ELMORE
WILCOX
LAUDERDALE
LIMESTONE
MADISON
JACKSON
COLBERT
LAWRENCE
FRANKLIN
MORGAN
MARSHALL
DEKALB
MARION
WINSTON
CULLMAN
ETOWAH
CHEROKEE
BLOUNT
ST CLAIR
CALHOUN
JEFFERSON
WALKER
FAYETTE
LAMAR
TUSCALOOSA
PICKENS
SHELBY
TALLADEGA
CLAY
RANDOLPH
GREENE
HALE
SUMTER
BIBB
CHILTON
COOSA
PERRY
TALLAPOOSA
CHAMBERS
LEE
AUTAUGA
DALLAS
MARENGO
LOWNDES
BUTLER
CHOCTAW
CLARKE
MONTGOMERY
MACON
RUSSELL
BULLOCK
BARBOUR
CRENSHAW
PIKE
WASHINGTON
CONECUH
COVINGTON
ESCAMBIA
GENEVA
COFFEE
DALE
HENRY
MOBILE
BALDWIN
CLEBURNE
HOUSTON
MONROE
5
1
2
4
35
6
7
13
8
10
15
12
31
17
19
20
23
22
24
26
28
30
16
33
34
27
9
25
32
18
14
3
11
21
29
6
7
3
2
1
4
9
10
11
12
13
8
5
Alabama underwent an extensive white-tailed deer
restocking program during the middle of the 20th
century. Deer stocked were from several states which
not only brought great deer to Alabama but their
genetics as well. The genetics determine the rut
of those deer to this day. The restocking created a
unique opportunity for hunters in Alabama to hunt
the rut from mid-November until mid-February. This
map can help you plan your hunting trip in Alabama
so you can hunt the rut all season.
Wildlife Management Areas
To learn more about deer hunting in Alabama, visit: OutdoorAlabama.com
n November 10 - November 23
n November 24 - December 8
n December 9 - December 24
n December 25 - January 8
n January 9 - January 24
n January 25 - February 8
PEAK RUT DATES
Alabama
1 BARBOUR MANAGEMENT AREA
2 BLACK WARRIOR MANAGEMENT AREA
3 BLUE SPRING MANAGEMENT AREA
4 BOGGY HOLLOW MANAGEMENT AREA
5 CHARLES D. KELLEY - AUTAUGA COMMUNITY
HUNTING AREA
6 CHOCCOLOCCO MANAGEMENT AREA
7 COOSA MANAGEMENT AREA
8 CROW CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA
9 CROW CREEK REFUGE AREA
10 DAVID K. NELSON MANAGEMENT AREA
11 GOTHARD – AWF YATES LAKE
MANAGEMENT AREA
12 FREEDOM HILLS MANAGEMENT AREA
13 GENEVA STATE FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA
14 GRAND BAY SAVANNA MANAGEMENT AREA
15 HOLLINS MANAGEMENT AREA
16 JAMES D. MARTIN - SKYLINE
MANAGEMENT AREA
17 LAUDERDALE MANAGEMENT AREA
18 LITTLE RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA
19 LOWNDES MANAGEMENT AREA
20 MALLARD - FOX CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA
21 MARTIN COMMUNITY HUNTING AREA
22 MOBILE – TENSAW DELTA & W.L. HOLLAND
MANAGEMENT AREAS
23 MUD CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA
24 MULBERRY FORK MANAGEMENT AREA
25 NORTH SAUTY REFUGE AREA
26 OAKMULGEE MANAGEMENT AREA
27 PERDIDO RIVER MANAGEMENT AREA
28 RACCOON CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA
29 RED HILLS MANAGEMENT AREA
30 RIVERTON MANAGEMENT AREA
31 SAM R. MURPHY MANAGEMENT AREA
32 SEVEN MILE ISLAND MANAGEMENT AREA
33 SWAN CREEK MANAGEMENT AREA
34 UPPER DELTA MANAGEMENT AREA
35 WILLIAM R. IRELAND, SR. - CAHABA RIVER
MANAGEMENT AREA
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY AREAS (SOA)
1 BLACKWATER SOA
2 CEDAR CREEK SOA
3 CHOCTAW NWR
4 CROW CREEK SOA
5 FRANK JACKSON STATE PARK
6 FRED T. STIMPSON SOA
7 LITTLE RIVER STATE FOREST
8 OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK
9 PORTLAND LANDING SOA
10 PRARIE GLADES SOA
11 THIGPEN HILL SOA
12 UCHEE CREEK SOA
13 UPPER STATE SOA
Alabama Rut
The
Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources
