Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.77 - 2024-2025 Duck, Coot, Merganser, Goose, and Teal Hunting Seasons
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The following 2024-2025 hunting seasons for duck, coot, merganser, goose, and teal, in accordance with the below-stated times, places, manners, and means, are hereby established:
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Duck, Coot, and Merganser: |
November 29 - December 1 December 6 - January 31 |
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Duck: |
Limit 6 ducks a day and may include no more than 4 Mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 3 Wood Ducks, 1 Mottled Duck, 2 Black Ducks, 2 Redhead, 1 Pintail, 2 Canvasback, and 1 Scaup. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit |
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Merganser: |
Limit 5 a day, only 2 may be a Hooded Merganser. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. |
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Coot: |
Limit 15 a day. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. |
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Goose: | |
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All Geese Statewide: |
September 7 - October 6 October 19 - November 2 November 29 - December 1 December 6 - January 31 |
Shooting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
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Dark Geese (Canada, White-Fronted, & Brant): |
The aggregated bag limit shall be 5 a day. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. |
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Light Geese (Snow, Blue, and Ross's): |
The aggregated bag limit shall be 5 a day. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit. |
Mobile Tensaw Delta Waterfowl Management Zone: The following description defines the boundaries of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta Waterfowl Management Zone. Beginning at the intersection of Highway 90 and the west bank of the Mobile River, east along Highway 90 to the intersection with Interstate 10 at Chacaloochee Bay, east along Interstate 10 to the intersection with Highway 98, northwardly along Highway 98 to the intersection of Highway 90, northwardly along Highway 90 to the intersection with Alabama Highway 225, north along Alabama Highway 225 to the intersection with the railroad that crosses Alabama Highway 225 at the approximate latitude of 30.857136, west along the railroad to the intersection of the west bank of the Mobile River, and south along the west bank of the Mobile River to Highway 90. The Mobile-Tensaw Delta Waterfowl Management Zone excludes the Apalachee Refuge where no hunting is allowed (see below).
Big Bateau Bay & Bay Grass: The area of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta known as Big Bateau Bay and Bay Grass shall be closed to the operation of all gas-powered motors from the second Saturday in November through the second Saturday in February.
Monday and Tuesday: Closed to Waterfowl Hunting Wednesday through Sunday: Shooting hours shall be one-half hour before sunrise to 1:00 P.M.
(For special early teal and goose seasons, shooting days and hours shall be Monday - Sunday, 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset.)
Apalachee Refuge "NO HUNTING": The following description defines the boundaries of the Apalachee Refuge. Beginning at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 90 at Chacaloochee Bay, east along Interstate 10 to the western channel of the Apalachee River as marked by boundary signs, north to the intersection of Highway 90, west along Highway 90 to the intersection of Interstate 10. The Apalachee Refuge is closed to hunting and the operation of all gas-powered motors from the second Saturday in November through the second Saturday in February.
Remainder of the State:
Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
Limit 6 a day. The possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.
Shooting hours shall be from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset each day.
November 23, 2024 & February 8, 2025, in accordance with regulations.
Same shooting hours, bag limits, and legal arms and ammunition apply as in regular waterfowl season, in accordance with Rule 220-2-.119.
The use of non-toxic shot, either (1) steel shot T size or smaller, or (2) other shot and sizes approved by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is required in Alabama for waterfowl hunting.
Valid State and Federal Duck Stamps shall be required when Hunting Migratory Waterfowl. All licensed hunters are also required to have a Harvest Information Program permit.
Author: Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12, and 9-11-301.
Penalty: As provided by law
