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Alabama County Finder

Answer six questions and get Alabama counties ranked by habitat fit, 2026–27 season dates, public land and Game Check deer harvest.

How the Alabama finder works

Alabama requires Game Check for every deer and turkey. This tool scores all 67 counties for deer using the 2024–25 Game Check harvest by county, and for turkey on habitat and access, along with USGS land-cover and elevation data and the share of public land such as WMAs and the Bankhead, Talladega, Conecuh and Tuskegee National Forests.

Season fit uses the 2026–27 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest: archery, special youth and muzzleloader hunts and gun deer by zone (A–E and the CWD zone), and spring turkey by zone with Zone 3's fall season.

Species covered

  • White-tailed deer
  • Wild turkey

Upland birds (ranked by county)

  • Quail

Waterfowl and migratory birds (ranked by county)

  • Ducks
  • Canada and dark geese
  • Snow and Ross's geese
  • Mourning dove
  • Sandhill crane
  • American woodcock

About every species on the species page →

Data sources

  • ADCNR Game Check deer harvest by county, 2024–25 (as published by the Gadsden Times / USA TODAY Network)
  • https://www.eregulations.com/alabama/hunting
  • USGS PAD-US 3.0 (Fee); NPS parks and monuments excluded
  • USGS NLCD 2021 Land Cover (250 m resample)
  • USGS 3DEP elevation service

Alabama hunting FAQ

When does Alabama's 2026 gun deer season open?

Nov. 21, 2026, running to Feb. 10, 2027 in Zones A, B and C. Zones D and E open Nov. 7 and close Jan. 27. Archery opens Oct. 15 (Oct. 1 in Zones D and E).

Which Alabama counties have the most deer?

Baldwin, Jackson, Tuscaloosa, Dallas and Walker counties led the 2024–25 Game Check harvest. Pick white-tailed deer to rank every county.

Can I hunt bears in Alabama?

No. Alabama has no open season for black bear, and there is no elk hunting.

Alabama harvest leaders

The counties with the highest average reported harvest for each species. High totals often reflect large areas and many hunters; the tool above also weighs harvest per square mile, hunter success, habitat and access.

Ducks (USFWS 10-year average)

  1. Jackson County: 36,723 per year
  2. Morgan County: 12,261 per year
  3. Madison County: 10,413 per year
  4. Marshall County: 9,482 per year
  5. Cherokee County: 8,486 per year

Canada and dark geese (USFWS 10-year average)

  1. Perry County: 2,854 per year
  2. Cherokee County: 1,944 per year
  3. Morgan County: 1,290 per year
  4. St. Clair County: 1,140 per year
  5. Bullock County: 1,037 per year