
lawful to take mullet by cast net in freshwater. The daily creel and
possession limit for mullet taken with a cast net will be the same as
permitted under Marine Resources Regulation 220-3-.03. All game fish and
all commercial or non-game fish, except mullet, as listed under Rules 2202-.34 and 220-2-.45 taken by nets or seines as allowed under this regulation
shall be immediately returned to the water from whence they came with the
least possible injury.
220-2-.40

Taking Fish in Waterfowl Management Areas

Whenever the Director of the Game and Fish Division of the

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall announce in
writing that a waterfowl feeding pond or lake located on any wildlife
management area operated by the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources is to be drained or pumped dry, resulting in the death of fish
located in any such pond or lake, such fish of any species may be taken, or
attempt to be taken, in any number regardless of creel limits by any holder of
a valid fishing license by the use of hands, nets, seines, gigs, spears, or
snatch hooks. Such fish shall not be taken by the use of explosives, poison,
or firearms of any type or description. Only those holders of a valid
commercial fishing license may sell commercial or non-game fish except
catfish. The sale or barter of any game fish or catfish of any species taken
by anyone from any area covered under this regulation is hereby prohibited.
Nothing in this regulation shall be construed or interpreted to legalize any
type fishing equipment for the taking of fish under any circumstances other
than those outlined in this regulation. Provided, however, that this
regulation shall not apply to the Swan Creek Management Area in Limestone
County.
It shall be unlawful to take fish for commercial purposes and/or to use
commercial fishing gear within any dewatering unit within the state during
waterfowl season.
NOTE: It is the intent of this regulation to salvage fish which would
otherwise be wasted.
220-2-.41

Trolling in Certain Areas Prohibited During Duck Hunting

Season

No person shall fish by trolling from any boat, skiff or other floating
device propelled or drawn by any inboard or outboard motor during the legal
duck hunting season in the following bodies of water:

Chuckfey Bay
Polecat Bay
Bay Delvan
Choccolata Bay
Little Bateau
Gustang Bay

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220-2-.42

Big Bateau
Bay Grass
Bay Minette Basin
Bay Minette Bay
Grand Bay
Little Bay John
Big Bay John
John's Bend
D'Olive Bay
Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries and Marine
Resources Division Jurisdictional Lines for Certain Fishing
Licenses and Operations; Use and Possession of Certain Nets

(1)
For the purposes of the freshwater fishing licensing requirements of
Sections 9-11-53, 53.4, 55, and 56, Code of Alabama 1975, said licenses shall
be applicable to such activities as provided for therein which occur north of the
below-described line, as well as below said line in those ponds or lakes
containing freshwater fish. For the purposes of the saltwater fishing licensing
requirements of Sections 9-11-53.1, 53.5, and 55.2, Code of Alabama 1975, said
licenses shall be applicable to such activities as provided for therein which
occur south of the below-described line. The line is described as follows:
Beginning at the Mississippi State line, a meandering line following U.S.
Highway 90 eastwardly to its junction with State Highway 188; State Highway
188 eastwardly to its junction with State Highway 193; State Highway 193
northwardly to its junction with State Highway 163; State Highway 163
northwardly to its intersection with Interstate Highway 10 (except all of the
Theodore Industrial Canal); Interstate Highway 10 eastbound lane (except that
portion of Interstate Highway 10 which lies north of State Highway 90
Battleship Parkway, in which case the line follows the Battleship Parkway) to
Interstate Highway 10's intersection with U.S. Highway 98; U.S. Highway 98
southwardly and eastwardly to its intersection with State Highway 59; State
Highway 59 southwardly to its intersection with Baldwin County Highway 20;
Baldwin County Highway 20 eastwardly to its intersection with Baldwin County
Highway 95; Baldwin County Highway 95 northwardly to its intersection with
U.S. Highway 98; U.S. Highway 98 eastwardly to its intersection with the
western shore of Perdido Bay; then the western shore of Perdido Bay
northwardly to the intersection of the Florida State Line and the mouth of the
Perdido River.
(2)(a) All commercial fishing operations, as well as recreational netting
operations, and all gear used in any of such operations, in state jurisdictional
waters north of Interstate 10 eastbound lane (except that portion of Interstate
Highway 10 which lies north of State Highway 90 Battleship Parkway, in which
case the line follows the Battleship Parkway) shall be subject to those laws,
rules and regulations of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Provided further, it shall
be unlawful to use any net (other than hoop and fyke nets) with mesh size of
less than three inches (3) knot to knot with a stretch or spread of less than six
inches (6) in the public impounded waters and navigable streams in the state of
Alabama north of the line described in this paragraph except as provided for in
other regulations or laws of this state.
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operations, and all gear used in any of such operations, in state jurisdictional
waters south of Interstate 10 eastbound lane (except that portion of Interstate
Highway 10 which lies north of State Highway 90 Battleship Parkway, in which
case the line follows the Battleship Parkway) shall be subject to those laws,
rules, and regulations of the Marine Resources Division of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources.
(3)
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, however,
from September 1 to December 31, it shall be unlawful to possess a gill net,
trammel net, or other entangling net aboard a boat in the Mobile Delta south of
L&N Railroad and north of a line running two hundred fifty (250) yards north of
and parallel to Highway 90 (Battleship Parkway).
(4)
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, however, it
shall be lawful for any person (provided such person complies with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations) to take, catch, or possess commercial or
non-game fish as defined in the laws of Alabama or regulations of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, in accordance with the
below stated times, places, manners, and means:
(a) From January 1 to September 1, in Grass Bay, Chuckfey Bay,
Choccolata Bay, Gustang Bay, Big Bay John, Bay Minette Basin and Bay, Little
Bay John, Big Bay Bateau, Little Bay Bateau, and John's Bend, between the
hours of sunrise and sunset, by the use of nets with a mesh size of not less than
three inches (3") knot to knot with a stretch or spread of not less than six inches
(6"). These nets shall be constantly attended.
(b) From January 1 to May 31, in Grand Bay, Polecat Bay, and
Bay Delvan, between the hours of sunrise and sunset, by the use of nets with
a mesh size of not less than one and three-eighths (1-3/8) inches knot to
knot; provided that any person in these areas possessing, using, or attempting
to use, a gill net with a mesh size less than three inches (3) knot to knot is
required to be licensed and permitted under 9-11-141, 9-11-142, and 9-12113, and shall have such licenses and permit in possession. These nets shall
be constantly attended.
(5)
Rule 220-2-.42, as previously promulgated, is hereby expressly
repealed in its entirety.
(6)
Violations of the provisions of paragraphs (2)(a), (3) and (4)
shall be punished as provided by Section 9-11-156, Code of Alabama 1975 or
as otherwise provided by law.
220-2-.43

Unlawful to Willfully Waste Paddlefish

No person shall take paddlefish from the public waters of this state,
remove the roe and willfully waste the remainder of this fish.
220-2-.44

Prohibited Methods of Taking Fish

It shall be unlawful:
(1) to drag any hoop net, fyke net, gill net, trammel net or seine,
except a legal minnow seine, through any public waters of this State;
(2) to take or attempt to take, catch or kill any species of fish from
public waters by the use of any firearms;

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(3) to take or attempt to take, catch or kill any species of fish from the
public waters by use of any seine, except minnow seine, wire basket, cast
net, or any stationary fish trap except as otherwise provided by law;
(4) to take or attempt to take, catch, or kill any species of fish by
means of any trotlines, set lines, snag lines, commercial fishing net, slat box,
or wire basket within one-half mile below any lock, dam, or power house on
any public water of this State;
(5) to remove or attempt to remove fish from any hoop net, gill net,
fyke net, trammel net, slat trap or slat basket, or to move, set or reset any of
the said fishing gear listed in this regulation between the hours of sunset and
sunrise;
(6) to fish or attempt to fish in any of the public waters of this State on
or from the posted lands of another without first obtaining the permission of
the landowner or his agent;
(7) to fish a slat box or basket without having a metal tag permanently
affixed thereto stating thereon the name, address, and license number of the
licensee operating and using each slat box.
[NOTE: Act 95-214 requires a Social Security
identification number in lieu of the license number.]

number

or

tax

(8) to fish a trotline or snagline unless the end or ends of such line
within twenty-five feet of the bank shall be made up of at least six feet of
untreated cotton and such line shall be attached to the bank or anchors with
said untreated cotton line only. Further that all other anchors within twentyfive feet of the bank shall be attached to said line only with untreated cotton
line. And further that any set line or bush hook left unattended for 48 hours
may be removed by Game and Fish Division personnel and destroyed.
(9) To filet a fish while fishing, or to possess filets of fish while on
public waters except when fish are being prepared for immediate cooking
and consumption; provided however, that fish may be drawn or gutted with
heads left attached.
220-2-.94

Prohibition of Taking or Possessing Paddlefish (Spoonbill)

It shall be illegal to take or attempt to take paddlefish (spoonbill) from

all public waters of Alabama by any method or to possess paddlefish
(spoonbill) or any part of a paddlefish (spoonbill). Any paddlefish
(spoonbill) accidentally captured shall be immediately returned to the waters
from whence it came. This regulation does not apply to commercially
packaged paddlefish (spoonbill) products imported from out-of-state or to
paddlefish (spoonbill) cultured at hatchery operations or grow out ponds
permitted through the Commissioner, Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources.
220-2-.45

Commercial or Non-game Fish Designated

The following shall be designated as commercial or non-game fish:

Drum, Buffalo, Carp, Channel Catfish, all members of the Catfish family,
Paddlefish (Spoonbill), Spotted Sucker, all members of the Sucker family
including the species known as Red Horse and Black Horse, Bowfin and all
members of the Gar family, and mullet taken or attempted to be taken north
of the line specified in paragraph (1) of 220-2-.42 subject to the exception
provided in paragraph (3) thereof.

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220-2-.46

Legal Methods and Equipment for the Taking of Commercial

or Non-Game Fish

The following is hereby designated as legal fishing equipment and

methods for the taking of commercial or non-game fish in the fresh waters of
this State. Any other equipment or methods used in the taking of commercial
or non-game fish is a violation of this regulation.
(1) By Licensed Sport Fishermen - Day or Night
(a) Rod and Reel
(b) Hook and Line
(c) Trot Line
(d) Set Line
(e) Snag Line or Snare Line
(f)

Bowfishing
1.

General

(i) With the exception of sturgeon or other species

protected by law or regulation, it shall be legal for licensed sport fishermen
to take any of the following fish at any time by bowfishing: (a) Shad, (b)
White Amur, (c) Shark, (d) Mullet, or (e) Any fish designated as commercial
or non-game, provided however, that only 2 alligator gar per person per day
may be taken.
(ii) It shall be illegal to take any other fresh water fish
at any time by bowfishing.
(iii) It shall be legal to have both bowfishing equipment
and normal fishing equipment in possession while either bowfishing or
fishing.
2.

Bowfishing Equipment

(i) Any longbow, straight or recurve, or compound bow

may be used for bowfishing (no crossbows, except as otherwise provided by
Rule 220-2-.99).
(ii) All arrows in possession while bowfishing shall be
of solid fiberglass or solid metal construction (as opposed to hollow shaft
construction).
(iii) Barbed bowfishing heads shall be used that do not
have sharpened cutting surfaces, and are of a design such that the barbs may
be reversed or removed to permit removal of the arrow from the fish, except
as noted in the section on special exceptions.
(iv) A bowfishing line shall be used having a minimum
breaking strength of forty (40) pounds, and shall be a minimum of forty (40)
feet in length.
(v) One end of the bowfishing line shall be attached to
the arrow being used, and the other end of the line shall be attached to the
bow or some type of reel which is attached to the bow, except as noted in the
section on special exceptions.

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(vi) Lights may be used for night bowfishing, except as

noted in the section on special exceptions.
3.

Special Exceptions

(i) Special exceptions to bowfishing equipment

regulations shall apply only while bowfishing in the coastal areas, bays, or
rivers of Mobile and Baldwin Counties. These exceptions do not apply to
non-tidal lakes or ponds in those counties.
(ii) The end of the bowfishing line which is not attached
to the arrow may be attached to a separate fishing rod and reel, or to some
type of float of sufficient size to allow tracking of a fish shot and/or recovery
of line and arrow.
(iii) Barbed heads with sharpened cutting surfaces may
be used to shoot gars and sharks.
(iv) Once a gar or shark has been shot and is attached to
a bowfishing line, arrows with unbarbed, sharpened heads may be used to
kill the fish. These arrows do not have to be attached to a bowfishing line,
but they still have to be of solid fiberglass or solid metal construction.
(v) The use of lights for night bowfishing while in
possession of sharpened heads, barbed or unbarbed, shall only be permitted
from a boat.
(g) Spear or Similar Instruments (underwater) by Special License
(h) Gigs or Grabbling
(i) It shall be unlawful to set and leave unattended in the public
waters of the State of Alabama for more than seven consecutive days all
fishing gear provided, however, that any set line or bush hook left unattended
for 48 hours may be removed by Game and Fish Division personnel and
destroyed.
(2) By Licensed Commercial Fishermen
(a) Trot Line
(b) Snag Line
(c) Set Line
(d) Hoop and Fyke Nets the mesh of which is not less than 1 1/4
inches from knot to knot with a stretch or spread of not less than 2 1/2 inches
after said net has been tarred and/or shrunk.
(e) Gill and Trammel Nets the mesh of which is not less than 3
inches knot to knot with a stretch or spread of not less than 6 inches after net
has been shrunk.
(f) Slat Trap or Slat Basket made entirely of wood or plastic
strips or slats in a boxlike or cylinder shape. At least 18 inches of the slat
trap opposite the muzzle, including the end, shall be constructed with wood
or plastic slats or strips of a width not greater than 3 inches running
lengthwise or vertically of the trap and with a space between strips or slats of
not less than one and one-eighth inches (1 1/8"), and provided further that
any restrictions (which must be wood or plastic) between muzzle and back of

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trap or basket contain an opening of at least two (2) inches square to permit
free passage of fish within said box or basket.
(3) By Licensed Wire Basket Fishermen - Any person who possesses a
valid wire basket license may fish such baskets under the provisions as set
out by the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 9-11-190 through Section 9-11198.
(a) In the following counties a maximum of 4 wire baskets with a
mesh of 1 inch or larger:
Autauga
Barbour
Bibb
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Chilton
Choctaw
Clarke
Cleburne
Coffee
Coosa
Covington

Crenshaw
Dallas
Escambia
Fayette
Franklin
Greene
Hale
Henry
Lamar
Lee
Lowndes
Marengo
Marion

Monroe
Wilcox
Perry
Pickens
Pike
Randolph
Russell
St. Clair
Sumter
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker (except Lewis M. Smith Reservoir)
Washington

(b) In Elmore County a maximum of 3 wire baskets with a mesh

of 1 inch or larger may be fished provided that only 1 wire basket may be
fished in Lake Jordan and only 2 wire baskets may be fished in Lake Martin.
Wire baskets may not be used in any other areas of Elmore County except as
listed above.
220-2-.70

