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Alabama Turkey Seasons
These dates represent the “general” season dates. Check the individual hunting unit regulations for the most accurate season dates and regulations.
Zone 3 Fall
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Zone 3: Clarke; Clay; Covington; Monroe; Randolph; and Talladega. Decoys prohibited. Second segment: December 13 - December 28.
Zone 3 Fall Season November
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No decoys allowed. Zone 3 private, leased and open permit public lands (excluding WMA and U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts).
Zone 3 Fall Season December
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No decoys allowed. Zone 3 private, leased and open permit public lands (excluding WMA and U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts).
Zone 3 Fall Season Second Segment
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Zone 3: Clarke; Clay; Covington; Monroe; Randolph; and Talladega. Decoys prohibited.
Zone 1 Special Hunt
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Youth hunters
Decoys allowed. Zone 1 counties include Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Crenshaw, Cullman (except north of Lewis Smith Lake and north of Cullman County Road 437 and west of I-65), Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Wilcox. Private, leased and open permit public lands (excluding WMA and U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts).
Zone 3 Special Hunt
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Youth hunters
Zone 1 Special Hunt
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Disabled hunters
Decoys allowed. Zone 1 private, leased and open permit public lands (excluding WMA and U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts).
Zone 3 Special Hunt
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Disabled hunters
Zone 1 Spring
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Decoys allowed April 4 - May 8. Zone 1 private, leased and open permit public lands (excluding WMA and U.S. Forest Service Ranger Districts).
Zone 3 Spring
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Remainder Wma/national Forest Special Hunt
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Youth hunters
Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed. Applies to Talladega Ranger District, Shoal Creek Ranger District, Oakmulgee Ranger District, Tuskegee Ranger District, Conecuh Ranger District, and remainder of WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Season Barbour Wma
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Youth hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Season Hollins Wma
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Youth hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Season Zones A & B
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Youth hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Youth Turkey Season
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Youth hunters
Zone 2 Special Hunt
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Youth hunters
Physically
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Disabled hunters
Physically Season Barbour Wma
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Disabled hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Physically Season Hollins Wma
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Disabled hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Physically Season Zones A & B
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Disabled hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Remainder Wma/national Forest Special Hunt
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Disabled hunters
Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed. Applies to Talladega Ranger District, Shoal Creek Ranger District, Oakmulgee Ranger District, Tuskegee Ranger District, Conecuh Ranger District, and remainder of WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Zone 2 Special Hunt
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Disabled hunters
Regular
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Regular Season Barbour Wma
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Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed April 4 - May 8.
Regular Season Hollins Wma
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Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed April 4 – May 8.
Regular Season Zones A & B
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Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed April 4 – May 8.
Remainder Wma/national Forest Spring
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Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed April 4 - May 8. Applies to Talladega Ranger District, Shoal Creek Ranger District, Oakmulgee Ranger District, Tuskegee Ranger District, Conecuh Ranger District, and remainder of WMAs that allow turkey hunting.
Zone 2 Spring
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Season Old Cahawba Prairie Complex
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Thursday-Sunday only, from daylight until 1:00 p.m. No decoys allowed. Applies to Old Cahawba Prairie Complex East and West Zones.
Regular Season April 3
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Youth hunters
April 3-5. Bag limit of one gobbler each, for properly licensed permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit determined through limited quota random selection. Permit holder and guest may bring one youth each age 8-15. One gun per hunting pair. Bag limit allowed to each hunting pair.
Upper State Special Opportunity Area
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Youth hunters
Hunt windows: April 3-5 and April 17-19. Bag limit of one gobbler each for permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit holder and guest may each bring one youth aged 8-15. Permit holder and/or guest and youth allowed one gun per hunting pair; bag limit allowed to each hunting pair. Permit determined through limited quota random selection.
Season Lauderdale Wma
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Youth hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Wma Bankhead Special Hunt
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Youth hunters
Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed. Applies to Bankhead Ranger District WMAs: Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Youth Turkey Season
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Youth hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Physically
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Disabled hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Physically Season Lauderdale Wma
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Disabled hunters
Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed.
Wma Bankhead Special Hunt
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Disabled hunters
Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed. Applies to Bankhead Ranger District WMAs: Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Regular
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Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed April 11-May 8 only (not first 3 days).
Regular Season Lauderdale Wma
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Daylight until 1:00 PM. Gobblers only. Decoys allowed April 11 - May 8. Bag Limit: No more than 1 gobbler during the first 10 days of each season. No more than 2 gobblers total per hunter from Lauderdale WMA.
Wma Bankhead Spring
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Daylight to 1 p.m. Decoys allowed April 11 - May 8. Applies to Bankhead Ranger District WMAs: Lauderdale, Freedom Hills, Black Warrior, Coon Gulf, Riverton CHA and Martin CHA.
Regular Season April 10
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Youth hunters
April 10-12. Bag limit of one gobbler each, for properly licensed permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit determined through limited quota random selection. Permit holder and guest may bring one youth each age 8-15. One gun per hunting pair. Bag limit allowed to each hunting pair.
Regular Season April 17
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Youth hunters
April 17-19. Bag limit of one gobbler each, for properly licensed permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit determined through limited quota random selection. Permit holder and guest may bring one youth each age 8-15. One gun per hunting pair. Bag limit allowed to each hunting pair.
Regular Season April 24
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Youth hunters
April 24-26. Bag limit of one gobbler each, for properly licensed permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit determined through limited quota random selection. Permit holder and guest may bring one youth each age 8-15. One gun per hunting pair. Bag limit allowed to each hunting pair.
Regular Season May 1
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Youth hunters
May 1-3. Bag limit of one gobbler each, for properly licensed permit holder and one properly licensed guest during 3-day hunt. Permit determined through limited quota random selection. Permit holder and guest may bring one youth each age 8-15. One gun per hunting pair. Bag limit allowed to each hunting pair.
Alabama Turkey Licenses
Other Licenses
| License | Availability | Eligibility | Price |
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| Wildlife Management Area License | OTC | — | $22.75 |
Required for hunting big game (deer or turkey) and waterfowl on a WFF WMA in addition to the appropriate hunting license and a Management Area Permit (free). Shooting range users on WMA are required to have a valid hunting license, the Management Area License, or residents may have the Wildlife Heritage license. | |||
