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Other Seasons & Limits
Bobwhite Quail
November 5 – February 28
- 8 a day — 8 in possession
- Closed on the Bankhead National Forest
Rabbit
September 10 – March 5
- 8 a day — 8 in possession
Squirrel
September 10 – March 5
- 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 and Fox
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.
- Fox — nighttime hours with dogs only. See Trapping Seasons for trapping information.
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 (2023): (Privately Owned And Leased Lands Only) (Dogs Only)
Special Nighttime Season
May 16 – August 31
- No Bag Limit
- Dogs only – no firearms allowed.
FERAL SWINE AND COYOTE: (PRIVATELY OWNED AND LEASED LANDS ONLY)
Special Nighttime Season
February 11 – November 1
- No Bag Limit
Must have a valid annual resident or nonresident nighttime feral swine and coyote hunting license (See Hunting Licenses & Fees).
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 16 – January 29
- 3 a day
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
Snipe
November 12 – February 26
- 8 a day
- Shooting Hours: One-half hour before Sunrise to Sunset.
Alligator
- By Limited Quota Permit Only
- Must apply on-line at www.outdooralabama.com beginning at 8:00 am on the first Tuesday in June and ending at 8:00 am on the second Wednesday of July.
- Must be Alabama Resident or lifetime license holder to register.
Sunset on the 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
- West Central Zone: Zone: the private and public waters in Monroe (north of U.S. Highway 84), Wilcox, and Dallas Counties. (nighttime only)
- Coastal Zone: the private and public waters in Baldwin and Mobile that lie south of I-10 (nighttime only)
- Southwest Zone: the private and public waters in Baldwin and Mobile Counties that lie north of 1-10 and private and public waters in Washington, Clarke, and Monroe Counties that lie east of US Hwy. 43 and south of US Hwy. 84. (nighttime only)
Sunset on the 2nd Saturday in August – Sunrise on the 1st Sunday of September
- Southeast Zone: 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) (nighttime only)
Sunset on the Friday preceding the 3rd Saturday in August – Sunrise on the Monday immediately following the 1st Sunday in October
- Lake Eufaula Zone: The public Alabama state waters only in the Walter F. George Reservoir (Lake Eufaula) and its navigable tributaries, south of Hwy 208, Omaha Bridge, (excluding Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge) (daytime and nighttime)
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.