Use of Wire Baskets in Jefferson County

Any person properly licensed under the provisions of Act No. 83-482,
Acts of Alabama, Regular Session, 1983, is hereby authorized to take, catch
or kill non-game fish from the public waters of Jefferson County (except in
municipal parks) by the use of wire baskets having a mesh of one (1) inch or
larger. Persons are restricted to four (4) such licenses per person and are
restricted to the use of four (4) wire baskets per person and the use of said
baskets shall be governed strictly in accordance with the provisions of Act
No. 83-482, Acts of Alabama, Regular Session 1983.
220-2-.04L Wire Basket Fishing Regulation - Shelby County
Any person who possesses a valid wire basket license may fish such
baskets in Shelby County under the provisions as set out by the Code of
Alabama 1975, Section 9-11-190 through Section 9-11-198; provided, however,
that such baskets shall have a wire mesh of two (2) inches.
This regulation shall become effective at 6:00 a.m. on the 36th day
following filing of same with the Legislative Reference Service.
220-2-.47

Commercial Fishing Restrictions

(1) Areas Restricted to Use of Nets and/or Slat Boxes (a) Public Waters: It is hereby made illegal for any person to
place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net or fyke net in the public waters of
this State, in such a way that it extends more than half way across any river,

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creek, stream, slough or bayou and no net shall be placed closer than 50 feet
to any other net.
(b) Public Impounded Waters: It is hereby made illegal for any
person to place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net, fyke net or slat box closer
than 25 feet from the water's edge in any public impounded water of this
State, and provided further that on the Tennessee River, or its impoundments
no person shall place a net closer than 100 feet from the water's edge and no
person shall place any net or slat box within 300 feet above or below any
tributary of the Tennessee River.
(c) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for fishing
purposes in all impounded public waters and tributaries thereto of
Alabama in which Morone saxatilis, commonly known as saltwater striped
bass, have been stocked. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed so as
to preclude the lawful use of set lines, trot lines, or snag lines for the taking,
killing or catching of commercial or non-game fish from said waters. The
following lakes have been stocked: Lake Martin, Lake Jordan, Lake
Mitchell, Lay Lake, Jones Bluff (name changed to R. E. "Bob" Woodruff
Lake), Logan Martin, Neeley Henry and Weiss Lake. (These bodies of water
were stocked prior to the original enactment of this regulation dated
December 12, 1972.)
(d) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for commercial
fishing purposes in all public impounded waters of Alabama having 3,000 or
less surface acres. A list of these lakes is as follows:
IMPOUNDMENT
Gantt
Point A
Oliver
Inland
Thurlow
Yates
Opelika City Lake
Purdy
Thollocco
Oliver
Goat Rock
Columbia
Little Bear Creek
Upper Bear Creek
Bear Creek

COUNTY
Covington
Covington
Tuscaloosa
Blount
Elmore, Tallapoosa
Elmore, Tallapoosa
Lee
Shelby, Jefferson
Dale
Russell
Lee
Houston
Franklin
Marion, Franklin, Winston
Franklin

(2) It shall be unlawful to set and leave unattended in the public fresh
waters of the State of Alabama for more than seven (7) consecutive days all
fishing gear, including but not limited to, trot, snag and snare lines, hoop,
fyke, gill and trammel nets, and slat traps and/or baskets; provided however,
that any set line or bush hook left unattended for 48 hours may be removed
by Game and Fish Division personnel and destroyed.
(3) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for commercial fishing
purposes in the area of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge between Interstate 65 and
U. S. Highway 31 and in the area of Limestone Bay, during the period of
October 15 through February 15 of each year.

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220-2-.48

Legal Methods and Equipment for Taking of

Freshwater Mussels

The following is hereby designated as legal fishing equipment and

methods for taking of freshwater mussels or other freshwater bivalved
mollusca in the freshwaters of this State. Any other equipment or methods
used in the taking of freshwater mussels or other mollusca is in violation of
this regulation.
(1) By use of brails with hooks and constructed of wire 14 gauge or
larger and with prongs not longer than 2 inches from the tip of point to point
where prongs are wrapped or joined.
(2) By hand and/or with the use of diving equipment.
(3) By the use of a shell bar with a limit of six (6) feet in length.
(4) Licensed fishermen may use a rake or dip net no wider than 24
inches to collect Asiatic clam Corbicula for fish bait. Harvest of any other
species of freshwater bivalved mollusca with such equipment or sale of
Corbicula harvested with such equipment will be a violation of this
regulation.
220-2-.49

Size Restrictions on Freshwater Mussels or Their Shells

It is hereby made illegal for any person or persons to take, catch, kill,
buy, possess or transport for commercial purposes freshwater mussels or any
type of freshwater bivalved mollusca listed below or the shells of such
mussels or bivalved mollusca, less than the following sizes in diameter:

Washboard (Megalonaias nervosa).............4 inches

Threeridge (Amblema plicata) ................2 5/8 inches
Pistol Grip (Tritogonia verrucosa) ...........2 5/8 inches
River Pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum) .........2 3/8 inches
Elephant Ear (Elliptio crassidens)..............2 5/8 inches
Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula)..................2 5/8 inches
Butterfly (Ellipsaria lineolata)....................2 3/8 inches
Monkeyface (Quadrula metanevra)............2 3/8 inches
Ebony Shell (Fusconaia ebenus).................2 3/8 inches
Lake Pigtoe (Fusconaia flava).....................2 5/8 inches
White Wartyback (Quadrula nodulata).......2 5/8 inches
Pink Heel Splitter (Potamilus alatus).........4 inches
Three Horn (Obliquaria reflexa).................1 3/4 inches;

with the exception of Asiatic clam Corbicula harvested from below the full
pool elevation of impounded waters. All mussels or their shells less than the
legal diameter must be immediately released and placed back in the waters
from whence they came with the least possible injury. Mussels or their
shells shall be measured from their dorsal to ventral surfaces by passing or
attempting to pass the mussel or mussel shell by the weight of the mussel or
mussel shell through a ring of the appropriate inside diameter. There shall
be no allowance for undersize mussels or their shells.
220-2-.103 Waters Open to the Taking of Freshwater Mussels for

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Commercial Purposes
Unless specifically prohibited otherwise, the following waters shall be
open to the otherwise legal taking of freshwater mussels for commercial
purposes:
(1) Coosa River from Jordan Dam upstream to the Alabama-Georgia
State line.
(2) Alabama River from the mouth to the confluence of Coosa and
Tallapoosa Rivers with the exception of the Cahaba River.
(3) Tombigbee River from mouth to U. S. Interstate 59.
(4) Black Warrior River from mouth to U. S. Interstate 59.
(5) Tennessee River and its impoundments with the exception of
restricted areas.
It shall be unlawful to take freshwater mussels for commercial purposes
from any other waters of the State of Alabama.
220-2-.104 Legal Species of Freshwater Mussels to be
Taken for Commercial Purposes
The following species shall be the only species of freshwater mussels
permitted to be legally taken for commercial purposes in the State of
Alabama:

Washboard (Megalonaias nervosa)

Threeridge (Amblema plicata)
Pistol Grip (Tritogonia verrucosa)
River Pigtoe (Pleurobema cordatum)
Elephant Ear (Elliptio crassidens)
Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula)
Butterfly (Ellipsaria lineolata)
Monkeyface (Quadrula metanevra)
Ebony Shell (Fusconaia ebenus)
Lake Pigtoe (Fusconaia flava)
White Wartyback (Quadrula nodulata)
Pink Heel Splitter (Potamilus alatus)
Three Horn (Obliquaria reflexa)

It shall be unlawful to take any other species of freshwater mussel for

commercial purposes in the State of Alabama.
220-2-.106 Mussel Fishing Seasons
The season for legal mussel fishing is open year-round except during the
prescribed waterfowl hunting season, Swan Creek, Crow Creek, Mud Creek,
and Raccoon Creek Wildlife Management Areas shall be closed. The area of
the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge between Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31 and
the area of Limestone Bay shall be closed to mussel harvest during the
period of October 15 through February 15 of each year. Mussel fishing in the
fresh waters of this State shall be restricted to five (5) days each week
(Monday through Friday) and shall be closed on all federal holidays.
220-2-.50

Harvest of Freshwater Mussels Restricted to Daylight Hours

Only

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It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill, or to attempt to take, catch or

kill mussels from freshwater between the hours of sunset and sunrise
(nighttime).
220-2-.51

Harvest of Freshwater Mussels for Commercial Purposes in all

Open Areas Restricted to Five Days a Week

Mussel fishing for commercial purposes in the freshwaters of this State in

all open areas shall be restricted to five days each week (Monday through
Friday), unless specifically provided otherwise by law or regulation.
220-2-.52

Restricted Areas for the Taking of Freshwater Mussels

It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill, or attempt to take, catch, or kill

mussels in the following areas:
(1) Wheeler Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River, from
Guntersville Dam downstream to the mouth of Shoal Creek (approximately
347 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River).
(2) Wheeler Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River, from the
upstream end or head of Hobbs Island downstream to Whitesburg Bridge.
(3) Pickwick Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River, from
Wilson Dam downstream to the upper end or head of Seven Mile Island.
(4) Wilson Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River, from
Wheeler Dam downstream to the mouth of Town Creek on the South Bank
and the mouth of Bluewater Creek on the north bank.
(5) The Cahaba River.
220-2-.53

Mussel Buyers Required to Report

Standardized receipts must be completed by all resident and nonresident mussel buyers for all mussels purchased in the state of Alabama,
including mussels originating from waters outside of the state of Alabama.
The receipts shall be completed at the time of transaction and include the
signature of the buyer. A copy of the receipt shall be issued to the mussel
catcher at the time of transaction. Each receipt must be complete and
legible, and include the following and any other information specified by the
Commissioner: (1) buyers license number; (2) mussel catchers license
number; (3) mussel catchers name; (4) date of transaction; (5) body of water
from which the mussels originated (in the form of numerical codes provided
by the Department); (6) species taken (in the form of alphabetical codes
provided by the Department); (7) pounds of each species purchased; (8) total
pounds of mussels purchased; and (9) amount paid for the mussels. The
same standardized receipts shall be used whether the shells originated from
the waters of Alabama or another state.
All mussels imported into the state of Alabama by a person, firm or
corporation shall be accompanied by a bill of lading which provides the
following information: (1) name of person, firm or corporation importing the
mussels; (2) name(s) of person, firm or corporation that sold the mussels
being imported; (3) date of shipment of mussels being imported; (4) weight
of mussels by species; (5) origin of shipment; and (6) destination of
shipment. A copy of the bill of lading shall remain with the importing
person, firm or corporation and made available to authorized Department
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Each person who purchases mussels shall at the time of any purchase
have proof on his person of possession of a current mussel buyers license.
Rule 220-2-.53, as previously promulgated, is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
220-2-.54

Hunting Dates, Etc. on State Wildlife Management Areas

It shall be legal to hunt and/or trap certain birds and animals within the
dates, areas and under the conditions promulgated by the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources.
220-2-.124 Nonindigenous Aquatic Plant Regulation
For purposes of enforcement of Sections 9-20-1 through 9-20-7, Code of
Alabama 1975, enacted by Act No. 95-767, as the Alabama Nonindigenous
Aquatic Plant Control Act, the following list of all nonindigenous aquatic
plants which are prohibited by Section 9-20-3 from being introduced or
placed or caused to be introduced or placed into public waters of the state is
established:
COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Lagarosiphon spp
Alternanthera philoxeriodes
Egeria densa
Potamogeton crispus
Myriophyllum spicatum
Eichhornia crassipes
Salvinia molesta
Hydrilla verticillata
Hygrophila polysperma
Limnophila sessiliflora
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Lythrum salicaria
Eichhornia azurea
Najas minor
Stratiotes aloides
Pistia stratiotes
Trapa natans
Ipomea aquatica

African elodea
alligatorweed
Brazilian elodea
curlyleaf pondweed
Eurasian watermilfoil
floating waterhyacinth
giant salvinia
hydrilla
hygrophila
limnophila
parrot-feather
purple loosestrife
rooted waterhyacinth
spinyleaf naiad
water-aloe
water-lettuce
water chestnut
water spinach

220-2-.57

Daily Creel Limits - U.S. Forest Service Lands

Effective immediately, the following creel limits shall exist for Open,
Buck, Ditch and Otter Ponds, located on U. S. Forest Service lands in
Covington County:
A daily creel limit of 20 bream, 2 bass, 5 catfish per person, the limits
representing aggregate totals from any or all of the four ponds.
220-2-.60

Airboat Regulation

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to use an airboat on any of the
public waters of this State that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide of at
least two (2) inches, between November 15th of each year and the end of the
waterfowl season in the area of operation.
(2) The prohibition prescribed in Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to
the use of airboats by State or Federal game wardens, state aquatic plant
management personnel acting in their official capacity nor by oil and gas
exploration crews.
220-2-.61

Creel, Possession and Size Limits for Federally Owned and

Managed Ponds and Lakes

The daily creel, possession and size limits for game fish and catfish in
Federally owned and managed ponds and fishing lakes in the State of
Alabama shall be as posted at each pond or lake. Creel, possession and size
limits for fish not posted shall be the same as otherwise provided for all
public waters of this State.
220-2-.92

Nongame Species Regulation

(1) It shall be unlawful to take, capture, kill, or attempt to take, capture

or kill; possess, sell, trade for anything of monetary value, or offer to sell or
trade for anything of monetary value, the following nongame wildlife species
(or any parts or reproductive products of such species) without a scientific
collection permit or written permit from the Commissioner, Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall specifically state what the
permittee may do with regard to said species:
(a) FISHES
Common Name

Scientific Name

Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
Typhlichthys subterraneus
Cyprinella monacha
Etheostoma wapiti
Etheostoma ditrema
Crystallaria asprella
Percina aurolineata
Etheostoma brevirostrum
Etheostoma neopterum
Etheostoma boschungi
Percina tanasi
Etheostoma tuscumbia
Etheostoma chermocki
Etheostoma nuchale
Noturus munitus
Cottus paulus
Cyprinella caerulea
Notropis cahabae
Notropis albizonatus
Elassoma alabamae
Scaphirynchus suttkusi

Cavefish, Alabama
Cavefish, Southern
Chub, Spotfin
Darter, Boulder
Darter, Coldwater
Darter, Crystal
Darter, Goldline
Darter, Holiday
Darter, Lollipop
Darter, Slackwater
Darter, Snail
Darter, Tuscumbia
Darter, Vermilion
Darter, Watercress
Madtom, Frecklebelly
Sculpin, Pygmy
Shiner, Blue
Shiner, Cahaba
Shiner,Palezone
Sunfish, Spring Pygmy
Sturgeon, Alabama Shovelnose

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Sturgeon, Gulf

Acipenser oxyrhynchus
desotoi

(b) AMPHIBIANS
Common Name

Scientific Name

Frog, Dusky Gopher

Hellbender, Eastern

Salamander, Flatwoods
Salamander, Green
Salamander, Red Hills
Salamander, Seal

Rana capito sevosa

Cryptobranchus
alleganiensis alleganiensis
Ambystoma cingulatum
Aneides aeneus
Phaeognathus hubrichti
Desmognathus
monticola

Salamander, Tennessee Cave

Treefrog, Pine Barrens

Coastal Plain origin)

Gyrinophilus palleucus
Hyla andersonii

(of

(c) REPTILES
Common Name

Scientific Name

Masticophis flagellum flagellum

Coachwhip, Eastern
Sawback, Black-knobbed
Snake, Black Pine
Snake, Eastern Indigo
Snake, Florida Pine
Snake, Gulf Salt Marsh
Snake, Southern Hognose
Terrapin, Mississippi
Diamondback
Tortoise, Gopher
Turtle, Alabama Map
Turtle, Alabama Red-bellied
Turtle, Alligator Snapping
Turtle, Barbour's Map
Turtle, Escambia Bay Map

Graptemys nigrinoda
Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi

Drymarchon corais couperi

Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus

Nerodia fasciata clarkii

Heterodon simus
Malaclemys terrapin pileata
Gopherus polyphemus
Graptemys pulchra
Pseudemys alabamensis
Macroclemys temminckii
Graptemys barbouri
Graptemys ernsti

(d) BIRDS
Common Name

Scientific Name

Grus canadensis pulla

Columbina passerina
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Aguila chrysaetos
Egretta rufescens
Falco peregrinus
Accipiter cooperi
Falco columbarius
Pandion haliaetus
Haematopus palliatus

Crane, Mississippi Sandhill

Dove, Common Ground
Eagle, Bald
Eagle, Golden
Egret, Reddish
Falcon, Peregrine
Hawk, Cooper's
Merlin
Osprey
Oystercatcher, American

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Pelican, American White

Plover, Piping
Plover, Snowy
Plover, Wilson's
Stork, Wood
Tern, Gull-billed
Warbler, Bachman's
Woodpecker, Red-cockaded
Wren, Bewick's

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Charadrius melodus
Charadrius alexandrinus
Charadrius wilsonia
Mycteria americana
Sterna nilotica
Vermivora bachmani
Picoides borealis
Thryomanes bewickii

(e) MAMMALS

(f)

Common Name

Scientific Name

Bat, Gray Myotis

Bat, Indiana
Bat, Rafinesque's Big-eared
Bat, Southeastern
Gopher, Southeastern Pocket
Mouse, Alabama Beach

Mouse, Meadow Jumping

Mouse, Perdido Key Beach

Weasel, Long-tailed

Myotis grisescens
Myotis sodalis
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Myotis austroriparius
Geomys pinetis
Peromyscus polionotus
ammobates
Zapus hudsonius
Peromyscus polionotus
trissylepsis
Mustela frenata

Other State or Federally protected nongame species.

In addition any required federal permits for federally protected species must
be obtained.
(2) It shall be unlawful to collect or offer for sale, sell, or trade for
anything of value any box turtle (Terrapene carolina), box turtle part or
reproductive product except by permit as outlined in paragraph (1).
(3) It shall be unlawful to collect, harvest, possess, offer for sale, sell
or trade for anything of monetary value any common snapping turtle
(Chelydra serpentina serpentina) or soft shell turtles (Apalone ferox,
Apalone muticus muticus, Apalone muticus calvatus, Apalone spiniferus
spiniferus, Apalone spiniferus asper) with a carapace length less than eight
inches. (Except any species protected under this paragraph taken in a live
trap by a pond owner or his agent while controlling nuisance animals is
exempt but may not be sold or offered for sale or traded for anything of
monetary value.)
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than ten
(10) legally taken turtles per day on the public waters or banks of the public
waters of this state.
(5) Informational Note: See Section 9-11-269, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to protection of the flattened musk turtle (Sternotherus minor
depressus).
220-2-.95

Alligator Nuisance Control Hunter Regulations

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NOTE: One part of this regulation generally prohibits the feeding or

enticement with feed, of any wild American alligator. For other provisions
and the full text of the regulation, write to address* below.
220-2-.96

Alligator Farming Regulations

For further information, write to address* below:

*Game and Fish Division
Law Enforcement Section
64 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
220-2-.97

Alligator Protection Regulation

Except to the extent otherwise provided by Act No. 89-874, H. 17, 1989
Regular Session, Rule 220-2-.95, Rule 220-2-.96, or any other law or
regulation enacted or adopted by the Alabama Legislature or Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, it shall be unlawful to possess, take,
capture, or kill, or attempt to possess, take, capture, or kill, any alligator, or
the skins, meat, eggs, or parts thereof.
220-2-.98

Invertebrate Species Regulation

(1) It shall be unlawful to take, capture, kill, or attempt to take,

capture or kill; possess, sell, trade for anything of monetary value, or offer to
sell or trade for anything of monetary value, the following invertebrate
species (or any parts or reproductive products of such species) without a
scientific collection permit or written permit from the Commissioner,
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall specifically
state what the permittee may do with regard to said species:
(a) Common Name

Scientific Name

Alabama cave shrimp

Alabama lamp pearly mussel
Alabama moccasinshell
Alabama pearlshell
American burying beetle
Anthonys riversnail
Armored marstonia
Black clubshell
Chipola slabshell
Choctaw bean
Clubshell
Coosa moccasinshell
Cracking pearly mussel
Cumberland moccasinshell

Palaemonias alabamae
Lampsilis virescens
Medionidus acutissimus
Margaritifera marrianae
Nicrophorus americanus
Athearnia anthonyi
Pyrgulopsis pachyta
Pleurobema curtum
Elliptio chipolaensis
Villosa choctawensis
Pleurobema clava
Medionidus parvulus
Hemistena lata
Medionidus conradicus
Cumberland monkeyface pearly musselQuadrula intermedia
Cumberlandian combshell
Epioblasma brevidens
Cylindrical lioplax
Lioplax cyclostomaformis
Dark pigtoe
Pleurobema furvum
Dromedary pearly mussel
Dromus dromas
Fanshell
Cyprogenia stegaria
Fine-lined pocketbook
Lampsilis altilis

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Fine-rayed pigtoe
Flat pebblesnail
Inflated heelsplitter
Judge Tait's mussel
Lacy elimia
Little-wing pearly mussel
Marshall's mussel
Moss pyrg
Narrow pigtoe
Orange-footed pearly mussel
Orange-nacre mucket
Oval pigtoe
Ovate clubshell
Oyster mussel
Painted rocksnail
Pale lilliput pearly mussel
Penitent mussel
Pink mucket pearly mussel
Plicate rocksnail
Purple cats paw pearly mussel
Pyramid pigtoe
Rabbitsfoot
Ring pink pearly mussel
Rough hornsnail
Rough pigtoe
Round pigtoe
Round rocksnail
Sheepnose
Shiny pigtoe
Shiny-rayed pocketbook
Silt elimia
Slabside pearlymussel
Slender campeloma
Slippershell mussel
Southern acornshell
Southern clubshell
Southern kidneyshell
Southern pigtoe
Southern sandshell
Spectaclecase
Spotted rocksnail
Stirrup shell
Triangular kidneyshell
Tubercled-blossom pearly mussel
Tulotoma snail
Turgid-blossom pearly mussel

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Fusconaia cuneolus
Lepyrium showalteri
Potamilus inflatus
Pleurobema taitianum
Elimia crenatella
Pegias fabula
Pleurobema marshalli
Pyrgulopsis scalariformis
Fusconaia escambia
Plethobasus cooperianus
Lampsilis perovalis
Pleurobema pyriforme
Pleurobema perovatum
Epioblasma capsaeformis
Leptoxis taeniata
Toxolasma cylindrellus
Epioblasma penita
Lampsilis abrupta
Leptoxis plicata
Epioblasma obliquata obliquata

Pleurobema rubrum
Quadrula cylindrica
Obovaria retusa
Pleurocera foremani
Pleurobema plenum
Pleurobema sintoxia
Leptoxis ampla
Plethobasus cyphyus
Fusconaia cor
Lampsilis subangulata
Elimia haysiana
Lexingtonia dolabelloides
Campeloma decampi
Alasmidonta viridis
Epioblasma othcaloogensis
Pleurobema decisum
Ptychobranchus jonesi
Pleurobema georgianum
Lampsilis australis
Cumberlandia monodonta
Leptoxis picta
Quadrula stapes
Ptychobranchus greeni
Epioblasma torulosa torulosa
Tulotoma magnifica
Epioblasma turgidula

Upland combshell
White wartyback pearly mussel
Yellow-blossom pearly mussel

Epioblasma metastriata
Plethobasus cicatricosus
Epioblasma florentina florentina

(b) Other State or Federally protected invertebrate species.

In addition any required federal permits for federally protected species
must be obtained.
220-2-.114 Normal Agricultural Planting and Hunting of Dove
Top sowing of all small grain without covering seed is not a
recommended agricultural practice. Most small grain is normally planted
into prepared seed beds by broadcasting or drilling. To be consistent with
normal agricultural practice, a bona fide attempt should be made to cover
seed by cultipacking, disking, raking, etc. Some incidental seed may remain
on the surface following a bona fide covering attempt.
The only
recommended methods of planting small grain without a prepared seed bed
are: (1) no-till drilling or (2) aerial seeding small grains into standing row
crops, such as cotton or soybeans, just prior to defoliation. Recommended
seeding rate for small grain is no more than 200 lbs./acre; seeds should be
uniformly distributed (approximately 50 seeds/square ft.).
Except as otherwise provided above for no-till drilling or aerial seeding,
and except for small grain planted and immediately covered in accordance
with normal agricultural planting practice, it shall be unlawful to hunt dove
on, over, or near any planted area where a bona fide attempt to cover small
grain seed as described above has not been accomplished more than ten days
prior to such hunting.
220-2-.109 Physically Disabled Hunting Areas
(1) It shall be unlawful on any area designated by the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources as a "Physically Disabled Hunting
Area":
(a) To violate any terms or conditions of his certificate of
qualification, permit, or other authorization, for participation in any such
hunts, including, but not limited to, the times, dates, locations, manners and
means for hunting.
(b) To hunt, trap, use dogs, possess firearms, traps, or bow and
arrow, without a valid permit. A permit is valid only during scheduled area
seasons during legal hunting hours and only with the required hunting
license(s) and stamps and only with weapons and ammunition permitted for
hunting the wildlife listed on permit.
(c) To have in possession any fully automatic rifle or any
firearms, ammunition or bow and arrow except as allowed by law for the
species hunted.
(d) For any person to hunt without first presenting his required
hunting licenses and authorization at the checking station.
(e) For any person to carry firearms in or on vehicle with
ammunition in the magazine, breech or clip attached to firearms, or black
powder weapons with primer, cap or flash powder in place.

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(f)

To camp in the area.

(g) To kill or wilfully molest any species of wildlife except those

designated for hunting. However, this regulation shall not apply to bobcat,
coyote, or fox, which may be killed during all scheduled area hunts that
occur during the dates of the gun deer and turkey seasons.
(h) To discharge fireworks at any time.
(i)

To discharge firearms for target practice.

(j)

To use fire to smoke out game.

(k) For any person to possess any firearm while hunting with bow
and arrow.
(l) To transport deer killed from the area before being checked at
the designated checking station.
(m) For any person except those authorized to operate any motor
driven vehicle behind, under or around any locked gate, barricaded road or
sign which prohibits vehicular traffic.
(n) For any person to hunt deer or assist in said hunting, on days
of scheduled hunts without wearing a vest containing a minimum of 144
square inches of hunter orange color or either a full size hunter orange hat or
cap. The hunter orange must be of solid color, except for a small logo and/or
printing on the front of the cap, and visible from any angle.
(o) For any person except authorized personnel to block or
otherwise stop traffic on any road by parking a vehicle in such a way that
passage around the vehicle is impossible.
(p) To damage or remove any trees, crops, or other plants, dirt,
gravel or sod without legal authorization.
(q) To hunt from an elevated platform.
(r) To hunt without first making a reservation for the particular
hunt.
(s) To hunt more often at any area than is authorized. Failure to
cancel a reservation at least 48 hours prior to the hunt date will be
considered the same as if the individual hunted in determining when that
person could reserve another hunt date.
(t) To hunt outside the area designated to the hunter for each
hunt. At the time of check-in the hunter will receive, on a first come basis, a
segment of the hunting area that will be his exclusive area for the day.
(2) Individuals must follow the listed rules to participate in the
scheduled deer hunts for the physically disabled.
(a) Each participant must submit, on a Department form, an
application to participate in such hunts. The application will include a
doctor's statement certifying the physical disability. The Department will
review the application and notify each participant if they are approved for
such hunts.
(b) Each participant must provide any assistants that are required.
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(c) All license requirements and other rules, laws, and

regulations, are in effect.
(d) Physical disability is defined as an individual that is
permanently physically disabled by one or more of the following:
(1) Has a permanent physical disability, is unable to
ambulate and requires a wheelchair, walker, one long leg brace or two short
leg braces, external prosthesis below knee or above, two canes or two
crutches for mobility.
(2) Has at least 80% permanent impairment of one hand or
arm as determined by a physician using the standards outined in the "Guide
to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment Rating," published by the American
Medical Association.
(3) Has a permanent physical disability for which they are
considered "totally" disabled under guidelines established by the Veterans'
Administration and/or the U.S. Social Security Administration.
220-2-.110 Establishment of Physically Disabled Hunting Areas
(1) The following areas are hereby designated and established as
"Physically Disabled Hunting Areas":
(a) "Marengo Physically Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on the
attached map.
(b)
map.

"Charles A. Farquhar State Cattle Ranch," as indicated on the attached

(c)

"R. L. Harris Management Area," as indicated on the attached map.

(d) "Fayette WMA for Disabled Hunting," as indicated on the attached

map.
(e) "Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place Physically Disabled Hunting Area," as
indicated on the attached map.
(f) "Department of Youth Services Physically Disabled Hunting Area,"
as indicated on the attached map.
(g) "Macon State Forest Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on the
attached map.
(h) "Little River State Forest Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on
the attached map.
(i) "Prairie Creek Physically Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on
the attached map.
(j) "Mead Alabama Power Co. Physically Disabled Hunting Area,"
as indicated on the attached map.
(k) "USA Foundation Hunting Area," as indicated on the attached map.
(l) "Pine Hills Physically Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on the
attached map.
(m) "Chattahoochee Physically Disabled Hunting Area," as indicated on
the attached map.

