By Region

Alabama's Hunting & Fishing Trail
for People with Physical Disabilities

The trail is a network of public and private recreational sites throughout the state providing accessible fishing, shooting, and hunting opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities.  The trail has been developed by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in cooperation with a broad range of sponsors.

Hunting sites on the trail are provided by various public and/or private entities and managed by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.  Due to safety and liability considerations, certain requirements apply for those participating in hunting on the sites designated for that activity.

• Each hunter must complete an application available from the Wildlife Section, P. O. Box 301457, Montgomery, AL 36130-1457; or by calling (334) 242-3469.
• The application process certifies that individuals are physically disabled under guidelines established by the American Medical Association, Veterans Administration, or the U. S. Social Security Administration.
• Hunting is restricted to two or three days per week at each site so that deer are not pressured and forced to become nocturnal in their activities.
• An individual may hunt on a given area only once every two weeks.
• Hunting is by reservation only and each participant must check in and out on the date reserved.
• All hunting is from shooting houses located on wildlife openings.
• Participants in these hunts may bring a non-hunting partner to assist as needed.

HUNTING SITES
1. Charles A.Farquhar State Cattle Ranch
2. Dept. of Youth Services Physically Disabled Hunting Area
3. Fayette WMA Disabled Hunting Area
4. Little River State Forest Disabled Hunting Area
5. Macon State Forest Disabled Hunting Area
6. Marengo Physically Disabled Hunting Area
7. Mead-Alabama Power Co. Physically Disabled Hunting Area
8. Pine Hills Physically Disabled Hunting Area
9. Prairie Creek Physically Disabled Hunting Area (Bow Only)
10. R.L. Harris Management Area
11. Turnipseed-Ikenberry Place Physically Disabled Hunting Area
12. USA Foundation Hunting Area

There are no requirements to preregister to use the fishing and shooting facilities.  Trail sponsors encourage you and a friend to visit one or more of these sites and experience the joys of recreational fishing and shooting.  All users of these facilities must be properly licensed and abide by regulations governing the fishing and shooting sites.

SHOOTING SITES

13. Barbour County WMA, Clayton
14. Cahaba River WMA West Blocton
15. Coosa WMA, Rockford
16. Freedom Hills WMA, Cherokee
17. James D. Martin-Skyline WMA, Skyline 
18. Sam R. Murphy WMA, Guin
19. Swan Creek WMA, Decatur

For fishing information call the individual fishing sites listed below.

Please call (334) 242-3465 to obtain additional information regarding the trail's fishing, shooting, and hunting opportunities.