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2020-2021 Wildlife Management Area Schedule Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 2020-2021 OFFICIAL PUBLIC DEER HUNTING SCHEDULE & MAP For turkey and small game seasons, refer to the WMA map permits. Forever Wild Gothard-AWF Yates Lake1 Wild Yates Forever Gothard-AWF Upper Delta1 Swan Creek/Mallard-Fox Seven MileIsland Murphy Sam R. Riverton* Raccoon Creek River Perdido Oakmulgee* Refuge Creek North SautyandCrow Mulberry Fork* Mud Creek Holland W.L. Delta/ Mobile-Tensaw Martin CHA Lowndes* Little River* Lauderdale*1 Martin-Skyline*1 D. James Hollins*1 BaySavanna Grand Geneva StateForest* Hills*1 Freedom NelsonDemopolis* David K. Creek Crow Coosa* Coon Gulf Choccolocco*1 Cahaba River* Boggy Hollow Blue Spring* Black Warrior*1 Barbour*1 WMA* Autauga - Kelley Charles D. * Indicates antlered buck restriction in all or part of area inallorpartofarea buckrestriction * Indicatesantlered Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources AREAS 2020-2021OFFICIALPUBLICDEERHUNTINGSCHEDULE&MAP WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ALABAMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS Hunters Choice Oct. 1 - Jan. 15 1 Refer to WMA Map Permit forZone(s) WMA MapPermit Referto Hunters Choice Oct. 1 - Jan. 27 Hunters Choice Oct. 15 - Nov. 20 Antlered Bucks Only Oct. 15 - Oct. 24 ARCHERY Hunters Choice Oct. 15 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Oct. 24 - Nov. 1 Hunters Choice Oct. 24 - Feb. 10 [HUNT SCHEDULE] Hunters Choice Oct. 25 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Dec. 26 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Jan. 2 - Jan. 10 Antlered Bucks Only Jan. 16 - Jan. 27 Nov. 2 - 6 PRIMITIVE WEAPONS STALK HUNTING DEER Nov. 7 - 13 Nov. 16 - 18 Nov. 16 - 20 Nov. 18 - 20 HUNTERS’S CHOICE Nov. 30 - Dec. 5 Dec. 4 - 6 Dec. 8 - 13 Dec. 14 - 18 Dec. 16 - 20 Dec. 19 - 22 Dec. 21 - 24 Jan. 2 - 4 Jan. 15 - 17 For turkey and small game seasons, refer to the WMA mappermits. tothe refer andsmallgameseasons, turkey For Nov. 7 (Zone A) Nov. 21 HUNTINGGUNDEERHUNTER’SCHOICE STALK Nov. 21 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - 22 Nov. 21 - 22 (Zone A) Nov. 21 - 22 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - 28 Nov. 21 - Feb. 10 (Wednesday and Saturdays) Nov. 23 - 28 Nov. 24 - 28 Nov. 26 - 29 (Zone A&B) Nov. 27 - 28 Nov. 27 - 28 (Zone B) Nov. 27 - 29 Nov. 27 - 29 (Zone A&B) Nov. 28 - 29 Forever Wild Gothard-AWF Yates Lake1 Wild Yates Forever Gothard-AWF Upper Delta1 Swan Creek/Mallard-Fox Seven MileIsland Murphy Sam R. Riverton* Raccoon Creek River Perdido Oakmulgee* Refuge Creek North SautyandCrow Mulberry Fork* Mud Creek Holland W.L. Delta/ Mobile-Tensaw Martin CHA Lowndes* Little River* Lauderdale*1 Martin-Skyline*1 D. James Hollins*1 BaySavanna Grand Geneva StateForest* Hills*1 Freedom NelsonDemopolis* David K. Creek Crow Coosa* Coon Gulf Choccolocco*1 Cahaba River* Boggy Hollow Blue Spring* Black Warrior*1 Barbour*1 WMA* Autauga - Kelley Charles D. Hunters Choice Oct. 1 - Jan. 15 Hunters Choice Oct. 1 - Jan. 27 Hunters Choice Oct. 15 - Nov. 20 Antlered Bucks Only Oct. 15 - Oct. 24 ARCHERY