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(2) Rule 220-2-.110, previously adopted in 95-GF-33, is hereby

repealed in its entirety.
[For WMA maps, please contact the Wildlife Section at 334-242-3469.]
220-2-.115 Snagging or Snatching Fish on the Tennessee River
It shall be unlawful to take fish on the Tennessee River or its
impoundments by pulling a single hook or group of hooks through the water
(snagging or snatching), provided said hooks may be so used with bait and/or
lures to entice fish to strike or bite such bait or lure. It shall further be
unlawful to catch a fish on the Tennessee River or its impoundments by
hooking the fish in any place other than the mouth or head. Any fish hooked
other than in the mouth or head must immediately be returned to the water
from where it came with the least possible harm.
220-2-.73

The Alabama Cooperative Deer Management Assistance

Program

Section 1. The Game and Fish Division of the Alabama Department of

Conservation and Natural Resources shall administer a program entitled
"The Alabama Cooperative Deer Management Assistance Program" to
improve management of white-tailed deer through cooperative agreements
with landowners and hunting clubs.
Section 2. Each prospective participant shall submit an application on
a form to be supplied by the Game and Fish Division. Each application must
be accompanied by two copies of a map of the area to be included in the
Deer Management Program that are of sufficient detail to allow the area's
boundaries to be readily determined. Approval of the application shall be at
the discretion of the Game and Fish Division. Each landowner/club
approved shall be termed a "cooperator."
Section 3. Each cooperator shall designate a person with authority to
represent all parties with a controlling interest in hunting activities on the
land to serve as the cooperator's contact with the Game and Fish Division.
Section 4. The Game and Fish Division shall designate a Wildlife
Biologist, knowledgeable in deer management, as the agency's contact with
each cooperator.
Section 5. Cooperators must abide by all hunting laws and regulations.
Failure to do so shall be cause to terminate participation in the Deer
Management Assistance Program.
Section 6. Each cooperator shall make a written statement of its deer
management objectives. Those objectives must be within the capabilities of
the harvest and management strategies that can be applied.
Section 7. Each cooperator shall collect specified biological
information from deer harvested and submit the data to the Game and Fish
Division as directed. Failure to do so shall be cause to terminate
participation in the Deer Management Assistance Program.
Section 8. Information concerning past harvest, existing conditions
and deer management objectives will be considered in the development of a
deer management and harvest strategy for each cooperator. Harvest of
unantlered deer will be prescribed as appropriate.

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Section 9. Harvest of unantlered deer outside the regular Hunter's

Choice hunting season will be allowed only where appropriate to meet the
deer management objectives of the cooperator. The number of unantlered
deer to be taken, dates of harvest and bag limits will be designated and shall
be by written permit as approved by the Game and Fish Division Director
based on recommendations submitted by the Wildlife and Enforcement
Sections. The regular Hunter's Choice hunting season shall not apply to the
extent of its conflict with the provisions of said permits.
Section 10. The Game and Fish Division shall provide tags to
cooperators having permits to take unantlered deer outside the regular
Hunter's Choice hunting season. The number of tags issued will equal the
number of unantlered deer to be taken. Each unantlered deer taken shall
have a tag invalidated and attached in accordance with instructions on the tag
before the deer is removed from the property approved for use of the tag.
Section 11. Any person hunting on areas included in the Deer
Management Program shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, including those relating to the wearing of hunter orange.
Section 12. The Game and Fish Division shall provide the cooperator a
report based on the biological information submitted.
Section 13. Cooperators will be required to pay an annual user fee to
help defray the cost of operating the Deer Management Assistance Program.
The amount of the fee will be determined by multiplying the number of acres
included in the Program by six cents and adding $35.00 to the result. The
fee will be increased by an additional $65.00 for cooperators who operate a
commercial hunting business charging $25.00 or more per day for deer
hunting privileges and/or accommodations used while deer hunting.
Cooperators having available the technical expertise, computer hardware and
computer software necessary to collect and analyze biological data as
specified by the Game and Fish Division may apply for a waiver of the
portion of the user fee based on acreage. The annual user fee will be
increased $50.00 for cooperators who fail to submit completed forms and
materials required for participation in the Deer Management Assistance
Program in accordance with schedules established by the Game and Fish
Division. Failure to pay the required user fee as directed by the Game and
Fish Division shall be cause to terminate participation in the Deer
Management Assistance Program.
Section 14. The penalty for the violation of any of the provisions of this
regulation shall be as provided by law.
Section 15. This regulation shall become effective on the 36th day after
filing with the Legislative Reference Service.
220-2-.55 Wildlife Management Areas, Community Hunting Areas,
Public Hunting Areas, and Refuges of Alabama
(1) It shall be unlawful on ALL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS,
COMMUNITY HUNTING AREAS, PUBLIC HUNTING AREAS, AND
REFUGE AREAS, all of which are established as "wildlife management
areas" by Rule 220-2-.22 and all of which are hereinafter sometimes
collectively referred to herein as "AREAS" or "AREA":

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(a) To hunt, trap, use dogs, possess firearms, traps, or bow and arrow,
except on open designated target ranges and except bow fishing equipment
from March 1 -August 31, without a valid permit. A permit is valid only
during scheduled AREA seasons during legal hunting hours and only with the
required hunting license(s) and stamps and only with weapons and
ammunition permitted for hunting the wildlife listed on permit.
(b) To use dogs for stalk hunting of deer or for turkey hunting.
(c) To use dogs for small game hunting where dogs are expressly
prohibited.
(d) To use dogs for hunting, training or any purpose from March 1 until
the opening of the following fall gun season.
(e) For any person under 16 years of age to hunt on any AREA unless
accompanied by a licensed hunter at all times.
(f) To have in possession any fully automatic rifle or any firearms,
ammunition or bow and arrow except as described below:
1.

DEER: Stalk Hunts - Centerfire rifles that have been plugged or

are otherwise incapable of holding more than 11 cartridges and
using mushrooming and/or expanding type ammunition, shotguns
using rifle slugs or single round balls, muzzle loading firearms .40
caliber or larger, or centerfire handguns with a minimum 4 inch
barrel length using mushrooming and/or expanding type
ammunition. All applicable laws regarding possessing and carrying
handguns must be followed.

2.

DEER: Stalk Hunting - Primitive Weapons Hunt -using only

muzzle loading rifles, muzzle loading handguns, muzzle loading
shotguns, or bow and arrow (except cross bow). Rifles, handguns,
and shotguns to have fixed open metallic sights only - no scopes.
Rifles and handguns to be .40 caliber or larger; shotguns to use
single round balls only. Firearms must be incapable of holding
more than one charge per barrel.

3.

DEER: Stalk Hunting - Flintlock Hunt - using only muzzle loading

Flintlock rifles or muzzle loading Flintlock shotguns (No Cap
Locks). Rifles and shotguns to have fixed open metallic sights only
- no scopes. Rifles to be .40 caliber or larger; shotguns to use
single round balls only.

4.

DEER: Dog Hunts - Shotguns using buckshot only.

5.

TURKEY: Shotguns using No. 2 shot or smaller and bow and

arrow.

6.

DOVE, WOODCOCK, SNIPE AND RAIL: Shotguns using No. 2

shot or smaller.

7.

WATERFOWL: Shotguns using steel shot, T size or smaller.

Waterfowl may also be hunted with other U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service approved shot and sizes.

8.

QUAIL: Shotguns using No. 4 shot or smaller.

9.

SQUIRREL, CROW AND RABBIT: Shotguns using No. 4 shot or

smaller, .22 caliber rimfire firearms, muzzle loading rifles .40 caliber

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or smaller, or rifles operated by air.

10. RACCOON AND OPOSSUM - Daylight hours: shotguns using No. 4
shot or smaller or.22 caliber rimfire firearms only; nighttime hours:
must conform to state laws and regulations.
11. BOW AND ARROW will be legal on all AREA scheduled hunts,
except flintlock hunts; provided, however, that crossbows are
prohibited except as otherwise provided by law or regulation.
Broadhead points will be legal only during scheduled deer and turkey
hunts other than flintlock hunts. All archery equipment used during
the bow fishing season of March 1 - August 31 must conform to the
provisions of Rule 220-2-.46, relating to bow fishing.
12. TRAPPING: Standard .22 caliber rimfire firearms (no magnums)
only, during daylight hours only - except where expressly forbidden.
(g) For any person to hunt deer with gun without first presenting his
required hunting licenses at the checking station except on Demopolis, St. Clair,
West Jefferson, W. L. Holland-Mobile-Tensaw, and Upper Delta AREAS.
(h) For any person to carry firearms in or on vehicle with ammunition
in the magazine, breech or clip attached to firearms, or black powder
weapons with primer, cap or flash powder in place.
(i) For hunters on dog deer hunts to leave stand assigned to them until
instructed.
(j) To camp on any AREA except in designated sites. On AREAS located
on U. S. Forest Service lands, this camping restriction applies October 1 January 31, except on Choccolocco AREA, where the camping restriction shall
also be in effect from October 1 through April 30 of each year. Individuals or
groups may camp on AREAS for a period not to exceed nine (9) days in any
thirty (30) day period. Campfires must be extinguished before departing. No
warming fires shall be permitted away from camping area.
(k) To kill or willfully molest any species of wildlife except those
designated for hunting. However, this regulation shall not apply to bobcat,
coyote, fox, or feral swine, which may be killed during all scheduled AREA
hunts, when possessing a valid permit and using weapons and ammunition that
are legal for such designated hunts during daylight hours only. Only one (1) fox
per day may be harvested.
(l)

To discharge fireworks at any time.

(m) To discharge firearms for target practice provided, however that this
regulation shall not apply to the designated target range on Barbour, Black
Warrior, Cahaba River, Choccolocco, Coosa, Freedom Hills, Sam R. Murphy,
James D. Martin - Skyline and Swan Creek AREAS. All range users shall abide
by the listed rules. Permits for the excepted uses will be issued by the AREA
manager. The range may be closed as necessary by the AREA manager.
1. Range is open during daylight hours only (except by permit).
2. No alcoholic beverages allowed.
3. Any legal firearm and ammunition (except armor-piercing or tracer
by permit only) may be used on target range.
4. Keep all firearms unloaded and muzzles pointed in a safe direction
when not firing. Action on uncased guns shall be open when not on the firing
line.

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5. All persons are to remain behind the shooter while firing is taking
place. No firing shall be allowed while anyone is down range.
6. All firearms (except as noted below in #7.) shall only be fired from
designated stations on the concrete shooting line into the embankment at
stationary paper targets. Targets must not be placed higher than 5 above
ground level at the base of the embankment. Only one person may shoot
from each designated location at any given time.
7.
Shotguns with no. 4 shot or smaller may be fired at moving clay
targets.
8. All used targets and other trash shall be placed in a garbage can, or
removed from the AREA.
(n) To hunt or discharge firearms within 150 yards of any camping
area, dwelling, dam or timber operation, or 100 yards of any paved public
road or highway; within a posted safety zone or on Sunday within one/half
mile of any church.
(o) To use fire to smoke out game.
(p) For any person to possess any firearm while hunting with bow and
arrow.
(q) To transport deer killed during gun hunts from any AREA before being
checked at the designated checking stations for scientific data, except on
Demopolis, St. Clair, W. L. Holland - Mobile-Tensaw, West Jefferson and Upper
Delta AREAS.
(r) For any person except authorized personnel to operate any motor
driven vehicle behind, under or around any locked gate, barricaded road or
sign which prohibits vehicular traffic.
(s) For any unauthorized person at any time to operate a motor scooter,
motorcycle, trail bike, or any motor driven vehicle on any AREA except on
regularly used roads open for public use by four wheel vehicle traffic and
except on U.S. Forest Service land in an AREA where "all terrain" vehicles
(ATV's) must be used on open designated ATV trails only.
(t) For any person to hunt deer on days of scheduled gun, flintlock, or
primitive weapons hunts without wearing a vest containing a minimum of
144 square inches of hunter orange color or either a full size hunter orange
hat or cap. Hunters are not required to wear hunter orange when hunting
from a stand elevated twelve (12) feet or more above the ground. The hunter
orange must be of solid color, except for a small logo and/or printing on the
front of the cap, and visible from any angle.
(u) For any person except authorized personnel to block or otherwise
stop traffic on any road by parking a vehicle in such a way that passage
around the vehicle is impossible.
(v) For any person to deposit, distribute or scatter grain, salt, litter, or
any other materials on any AREA maintained by the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources prior to receiving approval from said
Department.
(w) To hunt small game during gun deer hunts and primitive weapons
hunts except on the W. L. Holland-Mobile-Tensaw, West Jefferson and Upper
Delta (Zone B) AREAS, and except waterfowl in the Daubs Swamp, Spidle
Lake, and Dead Lake units of the Demopolis AREA.

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(x) To damage or remove any trees, crops, or other plants, dirt, gravel
or sod without legal authorization.
(y) To erect or use a permanent tree stand or scaffold without written
permission from the landowners. No portable stands may be used within 50
yards of the boundary line on Barbour and Covington AREAS.
(z) To cast a light of any kind, either hand held, affixed to a vehicle, or
otherwise, between the hours of sunset and sunrise except in areas where the
state law is more restrictive. This paragraph does not apply to the headlights
of vehicles traveling in a normal manner on an open established road.
(aa) To hunt from an elevated stand or platform without attaching
themselves to the tree or platform with a safety harness, rope, or strap
capable of supporting their weight.
(bb)
conduct.

To violate any posted restrictions on entry, hunting, fishing, or other

(2) Individuals must follow the listed rules to participate in the

scheduled youth deer or turkey hunts on any AREA.
(a) Each youth participant must be accompanied by an adult supervisor.
The adult supervisor is to remain within arms length of the youth at all times.
(b) Youth is defined as those individuals who have not reached their
sixteenth birthday.
(c) Adult is defined as those individuals twenty-five years old or older
who are in possession of all state hunting licenses required to hunt deer or
turkey on any AREA. Proof of possession of the required hunting licenses
will be required on the scheduled date.
(d) Only one firearm will be allowed per adult-youth group. Only the
youth hunter will be permitted to utilize the firearm for hunting. The adult is
to review with the youth the rules of firearm safety and to ensure they are
followed.
(e) The adult-youth pair is to check in and out at the AREA checking
station as a single unit.
(f) Both the adult and youth will be required to wear hunter orange
while deer hunting, as required by state regulation.
(g) All other rules and regulations to hunt on an AREA are in effect.
(3) All deer harvested while hunting with a hunter's choice permit on a
scheduled gun stalk deer hunt must be tagged with the issued permit
immediately upon harvest (before field dressing or moving). The permit
shall be affixed to an antler or a hole in the ear. The permit shall be
appropriately punched as directed by the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
Division.
(4) It shall be unlawful on COOSA AREA for any person to carry
firearms in boats with ammunition in the magazine, breech or clip attached to
firearms except when hunting waterfowl from a stationary boat.
(5) It shall be unlawful on COOSA AND AUTAUGA AREAS for any
person to ride or possess horses except on roads designated for four wheel

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motorized vehicles and except for raccoon hunters during the legal nighttime
raccoon season. Horses are not permitted in the campgrounds from October
1 to April 30.
(6) It shall be unlawful on BARBOUR and COVINGTON AREAS for any
person, hunting by any method, to harvest, attempt to harvest, or possess any
antlered buck with less than 3 points, 1 inch or greater, on at least one antler. It
shall also be unlawful for anyone to destroy or attempt to destroy the antlers of
any deer so as to make the determination of the legal status of the deer
uncertain.
(7) It shall be unlawful on SWAN CREEK, CROW CREEK, MUD CREEK
AND RACCOON CREEK AREAS:
(a) For any vehicle not authorized by the Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources or TVA to be driven beyond and/or
between the dyke gates.
(b) For any person to leave his vehicle parked at the approved
launching sites. Hunters must use the designated parking areas.
(c) For any person to take, catch, kill, or attempt to take, catch, or kill
mussels during the prescribed waterfowl hunting season.
(d) For any person to excavate, to hunt or attempt to hunt from any
dug-out or excavated area.
(8) The following shall apply to the dewatering sloughs on Swan Creek,
Mud Creek and Raccoon Creek AREAS:
(a) All boats and/or boat blinds used in the harvest of waterfowl on
said dewatering sloughs shall be launched and removed daily or shall be
floated to an approved launching site for overnight mooring.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to take fish for commercial
purposes and/or to use commercial fishing gear within said dewatering units
from November 1 through January 31 of each fiscal year.
(c) Temporary blinds may be used for one day only. All such blinds,
except boat blinds, left in said areas for more than one day shall be disposed of
as deemed advisable by the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(d) The construction or use of permanent blinds requiring building
material, flooring and/or flotation materials shall not be permitted in, or
within 150 yards of, the Mud Creek and Raccoon Creek dewatering units.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person using duck and/or goose decoys
in the Mud Creek and Raccoon Creek dewatering units to leave said decoys
overnight.
(f)

It shall be unlawful to use airboats.

