Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.69 - Hunting Seasons And Limits For Migratory Birds
DOVE:
15 a Day -- 15 in Possession
SOUTH ZONE: Baldwin; Coffee; Covington; Dale; Escambia; Geneva; Henry; Houston; Mobile.
SPLIT SEASON
October 7 - November 22.
December 22 - January 3.
Shooting Hours: Baldwin; Mobile.
12 O'Clock Noon Until Sunset
Shooting Hours: Coffee; Covington; Dale; Escambia; Geneva; Henry; Houston.
SPLIT SEASON:
30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset -Oct. 7 - Nov. 22.
12 O'Clock Noon Until Sunset - Dec. 22 - Jan. 3.
NORTH ZONE: All Counties Except Those Listed Above.
Shooting Hours: Autauga; Barbour; Bullock; Chilton; Choctaw; Clarke; Conecuh; Crenshaw; Dallas; Elmore; Lee; Lowndes; Macon; Marengo; Monroe; Montgomery; Pike; Russell; Washington; Wilcox.
SPLIT SEASON
30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset - Sept. 17-Oct. 29.
12 O'Clock Noon Until Sunset - Dec. 22 - Jan. 3.
NORTH ZONE: All Counties Except Those Listed Above.
Shooting Hours: Autauga; Barbour; Bullock; Butler; Chilton; Choctaw; Clarke; Conecuh; Crenshaw; Dallas; Elmore; Lee; Lowndes; Macon; Marengo; Monroe; Montgomery; Pike; Russell; Washington; Wilcox.
SPLIT SEASON
30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset - Sept. 17 - Oct. 29 and Dec. 17 - Jan. 2.
Shooting Hours: All Other Counties in North Zone.
SPLIT SEASON
12 O'Clock Noon Until Sunset - Sept. 17 - Sept. 25.
30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset - Sept. 26 - Oct. 29 and Dec. 17 - Jan. 2.
WOODCOCK:
5 a Day -- 10 in Possession
Nov. 28 - Jan. 31.
SNIPE:
8 a Day -- 16 in Possession
Nov. 14 - Feb. 29.
RAIL AND GALLINULE:
15 a Day -- 15 in Possession
Nov. 12 - Jan. 20
SPECIAL TEAL SEASON:
4 a Day -- 8 in Possession
Sunrise to Sunset, except in Mobile Delta North of the Causeway and South of L & N Railroad - Sunrise to Twelve Noon.
Sept. 10 - Sept. 18.
DUCK, COOT & MERGANSER:
Baldwin and Mobile Counties
Nov. 17 - 27.
Dec. 8 - Jan. 15.
In areas North of Battleship Causeway, west of Ala. Hwy. 225, South of L & N Railroad tracks and east of the west bank of the Mobile River, the Duck, Coot, Goose, and Merganser season shall be only on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from one-half hour before sunrise to 12:00 noon.
In remainder of state - Dec. 2 - Jan. 20.
GOOSE:
5 a Day -- 5 in Possession
Nov. 12 - Jan. 20.
Except on Pickwick, Wilson, and Wheeler Reservoirs west of U. S. Hwy. 31, the Goose season shall be Dec. 2 - Jan. 20, and in Barbour, Henry, and Russell Counties there shall be NO OPEN
GOOSE SEASON.
BAG LIMITS FOR DUCK, COOT, AND GOOSE:
Duck: Point System
Coot: 15 a Day - 30 in Possession
Goose: The bag limit of 5 shall not include more than 2
Canada Geese or 2 White-Fronted Geese.
The possession limit of 5 shall include no more than 4 Canada Geese and White-Fronted Geese in aggregate.
DUCK POINT SYSTEM:
Daily bag limit is reached when point value of the last bird taken added to sum of the point values of other birds already taken during that day reaches or exceeds 100 points. The possession limit is the maximum number of birds of species and sex which could have legally been taken in two days. Point values for species and sexes shall be as follows:
100 Points: Canvasback, Black Duck
70 Points: Hen Mallards, Hooded Merganser, Redhead, and Wood Duck
75 Points: Drake Mallard and all other species of ducks not listed elsewhere
10 Points: Blue Winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Green Winged Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Scaup, Pintail, Merganser (except Hooded Merganser), and Widgeon
DUCK STAMPS:
State and Federal Duck Stamps shall be required when hunting Migratory Waterfowl.
TIME FOR HUNTING DUCK, COOT, MERGANSER & GOOSE:
Duck, Coot, Merganser, and Goose may be hunted one half hour before sunrise to sunset, except as otherwise noted.
Author: John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.
