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Alabama’s Wildlife Management Areas provide access to 33 public hunting areas, which are managed to increase your opportunity to harvest the coveted Alabama Eastern Wild Turkey. These public hunting areas are great for the most advanced hunter to those just getting started in the sport. Grab your vest, purchase your hunting license, and enjoy time in the turkey woods on one of Alabama Wildlife Management Areas.

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Requirements to hunt a WMA

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The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources continues the development, maintenance, and management of over 750,000 acres of land for hunters. These areas are financed with funds derived from hunting licenses and federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition. Located below you will find a list and maps of public hunting areas in Alabama.

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Wildlife Management Area	Location	Size	Type Hunting Allowed	Harvest Surveys	Downloadable Map Files*
Autauga	Autauga county, north of Prattville	8,127acres	Big game and small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
Barbour	Barbour and Bullock Counties near Clayton	28,214 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Black Warrior	Lawrence and Winston counties near Moulton	91,263 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Blue Spring	Covington County near Andalusia	24,783 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Boggy Hollow	Covington County near Andalusia	7,000 acres	Big game and small game hunting		GPX / TXT / KMZ
Choccolocco	Cleburne County near Heflin	56,838 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Coosa	Coosa County near Rockford	17,486 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
David K. Nelson	Sumter, Hale, Marengo and Greene Counties near Demopolis	8,308 acres	Waterfowl, big game, and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Freedom Hills	Colbert County near Cherokee	33,539 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Geneva State Forest	Geneva County near Florala	16,093 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Grand Bay Savanna	Mobile County near Grand Bay	5,151 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Hollins	Clay and Talladega Counties near Hollins	28,802 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / TXT
Jackson County	Crow Creek: Jackson County near Stevenson	2,069 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		GPX / TXT
	Crow Creek Refuge: Jackson County near Stevenson	3,346 acres	Small game hunting		GPX / TXT
	Raccoon Creek: Jackson County near Stevenson	8,507 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		Raccoon Creek DWU South-KMZ Raccoon Creek DWU North-KMZ
	Mud Creek: Jackson County near Scottsboro	8,003 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		KMZ
	North Sauty Refuge: Jackson County near Scottsboro	5,009 acres	Small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
James D. Martin-Skyline	Jackson County near Scottsboro	60,732 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Lauderdale	Lauderdale County near Waterloo	20,344 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Little River	Cherokee and DeKalb Counties near Centre	13,100 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Lowndes	Lowndes County near White Hall	15,920 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Martin CHA	Tallapoosa County near Jacksons Gap	400 acres	Big game and small game hunting
Mobile-Tensaw Delta & W.L. Holland	Baldwin and Mobile Counties, north and south of the causeway	51,040 acres	Waterfowl, big game, and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Mulberry Fork	Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties near Tutwiler	35,260 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Sam R. Murphy	Lamar and Marion Counties near Guin	16,372 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Oakmulgee	Bibb, Hale, Perry and Tuscaloosa Counties	44,500 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Perdido River	Baldwin County, north of Interstate 10, near Gateswood	17,337 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Riverton	Colbert County near Cherokee	5,285 acres	Big game and small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
Seven Mile Island	Lauderdale County near Florence	4,685 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
Swan Creek ^{Blind Regulations}	Limestone County near Decatur	8,870 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
Mallard Fox Creek ^{Blind Regulations}	Lawrence and Morgan Counties near Decatur	1,742 acres	Waterfowl and small game hunting		GPX / KMZ / TXT
Upper Delta	Baldwin & Mobile Counties near Stockton	42,451 acres	Waterfowl, big game, and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
William R. Ireland-Cahaba River	Bibb and Shelby counties near West Blocton	35,559 acres	Big game and small game hunting	Deer Harvest	GPX / KMZ / TXT
Yates Lake	Elmore County near Tallassee	5,616 acres	Big game and small game hunting		KMZ / TXT

Requirements to Hunt on Management Area:

A hunting license
Outdoor Alabama WMA Check-in app or paper Wildlife Management Area map permit
Outdoor Alabama WMA Check-in app or paper Daily Permit (required on Boggy Hollow, Coosa, Choccolocco, Hollins, Jackson County, James D. Martin Skyline, Little River, Swan Creek and Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Areas)
Wildlife Management Area License
A Wildlife Heritage License is valid in lieu of resident State Hunting and Wildlife Management AreaLicense for small game hunting, excluding waterfowl

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What do your hunting and fishing license fee fund?

100% of your hunting and fishing license fees go to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for on-the-ground conservation efforts that help make Alabama one of the best places in the country to hunt and fish. Fish stocking, wildlife management, habitat restoration, land conservation, and Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officers are just some of the initiatives funded in part by your license fees. Thank you for your support of outdoor recreation and conservation.

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