Hunters Choice Oct. 15 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Oct. 24 - Nov. 1 Hunters Choice Oct. 24 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Oct. 25 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Dec. 26 - Feb. 10 Hunters Choice Jan. 2 - Jan. 10 Antlered Bucks Only Jan. 16 - Jan. 27 Nov. 2 - 6 PRIMITIVE WEAPONS STALK HUNTING DEER Nov. 7 - 13 Nov. 16 - 18 Nov. 16 - 20 Nov. 18 - 20 HUNTERS’S CHOICE Nov. 30 - Dec. 5 Dec. 4 - 6 Dec. 8 - 13 Dec. 14 - 18 Dec. 16 - 20 Dec. 19 - 22 Dec. 21 - 24 Jan. 2 - 4 Jan. 15 - 17 Nov. 7 (Zone A) Nov. 21 HUNTINGGUNDEERHUNTER’SCHOICE STALK Nov. 21 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - 22 Nov. 21 - 22 (Zone A) Nov. 21 - 22 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - 28 Nov. 21 - Feb. 10 (Wednesday and Saturdays) Nov. 23 - 28 Nov. 24 - 28 Nov. 26 - 29 (Zone A&B) Nov. 27 - 28 Nov. 27 - 28 (Zone B) Nov. 27 - 29 Nov. 27 - 29 (Zone A&B) Nov. 28 - 29 Forever Wild Gothard-AWF Yates Lake1 Wild Yates Forever Gothard-AWF Upper Delta1 Swan Creek/Mallard-Fox Seven MileIsland Murphy Sam R. Riverton* Raccoon Creek River Perdido Oakmulgee* Refuge Creek North SautyandCrow Mulberry Fork* Mud Creek Holland W.L. Delta/ Mobile-Tensaw Martin CHA Lowndes* Little River* Lauderdale*1 Martin-Skyline*1 D. James Hollins*1 BaySavanna Grand Geneva StateForest* Hills*1 Freedom NelsonDemopolis* David K. Creek Crow Coosa* Coon Gulf Choccolocco*1 Cahaba River* Boggy Hollow Blue Spring* Black Warrior*1 Barbour*1 WMA* Autauga - Kelley Charles D. * Indicates antlered buck restriction in all or part of area inallorpartofarea buckrestriction * Indicatesantlered Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural ALABAMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 2020-2021OFFICIALPUBLICDEERHUNTINGSCHEDULE&MAP WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ALABAMA Resources WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 1 Nov. 30 - Dec. 6 (Zone A) Refer to WMA Map Permit forZone(s) WMA MapPermit Referto Dec. 3 - 6 (Zone A&B) Dec. 4 - 6 Dec. 4 - 10 STALK HUNTINGGUNDEERHUNTER’SCHOICE STALK Dec. 7 - 13 (Zone B) Dec. 10 - 13 [HUNT SCHEDULE] Dec. 11 - 12 Dec. 12 - 13 Dec. 12 - 20 Dec. 14 - 20 (Zone A) Dec. 15 - 19 Dec. 17 - 20 (Zone A&B) Dec. 21 - 27 (Zone B) Dec. 26 - 27 Dec. 26 - Jan. 2 Dec. 29 - Jan. 2 Jan. 7 - 9 (Zone A&B) Jan. 7 -10 Jan. 9 - 17 Jan. 15 - 17 Jan. 21 - 24 Nov. 7 (Zone A) Nov. 8 (Zone B) Nov. 12 - 14 (Zone A) HUNTINGGUNDEERANTLEREDBUCKSONLY STALK Nov. 19 - 22 (Zone B) For turkey and small game seasons, refer to the WMA mappermits. tothe refer andsmallgameseasons, turkey For Nov. 21 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - 22 Nov. 21 - 22 (Zone A&B) Nov. 21 - Feb. 10 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) Nov. 23 - 27 Nov. 26 - 29 (Zone A) Nov. 26 - 29 (Zone A&B) Nov. 27 - 29 (Zone A) Nov. 28 - 29 Nov. 30 - Dec. 4 Dec. 3 - 6 (Zone A) Dec. 4 - 6 (Zone A) Dec. 4 - 6 (Zone B) Dec. 5 - 11 Dec. 10 - 13 (Zone B) Forever Wild Gothard-AWF Yates Lake1 Wild Yates Forever Gothard-AWF Upper Delta1 Swan Creek/Mallard-Fox Seven MileIsland Murphy Sam R. Riverton* Raccoon Creek River Perdido Oakmulgee* Refuge Creek