Other Seasons & Limits
Bobwhite Quail
November 2 – February 28
- 8 a day — 8 in possession
- Closed on the Bankhead National Forest
Rabbit
September 14 – March 2
- 8 a day — 8 in possession
Squirrel
September 14 – March 2
- 8 a day — 8 in possession
- Fox squirrel closed on the Bankhead National Forest
Raccoon
No Closed Season
- May be hunted daytime or nighttime hours
- Private Owned and Leased Lands: No Bag Limit
- Open Permit-Public Land: 5 Per Party
- No running of dogs on open-permit lands during daytime or after 3:00 am during spring turkey season.
Opossum
No Closed Season
- May be hunted daytime or nighttime hours
- No Bag Limit
- No running of dogs on open-permit lands during daytime or after 3:00 am during spring turkey season.
Bear, Mountain Lion and Ruffed Grouse
No Open Season
Bobcat & Otter Tagging Requirement 220-2-.30
All bobcat and otter, regardless of method of harvest, are required to be tagged by a representative of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division within 14 days of harvest or may be left with a taxidermist with a completed tagging form, and the taxidermist is required to have the bobcat or otter tagged within 14 days of receipt.
Bobcat(1,3), Coyote(2), Fox and Feral Swine(2):
(Daytime Hours Only)
No Bag Limit
No Closed Season
See Sunrise & Sunset Times for legal hunting hours.
- Bobcat — See tagging requirement (above).
- Coyote and Feral Swine — trapping by landowner or his agent. Feral Swine — upon capture, it shall be unlawful to release any live feral swine. See regulation 220-2-.86
- Bobcat — See Trapping Seasons for trapping information.
- No running of dogs on open-permit lands during daytime or after 3:00 am during spring turkey season.
Feral Swine (2025): (Privately Owned And Leased Lands Only) (Dogs Only)
Special Nighttime Season
May 10 – August 31
- No Bag Limit
- Dogs only – no firearms allowed.
FERAL SWINE AND COYOTE: (PRIVATELY OWNED AND LEASED LANDS ONLY)
Special Nighttime Season
- No Bag Limit
- Begins 12:00 am on the day after the last day of Gun Deer Season in that Zone, and ends 30 minutes prior to sunrise on the opening day of Archery Deer Season in that Zone.
Must have a valid annual resident or nonresident nighttime feral swine and coyote hunting license (See Trapping Seasons).
Beaver, Nutria and Groundhog
No Closed Season
- No Bag Limit — Daylight Hours Only
Starling, Crow and House Sparrow
No Closed Season
- No Bag Limit — Daylight Hours Only
Woodcock
December 7 – December 8
December 14 – January 25
- 3 a day
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
Snipe
November 9 – February 23
- 8 a day
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
Alligator
- By Limited Quota Permit Only
- Must apply online at www.outdooralabama.com beginning at 8:00 am on the first Tuesday in June and ending at 8:00 am on the second Tuesday of July.
- Residents and Nonresidents who are sixteen (16) years of age or older holding a valid all game, small game, or lifetime Alabama Hunting License may apply for an Alligator Harvest Permit.
Sunset on 2nd Thursday in August – Sunrise on the Sunday immediately following the 2nd Thursday in August
Sunset on the 3rd Thursday in August – Sunrise on the Sunday immediately following the 3rd Thursday in August
Sunset on the 2nd Thursday in September – Sunrise on the Sunday immediately following the 2nd Thursday on September
- West Central Management Area: The private and public waters in Monroe, Clarke, and Choctaw Counties (north of U.S. Highway 84), Marengo County west of State Highway 28 and south of State Highway 80, Wilcox, and Dallas Counties. (excluding Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge). Hunting Hours – Official Sunset to Official Sunrise.
- Coastal Management Area: The private and public waters in Baldwin and Mobile that lie south of I-10. Hunting Hours – Official Sunset to Official Sunrise.
- Lake Eufaula Management Area: The public Alabama state waters only in the Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) and its navigable tributaries (excluding main channel of the Chattahoochie River), south of 13th Street Bridge (excluding Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge). Hunting Hours – Official Sunset to Official Sunrise.
- Southwest Management Area: The private and public waters in Baldwin and Mobile Counties that lie north of 1-10 and private and public waters in Washington, Choctaw, Clarke, and Monroe Counties that lie south of US Hwy. 84. Hunting Hours – Official Sunset to Official Sunrise.
Sunset on the 2nd Saturday in August – Sunrise on the 1st Monday in September
- Southeast Management Area: the private and public waters in Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Russell counties (excluding public Alabama state waters in Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) and its navigable tributaries). Hunting Hours – Official Sunset to Official Sunrise.
Bullfrog and Pig Frog
No Closed Season
- May be hunted daytime or nighttime hours
- Limit 20 frogs in aggregate per person from 12 Noon to 12 Noon the following day.
