Alabama hunting and fishing laws

All license buyers 16 or older born after August 1, 1977 must successfully complete an approved hunter education course. Students taking hunter education must be ten years of age or older.

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The hunter education requirement is tied to license buyers 16 or older.

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Applies to: Deer

You must wear a minimum of 144 square inches of hunter orange or fluorescent pink, or a full size hunter orange or fluorescent pink hat or cap. Only hunter orange or fluorescent pink is legal, and various shades of red as well as camo orange are not. It is required in areas open to gun deer season, including youth deer season and the special muzzleloader and air rifle deer season, and on WMAs.

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Applies to: Deer

Exemptions cover an elevated stand 12 feet or more above the ground, an enclosed box stand, an enclosed vehicle, turkey hunting, nighttime fox, raccoon or opossum hunting, and hunting migratory birds including crows.

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Not verified. Alabama's 2026-27 season and hunting-law pages list no statewide Sunday hunting closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found, and local county acts were not checked. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Legal hunting hours for resident game birds and game animals including deer during open season are daylight hours only, defined as beginning 30 minutes before official sunrise time until 30 minutes after official sunset time.

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Applies to: Deer

A Bait Privilege License is required and is valid only for white-tailed deer and feral swine on private land or leased lands. It is prohibited on public land, including Wildlife Management Areas. Hunting with the aid of bait is prohibited on public lands including WMA, SOA, USFWS, USFS, TVA and Corps of Engineers lands, and on public and private land within the CWD management zone.

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Applies to: Deer

Without the Bait Privilege License the guidance is to keep feed more than 100 yards away and out of line of sight because of natural vegetation or natural terrain. There are no exemptions provided in the legislation, so it applies to all ages and to landowners.

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Applies to: Bear

Alabama has no open season for black bear, so bears may not be hunted by any method, including over bait.

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Applies to: Furbearers

A separate night hunting license permits taking feral hogs and coyotes at night on any private or leased property where the hunter has permission to hunt, using night vision or thermal optics and weapon-mounted lights. The season window is published as calendar dates that change every year, so check the current dates. This license does not allow you to take any other game animal at night.

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Applies to: Big game

Deer and turkey hunters must carry a harvest record, on paper or in the Outdoor AL app, record each deer or turkey immediately, and report it through Game Check within 48 hours. A deer report needs the date, county, land type (private or public) and antler point count.

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It is illegal to hunt, trap, capture, injure, kill or destroy any wild game on another person's land without having in possession the written permission of the landowner or person in control of that land.

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