(9) It shall be lawful to install permanent waterfowl hunting blinds (those

using building materials and remaining in position overnight) on the Swan
Creek AREA only. All such blinds to be placed in the dewatering area must be
registered with Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries officials in accordance with
the following conditions:

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(a) The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division's Blind Governing

Committee shall be the final authority in resolving any dispute concerning
the permanent waterfowl blinds. The Blind Governing Committee shall be
made up of the following people: Johnny Johnson, Conservation Officer
Supervisor; Travis Gray and Jerome Lowery, Limestone County Conservation
Officers; Dudley White, District Wildlife Biologist, and Steve Bryant, Area
Manager Swan Creek AREA. The Committee shall have the authority to
remove any blind from the area if an unresolvable dispute occurs.
(b) Blinds must meet "Qualifications and Registration Procedures"
established by the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division and deemed
acceptable by inspecting official to be registered. All registered blinds will be
tagged by inspecting official and tag must remain attached to the blind for the
duration of the blind's stay on the WMA. Tags shall not be swapped to a
different blind and any untagged blinds may be removed by Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries officials. It is the hunter's responsibility to make sure
the blind he hunts from is properly tagged. No person shall hunt from an
untagged blind.
(c) All permanent waterfowl hunting blinds will be registered between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. on October 31, 2001. Only one blind may be
registered per individual and that person, if required to have a hunting license to
hunt, must have a valid hunting license and WMA license to register a blind.
Only fifty (50) permanent blinds will be installed at preselected sites in the
dewatering area. All registered blinds drawing one of the 50 preselected sites
must be installed as near as possible to the preselected site prior to gate closing
on November 5, 2001.
(d) Each selected blind must be placed within 10 feet of the blind
location marker and shall not be moved until the end of the waterfowl
season. This is not intended to prevent a blind owner from removing his
blind from the WMA. In the event of a blind being farther than 10 feet from
the marker, it is ineligible to be hunted from.
(e) No blind may be attached to the location marker in any way. If a
blind is found to be attached to a marker, the registered blind owner of record
is in violation of this regulation.
(f) Blinds that are drawn and installed must be removed from the WMA
no later than February 19, 2002. Any blind not drawn and installed on one of
the 50 sites must be removed from the WMA by sunset of the day following the
opening day of waterfowl season. (This includes all blinds within the boundaries
of the Swan Creek WMA.) Any such blinds or parts thereof remaining after
such dates shall be deemed to be the property of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources and shall be utilized or destroyed as deemed advisable by
the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.
(g) All boats and boat blinds used in the harvest of waterfowl within
the dewatering area shall be launched and removed daily or shall be floated
to an approved launching site for overnight mooring.
(h) Dewatering area access gates will be closed on November 5, 2001 and
will be opened by 10:00 AM of the day before the opening day of waterfowl
season. No boats with motors are allowed in the dewatering unit during the
period gates are closed except as specified on decoy days.
(10) A $15.00 Management Area License in addition to a regular hunting
license and a management area permit are required for hunting on AREAS.

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WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LOCATIONS

IN ALABAMA

ALABAMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS

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NO.

MANAGEMENT AREAS

ACREAGE

NEAREST TOWN

HUNTED

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Autauga
Barbour
Black Warrior
Blue Spring
Cahaba River
Choccolocco
Coosa
Covington
Crow Creek Refuge
Crow Creek
Demopolis
Escambia Creek
Frank W. & Rob M. Boykin
Freedom Hills
Hollins
Kinterbish
Lauderdale
Little River
Lowndes
Mallard-Fox Creek
James D. Martin-Skyline
Mobile-Tensaw Delta & WL Holland
Mud Creek
Mulberry Fork
Sam R. Murphy
North Sauty Refuge
Oakmulgee
Raccoon Creek
Scotch
Seven-Mile Island
St. Clair
Swan Creek
Upper Delta
West Jefferson
Wolf Creek

6,700
18,924
98,000
23,370
40,300
46,490
37,291
22,450
2,496
2,161
6,952
16,599
18,185
7,938
29,400
10,400
8,251
15,255
11,118
1,483
26,968
60,282
8,193
35,360
25,150
5,200
44,500
7,080
18,017
5,745
6,397
8,870
35,795
42,678
22,570

Prattville
Clayton
Moulton
Andalusia
West Blocton
Heflin
Rockford
Florala
Stevenson
Stevenson
Demopolis
Atmore
Citronelle
Cherokee
Hollins
Jachin
Waterloo
Centre
White Hall
Decatur
Scottsboro
Spanish Fort
Scottsboro
Tutwiler
Guin
Scottsboro
Moundville
Stevenson
Coffeeville
Florence
Pell City
Decatur
Stockton
Oak Grove
Townley

BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
SG
WF-SG
WF-BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
WF-SG
BG-SG
WF-BG-SG
WF-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG
SG
BG-SG
WF-SG
BG-SG
WF-SG
BG-SG
WF-SG
WF-BG-SG
BG-SG
BG-SG

BG -- Big Game - Deer, Turkey;

SG--Small Game - Squirrel, Rabbit, Quail, Dove, etc.;
WF--Waterfowl

220-2-.56

2001-2002 Wildlife Management Area Hunting Seasons

(a) AUTAUGA COUNTY COMMUNITY HUNTING AREA

(Autauga County)
DEER:

(Youth)

Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice

(except spotted fawns): Nov.
10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only:
Saturdays
and
Wednesdays of the State Gun

(Gun)

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(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:

RABBIT:

QUAIL:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX

DOVE:
CROW:
TRAPPING:

Deer Season of Nov. 17 - Jan.

31, (except Dec. 5).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled youth, gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Dec. 4
5.
March 9 (Daylight until 12:00
Noon CST). Must check in
and out at check station. April
1 - April 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 (Nighttime
Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled
youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts.
Fox
hunting - dogs only- no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 Wednesdays and Saturdays only.
noon until sunset.
Sept. 15 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of youth, gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Jan. 1 Feb 20.

(b) BARBOUR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Barbour and Bullock Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns - Buck
size restrictions apply, at least
three points on one side - one
deer per day): Nov 10.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice:
Nov. 23-24; Nov. 27; Dec. 4;
Dec. 7-8; Dec. 18; Dec. 27-29;
Jan. 4-5; Jan. 8; Jan. 18-19;
Jan. 22-23. On each hunt, a
predetermined percentage of

(Gun)

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(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:

(Youth)
(Gun)

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & FOX:

WATERFOWL:
DOVE:

WOODCOCK & SNIPE:

TRAPPING:

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the permits issued will be

Hunter's
choice
permits
(except spotted fawns Buck
size restrictions apply, at least
three points on one side - one
deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns Buck
size restrictions apply, at least
three points on one side - one
deer per day): Oct. 15-Jan.
31, except on day of youth
deer hunt. (Must obtain deer
permit on days of gun deer
hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - Buck size
restrictions apply, at least
three points on one side - one
deer per day): Dec. 20-22, Jan.
10-12.
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun, youth, and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (No hunting on
nights preceding days of gun,
youth, and primitive weapons
deer hunts. Fox hunting-dogs
only-no weapons).
State Season (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
State Season - Saturdays and
Wednesdays only (12:00 noon
until sunset except on days of
gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Dec. 18-Jan. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Dec. 3-Jan. 4 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).

(c) BLACK WARRIOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST
(Lawrence & Winston Counties)
ZONE - A:

DEER:

Note - On days of Gun Deer and/or Primitive Weapon Deer

Hunts in Zone - B, Zone -A will be closed to ALL hunting,
except as otherwise provided.
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
CROW:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:

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Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 23 -24, Dec. 7 8*, and Dec. 27 Jan. 2. *On
Dec. 8, a predetermined
percentage of permits will be
Hunter's
Choice
(except
spotted fawns one deer per
day).
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 1-30 (Hunter must
obtain hunt permit on days of
gun deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day): Dec. 2- Jan. 12
(Must harvest bucks only on
days of bucks only gun and
deer hunts).
(Hunter must
obtain hunt permit on days of
gun deer and/or primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Jan. 4
5.
March 23 (daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
March 30 April 30 (daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28; (except on
days of Gun Deer and/ or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun deer and/or primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Feb. 1-28 (Nighttime hours
only).
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Jan. 31.

FERAL HOGS, BOBCAT,

COYOTE & FOX

Open during any other legal

season using weapons and
ammunition approved for

those
hunts (No Dogs Allowed).
(Daylight Hours Only). Only
one (1) fox per day may be
harvested.
ZONE - B: Note - On days of Gun Deer and/or Primitive Weapon Deer
Hunts in Zone - A, Zone -B will be closed to ALL hunting,
except on Dec. 27-Jan. 2, when a Bucks Only Gun Deer Hunt
will also be open on Zone B.
DEER:

(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:

QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:

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Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 30 Dec. 1 and
Dec. 14-15* and Dec. 27
Jan. 2. *On Dec. 15, a
predetermined percentage of
permits will be Hunters
Choice (except spotted fawns
one per day).
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 1 - 30. (Hunter
must obtain hunt permit on
days of gun deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one deer
per day): Dec. 2- Jan. 12. (Must
harvest bucks only on days of
bucks only gun deer hunts)
(Hunter must obtain hunt permit
on days of gun deer and/or
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Jan. 1112.
March 23 (daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
March 30 April 30 (daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive
Weapons
Deer
Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Feb. 1-28 (Nighttime hours
only).

WOODCOCK:

Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 (except on

days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive Weapons Deer Hunts).
Nov. 17 - Jan. 31.
Open during any other legal
season
using
weapons

TRAPPING:
FERAL HOGS, BOBCAT,
COYOTE & FOX:
and

ammunition approved for

those
hunts
(No
Dogs
Allowed). (Daylight Hours
Only). Only one (1) fox per
day may be harvested.
Oct.1 Feb. 28 (except on
days of Gun Deer and/or
Primitive
Weapons
deer
hunts).

CROW:

(d) BLUE SPRING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST
(Covington County)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:

(Youth)
(Gun)

SQUIRREL:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:

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Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice:

Nov. 10 (except spotted fawns
one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17*; Nov. 30*-Dec.
1*; Dec. 18-19*; Dec. 28-29*;
Jan. 18-19*. *On Nov. 17; Nov.
30; Dec. 1; Dec. 19; Dec. 29;
and Jan. 19, a predetermined
percentage of the permits issued
will be Hunter's Choice permits
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day).
Dog Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Dec. 7-8; and Jan. 4-5.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31. (except on days of
youth, gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day): Dec. 12-15. No
Checking in or out.
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
Mar. 15-Apr. 25 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, youth, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 15-Feb. 28 (Nighttime
hours only - except nights
preceding days of gun, youth,

and primitive weapons deer

hunts).
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
State Season (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts; No hunting
permitted on Open, Buck,
Ditch, and Blue Ponds).
Dec. 1-Feb. 15 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Dec. 1-Feb. 15 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Jan. 15-Feb. 20.

WOODCOCK & SNIPE:

WATERFOWL:

QUAIL:
RABBIT:
TRAPPING:

(e) CAHABA RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Bibb & Shelby Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec. 7-8;
Dec. 21-22; Jan. 18-19.
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled gun deer hunts).
March 15 - April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun deer
hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun deer
hunts).
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 (except on
days of scheduled gun deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime
Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled
gun deer hunts. Fox hunting dogs only- no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 - Wednesdays
and Saturdays only. - noon
until sunset.
State Seasons (except on days
of gun deer hunts).
Jan. 1 - Feb. 20.

(Archery)

TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
QUAIL:
WOODCOCK:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:

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(f) CHOCCOLOCCO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Calhoun and Cleburne Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:

RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & FOX:

DOVE:
TRAPPING:

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns): Nov.
10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 24-30; Dec. *7-8;
Dec. 17-23; Jan. 1-7. *On Dec.
7-8
a
predetermined
percentage of the permits
issued will be Hunter's
Choice
permits
(except
spotted fawns one deer per
day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31 (hunter must obtain
hunt permit on days of youth,
gun, and primitive weapons
deer hunts.) No hunting on day
of Youth hunt.
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns-one deer
per day): Dec. 14-15.
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 1-15 and Jan. 1-Feb. 28
(except on days of youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Jan. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime
hours only; Fox hunting - dogs
only - no weapons) (except on
nights of and preceding gun
deer hunts).
Sept. 15-Oct. 13 (Wednesdays
and Saturdays only, 12:00 noon
until sunset).
Jan. 1-31.

(g) COOSA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Coosa County)
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec. 8*;
Jan. 5-11, Jan 25- 26. *On
Dec. 8, a predetermined
percentage of the permits

100

(Archery)

NOTE:

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:

(Archery)
(Gun)

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT & CROW:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & FOX:

WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:
DOVE:
WOODCOCK & SNIPE:
FERAL HOG:

issued will be
Hunter's
Choice permits (except spotted
fawns - one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one deer
per day): Oct. 15 - Jan. 31.
Must harvest antlered buck only
on days of gun stalk deer hunts.
All archery hunters must
obtain deer permit on days of
gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day): Dec. 21-22.
Nov. 17-Jan. 1 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Mar.15-Apr. 25 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Jan. 31 (Daylight hours
only - no hunting on days of gun
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Feb. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime
hours only).
State Season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
State Season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Sept. 15; Sept. 22 (12:00 noon
until sunset).
Jan. 1-Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Open during any other
daylight season using weapons
and ammunition approved for
those hunts (No dogs allowed).

(h) COVINGTON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Covington & Geneva Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)

101

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice:

(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:
RABBIT & QUAIL:
DOVE:
WOODCOCK:
SNIPE:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:

102

Nov. 10 (except spotted fawns

buck size restrictions apply, at
least three points on one side one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 23-24;
Dec. 7-8; Dec. 14-15; Dec. 2829; Jan. 11-12; Jan. 18-19; Jan.
25-26. On each hunt a
predetermined percentage of the
permits issued will be Hunters
Choice permits (except spotted
fawnsbuck size restrictions
apply, at least three points on
one side-one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns-buck size
restrictions apply, at least three
points on one side one deer
per day): Oct. 15-Jan 31, except
on day of youth deer hunt.
(Must obtain daily permit on
stalk hunts. Only antlered buck
will be legal during stalk deer
hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns Buck
size restrictions apply, at least
three points on one side one
deer per day): Nov. 30-Dec. 1;
Jan. 4-5.
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
Noon CST).
Mar. 15-Apr. 25 (Daylight
until 12:00 Noon CST).
Nov. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 18-Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 6; Oct. 13; Oct. 20; Oct.
27; Nov. 3; (12:00 Noon until
sunset).
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 14-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
State Seasons (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 18-Feb. 20.

