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Is deer season open in Alabama?
Every Alabama deer season for 2026-27 from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, open or closed on the day you pick, and when the next one opens.
Alabama deer seasons 2026-27
Alabama's Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting season opens first Nov 7, 2026, and the dates vary by zone.
- Archery, Stalk Hunting · Zone D, Zone EOct 1 to Jan 27, 2027
- Archery, Stalk Hunting · Zone A, Zone C, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (CMZ)Oct 15 to Feb 10, 2027
- Archery, Stalk Hunting · Zone BOct 15 to Feb 10, 2027
- Special Youth Gun · Zone D, Zone E · youth hunters onlyOct 30 to Nov 2
- Special Muzzleloader and Air Rifle · Zone D, Zone ENov 2 to Nov 6
- Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting · Zone DNov 7 to Jan 27, 2027
- Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting · Zone ENov 7 to Jan 27, 2027
- Special Youth Gun · Zone A, Zone B, Zone C, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (CMZ) · youth hunters onlyNov 13 to Nov 16
- Special Muzzleloader and Air Rifle · Zone A, Zone B, Zone C, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (CMZ)Nov 16 to Nov 20
- Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting · Zone A, Zone B, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (CMZ)Nov 21 to Feb 10, 2027
- Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting · Zone CNov 21 to Feb 10, 2027
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. Deer Season 2026-2027 (Outdoor Alabama), checked November 2026.
Deer season · Alabama · Today. Yes. A deer season is open today in every Alabama zone. Pick yours above to see which.
Deer season · Alabama · Today
Season openYes. A deer season is open today in every Alabama zone. Pick yours above to see which.
Pick your zone above to see its season calendar.
Pick your zone above to see its 11 zone seasons.
Hunter orange
"During dates and in areas open to gun deer season, including youth deer season and the special muzzleloader and air rifle deer season, all persons hunting any wildlife species are required to wear an outer garment above the waist with a minimum of 144 square inches of hunter orange or fluorescent pink or either a full size hunter orange or fluorescent pink hat or cap. A small logo and/or printing is permitted on the front of hunter orange or fluorescent pink caps. The hunter orange or fluorescent pink must be of solid color and visible from any angle. Only hunter orange or fluorescent pink, commonly called blaze orange, ten mile cloth, etc. is legal."
More from Alabama's rules
"Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone (see map): The CWD Management Zone (CMZ) includes all of Lauderdale and Colbert Counties and a portion of Franklin County."
"Three per hunter during all combined seasons. One of the three must have at least 4 antler points 1" or longer on one antler (except for Barbour County)."
"See the current Wildlife Management Area Permits for youth deer hunting datesand other information about WMA hunting."
Source: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, Deer Season 2026-2027 (Outdoor Alabama), checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
- Your zone and your day
- When the next season opens
Hunting in Alabama
24 outfitters, guides and lodges listed in Alabama. Legal shooting hours in Alabama today.
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