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SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS

If notes 1, 2 or 3 appear by the county listed, see the special exceptions at the end of this chart:

Note (1) relates to Dog Deer Hunting.
Note (2) relates to U.S. Corp of Engineers Lands.
Note (3) relates to National Forest Service Lands.

County	Antlered Bucks		Unantlered Deer		Antlered Bucks and Unantlered Deer
County	By Stalk or Dog Hunting	Stalk Hunting Only No Dogs	Privately Owned or Leased Land Only	Open Permit- Public Land	Special Muzzleloader Privately Owned or Leased Land and National Forest Service Land Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)	Bow and Arrow and Spear Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)
Autauga	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Baldwin	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Barbour	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Bibb 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Blount	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Bullock	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Butler 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Calhoun 3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Chambers 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Cherokee	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Chilton 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Choctaw 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Clarke	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Clay 3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Cleburne 3	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Coffee 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Colbert	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Conecuh	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Coosa 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Covington 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Crenshaw 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Cullman	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Dale1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Dallas 3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
DeKalb	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Elmore 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Escambia 3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Etowah	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Fayette 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Franklin 3	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Geneva 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Greene 1,2	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Hale 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Henry 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Houston	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Jackson	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Jefferson	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lamar	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lauderdale	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lawrence 3	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lee	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Limestone	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lowndes	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Macon 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Madison	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Marengo	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Marion	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Marshall	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Mobile	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Monroe	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Montgomery	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Morgan	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Perry 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Pickens 1,2	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Pike	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Randolph	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Russell	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Shelby	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
St. Clair	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Sumter 2	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Talladega 3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Tallapoosa 1	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Tuscaloosa 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Walker	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Washington	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Wilcox	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Winston 1,3	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31

1 DDH Exceptions:

Dog Deer Hunting by Special Permit Only
Chambers; Chilton (outside the following boundaries: US Hwy. 82 from the Bibb County line south to AL Hwy. 183, west to the Perry County line); Choctaw (that area south of AL Hwy. 10 and west of AL Hwy. 17 and north of County Road 18 from AL Hwy. 17 to County Road 14 then north of County Road 14 to the Mississippi state line); Coosa; Covington (north of US Hwy. 84); Geneva; Henry; Macon (that area inside the following boundaries: from County Road 24 at the Lee County line, west and south to County Road 26, west to County Road 10, southeast to County Road 5, south to County Road 47, south to County Road 2, east to the Russell County line); Pickens (north of US Hwy. 82); and Tallapoosa counties except by 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 Permit-Public Land (see Hunting Lands ).

By Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)
That area of Bibb; Chilton; and Perry: east of AL Hwy. 219, south of US Hwy. 82 and north of AL Hwy. 183. Butler: south of AL Hwy. 106 and east of I-65. Coffee: that area inside the following boundaries, AL Hwy. 134 from the Covington County Line, east to County Road 460, south to the Geneva County line, east to the Dale County line, north to AL Hwy. 134, west to AL Hwy. 87, north to US Hwy. 84, west to AL Hwy. 189, south to the AL Hwy. 41 and north to US Hwy. 84, west to the Covington County line. Crenshaw: that area north of AL Hwy. 10 and that area inside the following boundaries, from the east city limit of Luverne, US Hwy. 29 east to the junction of County Road 57, County Road 57 south to the junction of Davis Road, Davis Road west to County Road 41, County Road 41 south to US Hwy. 331, US Hwy. 331 north to County Road 41, County Road 41 north to County Road 39, County Road 39 north to the Luverne city limit. Dale: that area inside the following boundaries, Judy Creek south to Dale County Road 36, east to AL Hwy. 27, north to the Henry County line, north to the Barbour County line, west to Judy Creek. Elmore: that area east of US Hwy. 231, south of AL Hwy. 14, west of
Tumkeehatchee Creek and north of the Tallapoosa River. Fayette: that area west of US Hwy. 43 and north of AL Hwy. 18. Hale and Perry: that area inside the following boundaries, from County Road 32 at the Hale County Line, west to the intersection of AL Hwy. 25, AL Hwy. 25 north until it intersects with the Talladega National Forest boundary, following the boundary south until it intersects the Perry County line, following the National Forest boundary east to Perry County Road 23, south to the intersection of Perry County Road 29, south to the Spring Hill Church Road, Spring Hill Church Road west to the junction of Perry County Road 23 and AL Hwy. 14, west to the Hale County line. Greene; Pickens; and Tuscaloosa: that area inside the following boundaries, in Pickens County from the intersection of US Hwy. 82 and County Road 63, south on County Road 63 to Benevola, County Road 2 (commonly known as the Romulus Road) east through Greene County to US Hwy. 82 in Tuscaloosa County.
Tuscaloosa: that area north of US Hwy. 82. Winston: that area east of AL Hwy. 5 from the Walker County line to Natural Bridge and all that area north of US Hwy. 278.

2 U.S. Corp of Engineers Lands

U.S. Corp of Engineers Lands in Greene; Pickens; and Sumter counties special muzzleloader and unantlered deer season same as privately owned or leased lands in those counties.

3 NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE LANDS, except Wildlife Management Areas

See the table below.

Deer Hunting Seasons: National Forest Service Lands
(except Wildlife Management Areas)

County	Antlered Bucks By Stalk or Dog Hunting	Antlered Bucks Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs or Buckshot)	Unantlered Deer Same as Open Permit for County	Special Muzzleloader Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)	Bow and Arrow and Spear Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)
Bibb	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Calhoun	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Chilton	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Clay	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Cleburne	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Covington	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Dallas	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Escambia	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Franklin	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Hale	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Lawrence	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Macon	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Perry	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Talladega	Nov 17–Jan 15	Jan 16–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Tuscaloosa	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31
Winston	No Dog Season	Nov 17–Jan 31	Dec 15–Jan 1	Nov 12–Nov 16	Oct 15–Jan 31

Regulations in red are new this year.

Purple text indicates an important note.