(i) CROW CREEK, MUD CREEK AND RACCOON CREEK

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS
(Jackson County)
WATERFOWL:

DOVE:
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
BLACKBIRD, CROW & STARLING:
RAIL, WOODCOCK & SNIPE:
RABBIT:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
TRAPPING:
BOW-FISHING:

Special Teal Season: Sept. 823. 4 a day-8 in possession. 1/2

hour before sunrise to sunset.
Special Early Goose Season:
Sept. 1-15; 5 a day-10 in
possession.
Duck: State Season.
Coot: State Season.
Goose:
State Season.
Youth Day: State Season.
Sept. 15-Oct. 28; Dec. 22-Jan.
6; 12:00 noon until sunset.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 17-Feb. 28.
Sept. 15-Feb. 28.
State Season.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.
During other scheduled hunts
and Mar. 1-Aug. 31 - nongame
fish only.

(j) NORTH SAUTY AND CROW CREEK WATERFOWL REFUGES

(Jackson County)
QUAIL:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
DOVE:

Feb. 1-Feb. 15.

Oct. 1-Oct. 31.
Feb. 16-28.
Oct. 1-31.
Sept. 15-Oct. 28; 12:00 noon
until sunset.
Nov. 17-Dec. 5.
During other scheduled hunts
and Mar. 1-Aug. 31 - nongame
fish only.

TRAPPING:
BOW-FISHING:

(k) DEMOPOLIS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Sumter, Hale, Marengo & Greene Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

103

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 30 Dec.
1; Dec. 14-15; Dec. 21-22. Jan.
4-5.
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled gun deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns), Nov.

20 21; Jan. 9-10; Jan. 23

24; Jan. 28 29.
March 15 - April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 Oct. 14; Nov. 1 - Feb.
28 (except on days of
scheduled gun deer hunts).
Oct. 1 Oct 14; Nov. 1 - Feb. 28
(except on days of scheduled
gun deer hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime
Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled
gun deer hunts. Fox hunting dogs only- no weapons.
State season (except on days
of scheduled gun deer hunts).
State Seasons on Daubs,
Spidle, and Dead Lake Units,
remaining areas state season
except on days of gun deer
hunts). hour before sunrise
until 12:00 Noon on all areas.
Nov. 17 Feb. 20.

TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
QUAIL:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE:
WATERFOWL:

TRAPPING:

(l) ESCAMBIA CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Escambia County)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Youth)
(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:
(Youth)

104

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 30-Dec.
1*; Dec. 21-22; Dec. 28-29*;
Jan. 15*-16*; Jan. 25-26; Jan.
30-31*. On Dec. 1, Dec. 29,
Jan. 15, Jan. 16, and Jan. 31 a
predetermined percentage of the
permits will be Hunter's Choice
permits (except spotted fawnsone deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns-one deer
per day): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Oct. 15-Jan. 31. (Must
obtain daily permit on stalk
hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Dec. 1112; Jan. 4-5 - one deer per day.
Apr. 1-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).

SQUIRREL:

Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days

of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime hours
only) (Fox hunting - Dogs only No weapons). No hunting on
nights of or preceding youth,
gun, and primitive weapons
deer hunts.
State Season, Thursdays and
Saturdays only, noon until
sunset.
State Season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Jan. 1-Feb. 20.
Nov. 14-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).

QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:
SNIPE:
WOODCOCK:

(m) FRANK W. & ROB M. BOYKIN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

AREA
(Washington & Mobile Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except for spotted fawns - one
deer per day): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17; Dec. 28-Jan. 3;
Jan. 30*-31*. *On Jan. 30-31, a
predetermined percentage of the
permits issued will be Hunter's
choice permits (except spotted
fawns - one deer per day).
Dog Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 30-Dec. 1; Jan. 1112*.
*On Jan. 12 a
predetermined percentage of the
permits issued will be Hunter's
choice permits (except spotted
fawns- one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31 (except on days of
youth, gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).

(Gun)

(Archery)

105

(Primitive Weapons)

FERAL HOG:

TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:
DOVE:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
SNIPE:
WOODCOCK:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:
(n)
DEER:

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns): Dec. 78; Jan. 25-26 (one deer per
day).
Open during any other daylight
wildlife
management
area
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for those
hunts. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
NO BAG LIMIT.
March 9 (daylight until 12:00
Noon CST).
March 15-April 30(daylight
until 12:00 Noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, primitive weapons, and
youth deer hunts).
Sept. 15-Oct. 27 (Saturday
only). Washington Co. only,
(12:00 noon until sunset).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, primitive weapons, and
youth deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Nov. 9; Feb. 1-28
(Nighttime Only).
Nov. 14-Feb. 28.
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun, primitive weapons, and
youth deer hunts).
State season (except on days of
gun, primitive weapons, and
youth deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.

FREEDOM HILLS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Colbert County)
(Youth)
(Gun)
(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

106

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns - One
Deer per day): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17; Jan.2531.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Oct. 15-31.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - One
Deer per day): Nov. 1 - Jan.
31 (except on days of gun deer
hunt and on day of youth
hunt).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): - One

Deer per day: Dec. 1 and

Dec.27.
March 30 April 30.
(Daylight until 12:00 noon
CST).
Sept. 15 Oct. 27, & Dec. 22
Jan. 6, Noon until sunset.
Sat. & Wed. hunting only.
Oct. 1 Feb. 28 (except on
days of youth, gun deer hunts
and primitive weapon deer
hunts).
Nov. 20 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun deer hunts and
primitive weapon deer hunts).
Feb. 1-28 (Nighttime hours
only).
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31 (except on
days of gun deer hunts and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 20 Feb. 20.
Open during any other legal
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for
those
hunts
(No
Dogs
Allowed).

TURKEY:
DOVE:
SQUIRREL:

RABBIT & QUAIL:

RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:
FERAL HOGS:

(o) HOLLINS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Clay & Talladega Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Archery)

NOTE:
(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:

(Archery)
(Youth)

107

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 17; Dec. 1-7; Jan.
3*; Jan. 12-18. *On Jan. 3, a
predetermined percentage of
the permits issued will be
Hunter's
Choice
permits
(except spotted fawns-one deer
per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one deer
per day). Oct. 15-Jan. 31.
Must harvest antlered buck only
on days of gun stalk deer hunts.
All archery hunters must obtain
deer permit on days of gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one deer
per day): Dec. 28-29.
Nov. 18-Jan. 1 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).

(Gun)

Mar.15-Apr. 25 (Daylight until

12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 18-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Jan. 31 (Daylight hours
only - no hunting on days of gun
and primitive weapons deer
hunts). Nov. 1-Feb. 28 (nighttime
hours only, except on days of
gun deer hunts).
State Season (except on days of
gun deer hunts).
State Season - Saturdays and
Wednesdays only. (12:00 noon
until sunset except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Open during any other daylight
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for those
hunts (No Dogs Allowed).

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT & CROW:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM, & FOX:

TRAPPING:
DOVE:

FERAL HOG:

(p) JAMES D. MARTIN -SKYLINE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Jackson County)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:
DOVE:

108

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns): Nov.
10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 23-24;
Dec. 15-22; Jan. 12-15 and Jan.
26-29.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31 (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts). No hunting on
day of youth hunt.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Nov.
30-Dec. 1. (One deer per day).
Check station open on Nov. 17,
23, 24, 30 and Dec. 1.
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Sept. 15-Oct. 28; Dec. 22-Jan. 6
(Wednesdays and Saturdays
only). 12:00 noon until sunset.

(except on days of gun and

primitive weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Jan. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Feb. 1-28 (Fox hunting - dogs
only - no weapons).
Jan. 1-Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
State Season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.
Dec. 1-Dec. 17 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).

SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:
WOODCOCK & SNIPE:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:
QUAIL:

(q) KINTERBISH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Sumter & Choctaw Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Archery)
(Primitive Weapons)
FERAL HOG:

TURKEY:

(Gun)
(Youth)

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:

109

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec. 18*19*; Jan. 11*-12*; Jan. 30*31*. *On Dec. 18-19, Jan. 1112, and Jan. 30-31, a
predetermined percentage of
permits issued will be Hunter's
choice permits (except spotted
fawns - one deer per day).
Hunter's Choice (except spotted
fawns): Oct. 15-Jan. 31 (except
on days of gun deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Dec. 78; Jan. 25-26.
Open during any other daylight
season using approved weapons
and ammunition for those
hunts. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
All turkeys
harvested must be checked in at
checking station.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).

RABBIT & CROW:

Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days

of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (nighttime only)
(except on days of gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts.
Fox hunting - Dogs only - No
weapons).
State Season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).

RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE & WATERFOWL:

(r) LAUDERDALE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Lauderdale County)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Primitive Weapons)
(Archery)

TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 17*, Dec. 21-22*,
Jan. 4-5*, Jan. 18-19*. *On
Nov. 17, Dec. 22 and Jan. 5 &
19,
a
predetermined
percentage of the permits
issued will be Hunter's Choice
permits (except spotted fawnsone per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one
deer per day): Dec. 7-8.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Oct. 15-31.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one
deer per day): Nov. 1- Jan. 31
(except on days of gun deer
hunts).
Apr. 10-30 (daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 19-Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 19-Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Feb. 1-28 (Nighttime Hours
Only).
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on
days of gun deer hunts).
Nov. 19-Jan. 31.

(s) LITTLE RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Cherokee & DeKalb Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

110

(Archery)
(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
DOVE:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:
TRAPPING:

Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 30-Dec.

1*; Dec. 14-15; Jan. 18-19.
(*On Dec. 1 a predetermined
percentage of permits issued
will be either-sex permits)
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - one
deer per day): Dec. 21-22.
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Jan. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Sept. 15-Oct. 28 (12:00 noon
until sunset - Wednesdays and
Saturdays only).
Jan. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime hours
only; Fox hunting - dogs only no weapons).
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.

(t) LOWNDES WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Lowndes County)
DEER:

(Youth)

(Gun)

(Archery)

NOTE:

(Primitive Weapons)

111

Stalk
Hunting
Hunters
Choice: Nov. 10 (except
spotted fawns-one deer per
day).
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 30- Dec. 1; Dec. 1521; Jan. 4-5; Jan. 18-19 (one
deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns-one deer
per day) Oct. 15-Jan. 31. Must
harvest antlered buck only on
days of gun stalk deer hunts.
All archery hunters must obtain
deer permit on days of gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts;
no hunting on date of Youth
Deer Hunt.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day) Jan. 22.

TURKEY:

(Youth)

Mar. 9 (Daylight until 12:00

noon CST).
Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, primitive weapons and
youth deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun deer hunts and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun, primitive weapons and
youth deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (nighttime hours
only) (except on days of gun,
primitive weapons and youth
deer hunts). (Fox hunting dogs only - no weapons).
State season-Saturdays and
Wednesdays only (12:00 noon
until sunset) (except on days
of gun and youth deer hunts).
State season- Saturdays and
Wednesdays only; (1/2 half hour
before sunrise to sunset)
(except on days of gun,
primitive weapons and youth
deer hunts).
State season (except on days of
gun and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Aug. 18-Sept. 7 (South Road
Area Only) Permitted Firearms,
and Bow and Arrow and Hunter
Orange requirements, same as
that for gun deer hunting on
WMAs (No dogs allowed).
Open during any other daylight
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for those
hunts. (No dogs allowed).
Dec.24- Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).

(Gun )
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT & CROW:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE:

WATERFOWL:

TRAPPING:
FERAL HOG: (Special Season)

FERAL HOG:

WOODCOCK & SNIPE:

(u) MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA AND W.L. HOLLAND WILDLIFE

MANAGEMENT AREAS
(Baldwin and Mobile Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting (Deer - Antlered

Bucks
Only):
Thursdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
of state gun season. Nov. 17Jan. 31 (No Dogs Allowed)
(Daylight Hours Only).

112

(Archery)

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31.
State Season.
Sept. 8-23.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 14-Feb. 28.

WATERFOWL:
SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
SNIPE:
RAIL, PURPLE GALLINULE, &
COMMON MOORHENS:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:
TURKEY:

State Season.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Dec. 18-Jan. 31.
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.
Mar. 15-Apr.30 (Daylight until
12:00 Noon CST).
Open during any wildlife
management area season using
weapons
and
ammunition
approved for those hunts. (No
Dogs Allowed Daylight Hours
Only).

FERAL HOG:

(v) MULBERRY FORK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Tuscaloosa & Walker Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
QUAIL:

113

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec. 7-8;
Dec. 28-29*; Jan. 18-19. *On
Dec. 29 a predetermined
percentage of the permits
issued will be hunters choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled gun deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns) Jan. 11
12.
March 15 - April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (excepton
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).

RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime

Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled
gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts. Fox hunting - dogs
only- no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 Wednesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays only. noon until sunset.
State Season (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Jan. 1 - Feb. 20.

DOVE:
WATERFOWL:
TRAPPING:

(w) OAKMULGEE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Bibb, Hale, Perry & Tuscaloosa Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:

RABBIT:

QUAIL:

RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

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Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice

(except spotted fawns): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec.4-5;
Dec. 28 - 29; Jan. 4-5*; *On
Jan.
5 a predetermined
percentage of the permits
issued will be hunters choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled youth, gun, and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Dec.
14 15; Jan. 18 19. (one
deer per day).
March 9 (Daylight until 12:00
noon CST).
March 15 - April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime
Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled

DOVE:
TRAPPING:
WATERFOWL:

FERAL HOGS, COYOTE & BOBCAT:

WOODCOCK:

youth, gun, and primitive

weapons deer hunts. Fox hunting
- dogs only- no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 - Wednesdays
and Saturdays only. - noon
until sunset.
Jan. 1 - Feb. 20.
State Season (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts). No open goose
season.
Open during any other legal
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for
those hunts (no dogs allowed).
Dec. 18 Jan. 31 (except on
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).

(x) SAM R. MURPHY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Lamar and Marion Counties)
DEER:

(Gun)

(Gun - either sex)

(Archery)

TURKEY:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
QUAIL:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

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Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Dec. 14-15*; and Dec.
28-Dec. 29*, Jan. 11-12*, Jan.
25- 26*. *On Dec. 15, Dec.
29, Jan. 12, and Jan. 26, a
predetermined percentage of
the permits issued will be
Hunter's
choice
permits
(except spotted fawns - one
deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - One
Deer per day): Nov 17-23.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns - One
Deer per day): Oct. 15 - Jan. 31,
(except on days of gun deer
hunts).
March 15 April 30; Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun Deer Hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun Deer Hunts).
Nov. 24 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of gun Deer Hunts).
Oct. 1- Feb. 28 (Nighttime
hours only) (No hunting on
nights preceding Gun Deer
Hunts). (Fox Hunting Dogs
Only No Weapons).

DOVE:

Sept. 15-Oct. 27; Dec. 22-Jan.

6. Wednesdays & Saturdays
only - noon until sunset.
Jan. 1 - Feb. 20.
State Season (except on days
of gun deer hunts).

TRAPPING:
WATERFOWL:

(y) SCOTCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Clarke County)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

FERAL HOG:

TURKEY:

(Archery)

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns one
deer per day): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17; Nov. 30-Dec.
1*; Jan. 18-19*. *On Dec. 1
and Jan. 19, a predetermined
percentage of the permits issued
will be Hunter's choice permits
(except spotted fawns - one deer
per day).
Dog Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 23-24; Dec. 21-22.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct. 15
- Jan. 31 (except on days of
youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Dec.
14-15; Jan. 4-5 (one deer per
day).
Open during any other daylight
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for those
hunts. NO DOGS ALLOWED.
Nov. 18-Jan. 1 (except on dates
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Mar. 9 (daylight until 12:00 noon
CST).
Mar. 15-Apr. 25 (Daylight until
12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime
only). Fox hunting - dogs only -

(Youth)
(Gun)
SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

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No weapons.(Except on days of
youth, gun, and primitive
weapons deer hunts).
Dec. 25-Feb. 20.

TRAPPING:

(z) SEVEN-MILE ISLAND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Lauderdale County)
WATERFOWL (except Goose
and Canvasback):
CANVASBACK:
GOOSE:
SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:
SPECIAL CANADA GOOSE SEASON:
YOUTH WATERFOWL:
DEER:
(Archery)

DOVE:

SQUIRREL:
SNIPE:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM:
RABBIT:
BLACKBIRD, CROW, & STARLING:
QUAIL:
WOODCOCK:
RAIL:
TRAPPING:
BOW-FISHING:
BEAVER:

Nov. 23 25 and Dec. 15 Jan.

31.
Jan. 12-31 (1 per day).
Sept. 29 Oct. 20 and Dec. 15
Jan. 31.
Sept. 8 - Sept. 23, hr. before
sunrise until sunset.
Sept. 1 Sept. 15.
State Season.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns one
deer per day) Dec. 29 Jan
31.
Sept. 15 - Oct. 28, Noon until
sunset.
Dec. 22 - Jan. 6, Noon until
sunset.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Nov. 14 - Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Sept. 15 - Feb. 28.
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28.
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31.
Sept. 8-23; and Nov. 28 Jan.
20.
Nov. 17 - Feb. 20.
During other scheduled hunts
and March 1 - Aug. 31 Nongame fish only.
Open during any other legal
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for
those hunts.

(aa) ST. CLAIR COMMUNITY HUNTING AREA

(St. Clair County)
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only:
Saturdays
and
Wednesdays only during the
State gun deer season of Nov.
17-Jan. 31.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15-Jan. 31.

(Archery)

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TURKEY:

Mar. 15-Apr. 30 (Daylight until

12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (Nighttime hours
only; Fox hunting - dogs only no weapons).
Jan. 1-Feb. 20.

SQUIRREL:
QUAIL:
RABBIT:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:
TRAPPING:

(bb)SWAN & MALLARD-FOX CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

AREA
(Limestone, Morgan, & Lawrence Counties)
WATERFOWL (except Goose
and Canvasback):
CANVASBACK:
GOOSE: Canada geese
Other geese
SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:
SPECIAL CANADA GOOSE:
YOUTH WATERFOWL:
DOVE:
SQUIRREL:
SNIPE:
RABBIT:
RACCOON,OPOSSUM:
BLACKBIRD, CROW, & STARLING:
QUAIL:
WOODCOCK:
RAIL:
TRAPPING:
BOW-FISHING:
BEAVER:

Nov. 23-25, Dec. 15 Jan. 31.

Jan. 12-31 (1 per day).
Dec. 15 Jan. 31.
Sept. 29 Oct. 20.
Dec. 15 Jan. 31.
Sept. 8 - Sept. 23, hr. before
sunrise until sunset.
Sept. 8 - Sept. 15, hr. before
sunrise until sunset.
State Season.
Sept. 15 Oct. 28, & Dec. 22
Jan. 6, Noon until sunset.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Nov. 14 - Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Sept. 15 - Feb. 28.
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28.
Dec. 18 - Jan. 31.
Sept. 8 Sept. 23 and Nov. 28
Jan. 20.
Nov. 17 - Feb. 20.
During other scheduled hunts
and March 1 - Aug. 31 Nongame fish only.
Open during any other legal
season using weapons and
ammunition approved for
those hunts.

(cc) UPPER DELTA WILDLIFE MANAGMENT AREA

(Baldwin and Mobile Counties)
ZONE A:
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Nov. 17; Dec. 7-8; Jan.
18-19.

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(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)
WATERFOWL:
DOVE:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
SNIPE:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:
TURKEY:
FERAL HOG:

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns one
deer per day): Jan. 4-5.
Dog Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 20-21; Nov. 30-Dec.
1; Jan. 11-12.
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct. 15Jan. 31. (except on days of gun
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice
(except spotted fawns): Jan. 2526.
State Season.
Saturdays of State Season
(except on days of gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 14-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Oct. 1-Feb. 28 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Dec. 18-Jan. 31 (except on days
of gun and primitive weapons
deer hunts).
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.
Mar. 15-April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon CST).
Open
during
wildlife
management area seasons using
weapons
and
ammunition
approved for those hunts. (NO
DOGS ALLOWED- DAYLIGHT
HOURS ONLY.)

ZONE B:
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting (Deer Antlered

Bucks Only):
Thursdays,
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
of the State Gun Deer Season,
Nov. 17-Jan. 31 (Daylight
Hours Only).
Dogs may be used on Nov. 29Dec. 2; Dec. 13-16; Jan. 3-6;
Jan. 10-13.

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(Archery)

Stalk Hunting Hunter's Choice

(except spotted fawns): Oct. 15Jan. 31.
State Season.
Sept. 8-23.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Oct. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 14-Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 Feb. 28.
Dec. 18-Jan. 31.
Nov. 17-Feb. 20.
Mar. 15-April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 Noon CST).
Open
during
wildlife
management area seasons using
weapons
and
ammunition
approved for those hunts. (NO
DOGS ALLOWED DAYLIGHT
HOURS ONLY).

WATERFOWL:
SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:
SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
SNIPE:
RACCOON & OPOSSUM:
WOODCOCK:
TRAPPING:
TURKEY:
FERAL HOG:

(dd) WEST JEFFERSON PUBLIC HUNTING AREA

(Jefferson & Tuscaloosa Counties)
ZONE A:
DEER:

(Gun)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only: Saturdays, Mondays,
and Wednesdays of the state
gun deer season of Nov. 17
Jan. 31 (No dogs allowed).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31. No dogs allowed.

(Archery)

ZONE B:
DEER:

(Primitive Weapons)

(Archery)

Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks

Only.
Saturdays,
Mondays,
and
Wednesdays of the state gun
deer season of Nov. 17 Jan.
31 (No dogs allowed).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31. No dogs allowed.

ZONES A & B:
TURKEY:

March 15 - April 30 (Daylight

until 12:00 noon CST).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28.
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28.

SQUIRREL:
RABBIT:
QUAIL:

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RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime

Only). Fox hunting dogs
only- no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 Mondays,
Wednesdays, & Saturdays only
noon until sunset.
Dec. 18 Jan. 31.
Nov. 14 Feb. 28.

DOVE:
WOODCOCK:
SNIPE:

(ee) WOLF CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

(Walker & Fayette Counties)
DEER:

(Youth)
(Gun)

(Archery)

(Primitive Weapons)

TURKEY:

(Youth)

SQUIRREL:

RABBIT:

QUAIL:
RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FOX:

DOVE:

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Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice

(except spotted fawns): Nov. 10.
Stalk Hunting Antlered Bucks
Only: Nov. 17-23; Dec. 14-15;
Dec. 28 -Jan. 3; Jan. 11- 12;
Jan. 25-26*. *On Jan. 26 a
predetermined percentage of
the permits issued will be
hunters choice (except spotted
fawns - one deer per day).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Oct.
15 - Jan. 31 (except on days of
scheduled youth, gun, and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Stalk Hunting Hunters Choice
(except spotted fawns): Nov.
30 Dec. 1 (one deer per
day).
March 9.
(Daylight until
12:00 noon).
March 15 - April 30 (Daylight
until 12:00 noon).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled youth, gun,
and primitive weapons deer
hunts).
Nov. 17 - Feb. 28 (except on
days of scheduled gun and
primitive weapons deer hunts).
Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 (Nighttime
Only). No hunting on nights
preceding days of scheduled
youth, gun and primitive
weapons deer hunts.
Fox
hunting - dogs only - no weapons.
Sept. 15 Oct. 27 - Wednesdays
and Saturdays only. - noon
until sunset.

TRAPPING:

Jan. 1 - Feb. 20.

220-2-.122 Georgia Reciprocal Fishing Agreement Regulation

(1) This regulation shall apply to those waters referred to in this
regulation which are covered by the reciprocal agreement with the State of
Georgia and which are within the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama,
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries.
(2) The State of Alabama and the State of Georgia have a reciprocal
agreement concerning fishing in certain reciprocal waters, whereby fishing
licenses of Georgia and Alabama are mutually recognized for fishing from the
banks or on the waters of the Chattahoochee River forming the boundary
between Alabama and Georgia and all impoundments thereon as now exists
or which may exist in the future, with the exception of that portion of West
Point Reservoir lying upstream (north) of Georgia Highway 109 bridge on the
Chattahoochee River arm of said reservoir. The waters covered by this
agreement do not include other streams or tributaries which flow into the
Chattahoochee River or its impoundments.

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(3) For the purpose of this agreement, "sport fishing" shall be defined
as the lawful taking by ordinary hook and line, pole, casting reel and rod and
use of artificial lures, spinning reel and rod, or fly rod.
(4) The term "commercial fishing" shall be defined as the legal taking
of non-game fish by any person from either state.
(5) No person shall take, catch, or have in possession on any one day,
more than fifty (50) in the aggregate of all of the following species or more
than one days creel limit for any species.
The daily creel limit shall be as follows:
Species

Daily Creel Limit

BLACK BASS........................................................ 10
(Includes Largemouth, Smallmouth, Kentucky
or Spotted, Redeye or Coosa, and Shoal)
WHITE BASS, SALTWATER STRIPED BASS
AND SALTWATER STRIPED-WHITE BASS
HYBRIDS, IN THE AGGREGATE...................... 15
(Only 2 of which may be 22 inches or longer in length)
CRAPPIE............................................................... 30
BREAM.................................................................. 50
(Includes Bluegill, Redbreast, Warmouth,
Shadow Bass and all other species of bream)
PICKEREL............................................................ 15
(6) Nets shall not be used to take fish from any of the waters covered
by this agreement provided, however, minnow seines, dip nets and cast nets
meeting the requirements of the respective states for catching minnows for
use as live bait are hereby permitted, and provided further that baskets and
snaglines may be used for catching and taking non-game fish, upon securing
from the proper authority or authorities of the state upon whose side of the
boundary line between the states such basket or snagline is used, any license
required for the use of such basket or snagline, and upon compliance with
any other laws or rules of the state governing the use of such baskets or
snagline.
(7) Fish may not be caught or taken by any hook or combination of
hooks pulled through the water (snatching); provided however, said hooks
may be so used with bait and/or lures to entice fish to strike or bite such bait
or lure.
(8) Snaglines, trotlines and wire baskets may be used for catching and
taking fish in any of the waters covered by this agreement according to the laws,
rules and regulations of the state in which the fishing takes place.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT - MISSISSIPPI
Reciprocal Agreement Pertaining to Sport Fishing on the Tennessee River.
Reciprocal agreements are in effect whereby sports fishing licenses of Mississippi
and Alabama are mutually recognized for fishing either the water or from the
banks of said water of the following part of the Tennessee River or embayment or
impoundments.

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All that part of the Tennessee River and its embayment and impoundments
between the junction of the Tennessee-Alabama-Mississippi line and a northsouth line projected across the Tennessee River from the eastern end of the old
Riverton Lock, except and exclusive of that part of the Big Bear Embayment
lying south of the Southern Railroad bridge.
All that part of the Tombigbee River, its embayments, impoundments and
navigation channel, from river mile 322 to the Aliceville Lock and Dam.
Creel limits pertaining to sport fishing of Alabama shall apply to Mississippi
licenses when fishing in the State of Alabama and the creel limits pertaining to
sport fishing in the State of Mississippi shall apply to Alabama licenses when
fishing in the State of Mississippi.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT - TENNESSEE
Reciprocal Agreement Pertaining to Tennessee River-Pickwick Lake. A
reciprocal agreement is in effect between the Tennessee Wildlife Resources
Agency and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to
recognize the sport fishing licenses of the two states within the impounded waters
of the Tennessee River-Pickwick Lake lying within Hardin County, Tennessee,
and Lauderdale County, Alabama, from Pickwick Dam (approximately TRM
207.8) upstream to where the common boundary line of Colbert County,
Alabama, and Tishomengo County, Mississippi, meet the Lauderdale County,
Alabama, boundary line at approximately TRM 224.8. It is agreed that:
Sport fisherman duly licensed or legally exempt from license requirements
by the State of Tennessee may, without further license, fish with ordinary hook
and line, pole, casting, spinning, and fly rods and reels, and use artificial lures
and natural bait in the area of Pickwick Lake described above.
Likewise, sport fishermen duly licensed or legally exempt from license
requirements by the State of Alabama may, without further license, fish with
ordinary hook and line, pole, casting, spinning, and fly rods and reels, and use
artificial lures and natural bait in the area of Pickwick Lake described above.
Except for licenses and fishing methods covered in this agreement, all creel
limits, size limits, and other laws, rules and regulations enacted by the State
having jurisdiction must be adhered to while fishing in that states waters.