North SautyandCrow Mulberry Fork* Mud Creek Holland W.L. Delta/ Mobile-Tensaw Martin CHA Lowndes* Little River* Lauderdale*1 Martin-Skyline*1 D. James Hollins*1 BaySavanna Grand Geneva StateForest* Hills*1 Freedom NelsonDemopolis* David K. Creek Crow Coosa* Coon Gulf Choccolocco*1 Cahaba River* Boggy Hollow Blue Spring* Black Warrior*1 Barbour*1 WMA* Autauga - Kelley Charles D. * Indicates antlered buck restriction in all or part of area inallorpartofarea buckrestriction * Indicatesantlered Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources AREAS 2020-2021OFFICIALPUBLICDEERHUNTINGSCHEDULE&MAP WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ALABAMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS Dec. 11 - 13 1 Refer to WMA Map Permit forZone(s) WMA MapPermit Referto Dec. 11 - 13 (Zone A) Dec. 11 - 13 (Zone A&B) Dec. 11 - 13 (Zone B) Dec. 12 - 13 Dec. 12 - 18 Dec. 16 - 20 [HUNT SCHEDULE] Dec. 16 - 20 (Zone A) Dec. 17 - 20 (Zone A) Dec. 18 - 20 (Zone A) Dec. 18 - 20 (Zone A&B) Dec. 19 - 20 (Zone B) Dec. 19 - 25 Dec. 20 - 24 (Zone B) HUNTINGGUNDEERANTLEREDBUCKSONLY STALK Dec. 26 - 27 Dec. 26 - 28 Dec. 26 - 28 (Zone B) Dec. 26 - 29 Dec. 26 - 30 (Zone A) Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 (Zone A&B) Dec. 30 - Jan. 3 Dec. 31 - Jan. 3 (Zone A&B) Dec. 31 - Jan. 3 (Zone B) Jan. 1 - 3 For turkey and small game seasons, refer to the WMA mappermits. tothe refer andsmallgameseasons, turkey For Jan. 1 - 3 (Zone A) Jan. 1 - 7 Jan. 2 - 8 Jan. 3 - 7 Jan. 4 - 10 (Zone B) Jan. 6 - 10 (Zone A) Jan. 7 - 10 (Zone A) Jan. 8 - 9 Jan. 8 - 10 Jan. 8 - 10 (Zone A&B) Jan. 9 - 15 Jan. 9 - 11 (Zone A) Jan. 13 - 17 Jan. 13 - 17 (Zone B) Jan. 14 - 17 (Zone B) Jan. 15 - 17 ALABAMA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS 2020-2021 OFFICIAL PUBLIC DEER HUNTING SCHEDULE & MAP [HUNT SCHEDULE] DOG GUN STALK HUNTING GUN DEER ANTLERED BUCKS ONLY STALK HUNTING GUN DEER ANTLERED BUCKS ONLY DOG HUNTINGDEER GUN DEER DIGITAL WMA ANTLERED BUCKS ONLY CHECK-IN Use the WMA Check-in feature on the Outdoor AL app prior to or upon arrival, and Check-out when departing the WMA. Hunters who do not use the digital WMA Check-in on the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS Outdoor AL app must have Dec. 11 - 13 Dec. A) 11 - 13 (Zone Dec. A&B) 11 - 13 (Zone Dec. 11 - 13 (Zone B) Dec. 12 - 13 Dec. 12 - 18 Dec. 16 - 20 Dec. A) 16 - 20 (Zone Dec. A) 17 - 20 (Zone Dec. A) 18 - 20 (Zone Dec. A&B) 18 - 20 (Zone Dec. 19 - 20 (Zone B) Dec. 19 - 25 Dec. 20 - 24 (Zone B) Dec. 26 - 27 Dec. 26 - 28 Dec. 26 - 28 (Zone B) Dec. 26 - 29 Dec. A) 26 - 30 (Zone Dec. 1 26 - Jan. Dec. A&B) 1 (Zone 26 - Jan. Dec. 3 30 - Jan. Dec. A&B) 3 (Zone 31 - Jan. Dec. 3 (Zone B) 31 - Jan. Dec. 1 - 3 Jan. A) 1 - 3 (Zone Jan. 1 - 7 Jan. 2 - 8 Jan. 3 - 7 Jan. 4 - 10 (Zone B) Jan. A) 6 - 10 (Zone Jan. A) 7 - 10 (Zone Jan. 8 - 9 Jan. 8 - 10 Jan. A&B) 8 - 10 (Zone Jan. 9 - 15 Jan. A) 9 - 11 (Zone Jan. 13 - 17 Jan. 13 - 17 (Zone B) Jan. 14 - 17 (Zone B) Jan. 15 - 17 Jan. Jan. 15 - 17 (Zone A&B) 15 - 17 (Zone Jan. 15 - 17 (Zone B) Jan. 16 -17 Jan. 16 - 22 Jan. A&B) 21 - 23 (Zone Jan. A&B) 21 - 31 (Zone Jan.
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