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INDEX
PAGE
Access Areas...Public.............................................................................220-2-.37....62
Airboats..................................................................................................220-2-.60....76
Alligator..........Farming..........................................................................220-2-.96....79
Nuisance Control............................................................220-2-.95....79
Protection Regulation.....................................................220-2-.97....80
Aquatic Plant. Nonindigenous...............................................................220-2-.124..76
Archery (See Bow and Arrow)
Arms and Ammunition:
Legal, Hunting................................................................220-2-.02....38
Specification of Firearms...............................................220-2-.09....43
Bag Limits......Resident Game Birds and Animals................................220-2-.01....26
Waterfowl (Duck, Coot, Merganser, Goose, Teal)..........220-2-.77....34
Permit to Ship ...............................................................220-2-.19....49
Bait, Legal Means for Taking
Minnows, Shad...............................................................220-2-.39....64
Mussels ........................................................................220-2-.48....72
Bait, Traps......Unlawful to Hang or Suspend........................................220-2-.31....55
Bow and Arrow:
Bowfishing.....................................................................220-2-.46....68
Hunting, Legal Specifications .......................................220-2-.03....40
Possession of Firearms...................................................220-2-.10....45
Commercial Fishing Restrictions.........................................................220-2-.47....71
Commercial and Non-Game Fish:
Fish Designated..............................................................220-2-.45....68
Legal Methods and Equipment......................................220-2-.46....68
Nets, Use of in Certain Areas.........................................220-2-.42....65
Creel Limits (See Limits)
Crippled..........Birds, Animals and Fish,................................................220-2-.13....47
Crop Damage..Permit to Take Wildlife Causing,...................................220-2-.27....53
Crossbows.......Legal Specifications ......................................................220-2-.99....41
Prohibited Method..........................................................220-2-.11....46
Unlawful, Generally.......................................................220-2-.03....40
Decoys.............Turkey ........................................................................220-2-.11....46
Use of Live.....................................................................220-2-.11....46
Hunting, Confined to Bucks Only with Bare Antlers
Deer.................Deer Management Assistance Program .........................220-2-.73....85
Destroying Evidence of Sex...........................................220-2-.15....48
Antlers Visible Above Hairline......................................220-2-.14....47
Disabled Hunting Areas:
Areas Established...........................................................220-2-.110. .84
Regulations.....................................................................220-2-.109..82
Dogs.................Bird, Period for Training................................................220-2-.16....48
Greyhound Racing and Training.....................................220-2-.102..53
Hunting, Closed Gun Season.........................................220-2-.08....42
Hunting, Deer.................................................................220-2-.112. .42
Hunting, Restricted Hours, Turkey Season....................220-2-.01....26
Feeding Areas.Hunting by Aid of...........................................................220-2-.11....47
Feral Swine Regulation.........................................................................220-2-.86....43
Field Trials.............................................................................................220-2-.17....48
Fishing............Commercial/Non-game, Designated ..............................220-2-.45....68
Commercial/Restrictions................................................220-2-.47....71

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Game Fish, Designated..................................................220-2-.34....56

Gear, Unattended............................................................220-2-.47....72
Legal Methods and Equipment......................................220-2-.46....68
License, Fees......................................................................................134
Limits, Creel/Possession/Size (See Limits)
Mullet, Legal Methods, Freshwater ...............................220-2-.39....64
Paddlefish (See Paddlefish)
Prohibited Methods of Taking Fish................................220-2-.44....67
Snagging, Snatching Fish on
Tennessee River......................................................220-2-.115..85
Suckers, Netting, Certain Counties................................220.2-.38....63
Taking Fish in Waterfowl Management Areas................220-2-.40....64
Trolling, Certain Areas, Duck Season............................220-2-.41....64
Fur Catchers. .Restrictions....................................................................220-2-.30....54
Fur Bearers....Designated......................................................................220-2-.30....54
Trapping Seasons...........................................................220-2-.29....54
Fur Dealers.............................................................................................220-2-.33....55
Furs.................Raw, Possession After Season .......................................220-2-.32....55
Game Animals
Designated......................................................................220-2-.06....42
Game Birds....Designated......................................................................220-2-.04....42
Game Fish......Designated .....................................................................220-2-.34....56
Groundhog (See Woodchuck)
Hunter Orange:
Requirement...................................................................220-2-.85....25
Hunting...........Closed Gun Season, with Dogs......................................220-2-.08....42
Dove, Normal Agricultural Planting...............................220-2-.114. .82
Legal Hours, Game Animals..........................................220-2-.07....42
Legal Hours, Game Birds...............................................220-2-.05....42
License Fees.......................................................................................134
Preserves, Commercial, Exotics,
Native Game Birds and Animals................................220-2-.25....51
Preserves, Commercial, Permit Requirement................220-2-.25....51
Preserves, Commercial, Mallard Ducks.........................220-2-.101..49
Prohibited Methods and Devices....................................220-2-.11....46
Seasons, General............................................................220-2-.01....26
Seasons, Special Deer, Redstone Arsenal & Fort
Rucker & Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.............220-2-.107..35
Seasons, Special, State Cattle Ranch.............................220-2-.117. .36
Seasons, Ducks, Coot, Merganser, Goose, Teal..............220-2-.77....34
Importation....Birds, Animals, Raw Furs Subject to State Law............220-2-.25....51
Release, Sale, Possession, Restrictions..........................220-2-.26....51
Rudd and Roach, Prohibition of.....................................220-2-.93....53
Inspection........Game Bag, etc., Refusing to Allow................................220-2-.12....47
Invertebrate Species..............................................................................220-2-.98....80
License Information:
Fees....................................................................................................134
Field Trial, Exemption...................................................220-2-17.....48
Fishing...............................................................................................134
Freshwater/Saltwater Fishing License Jurisdiction 220-2-.42....65
Fur Catchers.......................................................................................134
Hunting ...........................................................................................134
Mussel Catchers/Dealers...................................................................135

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Possession, Requirement................................................220-2-.23....51
Limits..............Creel/Possession, Size, Game Fish................................220-2-.35....56
Creel/Possession, Federally Owned Lakes/Ponds..........220-2-.61....77
Creel/Possession, U.S. Forest Service Lands.................220-2-.57....76
Daily Bag/Possession, Resident Game...........................220-2-.01....26
Daily Bag/Possession, Waterfowl...................................220-2-.77....34
Possession, Game Birds/Animals, Generally,
Exceptions.................................................................220-2-.18....49
Migratory Birds:
Game Designated...........................................................220-2-.04....42
Harvest Information Program.........................................220-2-.118. .38
Legal Arms and Ammunition.........................................220-2-.02....38
Stamp, Hunting, Possession Requirement......................220-2-.23....51
Mullet..............Taking in Freshwater......................................................220-2-.39....64
Mussels...........Buyers, Report................................................................220-2-.53....75
Harvest, Restriction, Daylight Hours Only ...................220-2-.50....74
Harvest, Restriction, Five Days a Week ........................220-2-.51....74
Legal Methods and Equipment......................................220-2-.48....72
Legal Species.................................................................220-2-.104..74
Restricted Areas for Taking ...........................................220-2-.52....74
Restrictions, Size ...........................................................220-2-.49....73
Seasons ........................................................................220-2-.106..74
Waters Open...................................................................220-2-.103..73
Muzzleloaders.Legal Specifications.......................................................220-2-.09....43
......................................................220-2-.02....38
National Forests:
Defined as Open Public Land.........................................220-2-.85....25
Hunting Seasons.............................................................220-2-.01....26
Fishing, Daily Creel Limits............................................220-2-.57....76
Nets, Fishing...Restrictions, Commercial Use........................................220-2-.47....71
Size, Use in Certain Areas, Commercial
and Non-game Fish........................................................220-2-.42....65
Size, Generally...............................................................220-2-.46....70
Taking Suckers in Certain Counties...............................220-2-.38....63
Non-game Species..................................................................................220-2-.92....77
Non-Toxic Shot:
Required for Hunting Waterfowl....................................220-2-.77....35
Open Permit Land:
Defined ..........................................................................220-2-.85....25
Open Public Land:
Defined...........................................................................220-2-.85....25
Paddlefish.......Taking Prohibited ..........................................................220-2-.94....67
Waste, Unlawful to.........................................................220-2-.43....67
Permit.............Crop Damage, Taking Wildlife Causing.........................220-2-.27....53
Shipping, 2-Days Bag Limit...........................................220-2-.19....49
Possession Limit:
Fish (See Fishing)
Game Birds, Animals, Furbearers, Generally
Exceptions..................................................................220-2-.18....49
Resident Game (See Bag Limit)
Waterfowl (See Bag Limit)
Possession.......Carcass, Untanned Hides/Skins.....................................220-2-.24....51
Wildlife, Live Protected.................................................220-2-.26....51

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Public Access Areas (See Access Areas)

Public Fishing Lakes:
State-Owned...................................................................220-2-.36....58
Quail...............Commercial Pen-Raised, Tag Required..........................220-2-.28....53
Reciprocal Agreements:
Georgia ..........................................................................220-2-.122..126
Mississippi.........................................................................................127
Tennessee...........................................................................................127
Retrieve Crippled:
Birds, Animals and Fish, Reasonable Effort Required...220-2-.13....47
Rudd and Roach:
Importation/Possession Prohibition................................220-2-.93....53
Slat Boxes.......Restrictions, Commercial Fishing..................................220-2-.47....71
Specifications.................................................................220-2-.46....70
Spears.............Legal Specification.........................................................220-2-.02....40
Stamps............Duck, Required..............................................................220-2-.77....35
Suckers............Taking by Nets, Certain Counties...................................220-2-.38....63
Tagging...........Bobcat/Otter...................................................................220-2-.30....54
Deer, Unantlered, DMP.................................................220-2-.73....85
Slat Boxes......................................................................220-2-.44....67
Transporting...Game and Fish, Openly..................................................220-2-.12....47
Trapping, Fur Bearers
Bait, Unlawful to Hang or Suspend...............................220-2-.31....55
Restrictions, Specifications, Requirements....................220-2-30.....54
Seasons...........................................................................220-2-.29....54
Trolling............Prohibited Certain Areas, Duck Season.........................220-2-.41....64
Turkey.............Destroying Evidence of Sex...........................................220-2-.15....48
Release into the Wild.....................................................220-2-.26....52
Wildlife...........Possession of Live, Protected.........................................220-2-.26....51
Wildlife Management Areas/Sanctuaries and Refuges:
Areas and Sanctuaries Established.................................220-2-.22....50
Hunting Dates................................................................220-2-.54....75
Hunting Seasons.............................................................220-2-.56....96
Possession of Firearms, Bow and Arrow........................220-2-.21....49
Regulations.....................................................................220-2-.55....87

Wire Baskets:
Number and Mesh Size, By County...............................220-2-.46....70
Jefferson County, Use of.................................................220-2-.70....71
Shelby County, Use of....................................................220-2-.04L. 71
Woodchuck.....Trapping within 100 ft. of Fields and Crops..................220-2-.09....45
Youth Deer Hunts:
Wildlife Management Areas...........................................220-2-.55....87
Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day.............................................................220-2-.119. .37

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GENERAL INFORMATION
LICENSE FEES
HUNTING LICENSES: Required for residents 16 years of age and under 65
years of age and nonresidents 16 years of age and older. (State and Federal
Duck Stamp required when hunting migratory waterfowl.)
Resident

Nonresident

State
$ 16.00
County
$ 8.50
Combination Hunting &
Freshwater Fishing $ 24.50
Sportsmans License $ 59.50*

Annual All Game

Annual Small Game
10-Day Trip All Game
10-Day Trip Small Game
3-Day Trip All Game
3-Day Trip Small Game

Issuance Fee Included

Issuance Fee Included

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$252.00
$ 77.00
$127.00
$ 47.00
$ 77.00
$ 32.00

**LIFETIME:

Hunting
Hunting and
Freshwater Fishing
64 Lifetime License:

$300.00

(An all game license is required for

nonresidents to hunt deer and turkey.)

$450.00
***

* The Sportsmans License covers state hunting, fresh and saltwater fishing,
Wildlife Management Area fees, the state waterfowl stamp and the issuance fee.
**Issued only by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 64
North Union Street Ste 457, Montgomery, Alabama 36130, and by probate
judges and license commissioners. Also available by calling: 1-888-848-6887.
***The Resident 64 Lifetime License is available to Alabama residents 64 years
old for the price of an annual resident hunting or fishing license.
In lieu of a regular hunting license, either a resident or a nonresident may
purchase for $10.00, a 7-day commercial fowl hunting preserve license that
allows that person the privilege of hunting only artificially propagated or penraised fowl on a licensed commercial fowl hunting preserve. ( Issuance Fee
Included)
Residents 65 years of age and over are exempt from buying hunting licenses
provided said resident has on his person while hunting a drivers license or proof
of permanent Alabama residence and age.
A $16.00 Management Area License in addition to the appropriate hunting
license and a Management Area Permit (free) are required for hunting. Shooting
range users on Wildlife Management Areas are required to have a valid hunting
license or the Management Area License. (Issuance Fee Included.)

FUR CATCHERS LICENSE:

Resident
Nonresident

$ 8.40
$500.90

Issuance Fee Included

FRESHWATER MUSSEL LICENSE:

Resident Catcher
Nonresident Catcher
Resident Dealer or Buyer
Nonresident Dealer or Buyer

$251.00
$751.00
$101.00
$301.00

Issuance Fee Included

SPORT FISHING LICENSES:

Resident Annual Freshwater

Combination Hunting
and Freshwater
Resident 7-Day Trip Freshwater
*Resident Lifetime Freshwater
*Resident Lifetime Hunting and
Freshwater
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9.50

$ 24.50
$ 6.00
$150.00
$450.00

Resident Annual Saltwater

Resident 7-Day Trip Saltwater
Resident Annual Combination
Saltwater and Freshwater
*Resident Lifetime Saltwater
*Resident Lifetime Hunting and
Saltwater
*Combination Lifetime Hunting,
Freshwater and Saltwater
64 Lifetime License (See information
under Hunting Licenses)
Resident Annual Saltwater Pier

$ 16.00
$ 6.00
$ 24.50
$250.00
$550.00
$700.00
$

6.00

Issuance Fee Included

(Required for residents 16 years of age and under 65 years of age who fish with
rod and reel or artificial bait. This license is also required to fish with hook and
line outside county of legal residence.)
*Issued only by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 64
North Union Street Ste. 457, Montgomery Alabama 36130, and by probate
judges and license commissioners. Also available by calling: 1-888-848-6887.
NOTE: Residents 65 years of age and over are exempt from buying fishing
licenses providing that said resident has on his person while fishing a drivers
license or proof of permanent Alabama residence and age.
** Nonresident Annual Freshwater
**Nonresident Annual Saltwater
**Nonresident Annual Combination
Freshwater and Saltwater

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$ 31.00
$ 31.00
$ 61.00

SPORT FISHING LICENSES: (continued)

***Nonresident 7-Day Trip Freshwater

***Nonresident 7-Day Trip Saltwater

$ 11.00
$ 11.00

Issuance Fee Included

**Required for fishing in any public water regardless of tackle used
***Good for seven [7] consecutive days. Required for fishing in any public
water regardless of tackle used.
NOTE TO NONRESIDENTS: Special fishing license fees may apply to
residents of Florida, Louisiana, and Tennessee due to reciprocal license costs.
Game fish cannot be caught by any method other than ordinary hook and line,
fly, troll, or spinner. The sale of game fish taken from public water is prohibited
by law in Alabama.
FRESHWATER COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE:

Resident Annual
Retail Freshwater Fish Dealer
Wholesale Freshwater Fish Dealer

$100.00
$ 10.85
$ 25.85

Issuance Fee Included

Nonresident Commercial Fishing (same as nonresident
license in applicants resident state.)
SPEAR FISHING LICENSE:

Resident Annual
Nonresident Annual
Nonresident 7-Day Trip
Issuance Fee Included

Spear fishing license issued by:

Department of Conservation
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
64 North Union Street, Ste. 567
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 242-3465
Marine Resources Division
PO Box 189
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
(251) 861-2882
Marine Resources Division
PO Box 458
Gulf Shores, AL 36547
(251) 968-7576

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$
$
$

6.00
8.50
3.50