Alabama publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 6 public hunting areas. Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area is highest at 3.6 deer harvested per square mile in 2024. Boggy Hollow Wildlife Management Area has 3.3 in 2024 and Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area has 3.0 in 2024. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area has the highest harvest per square mile at 3.6. The agency reported 140 deer on 24,778 acres in 2024.
- 6 public hunting areas are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Alabama public land rankings
Best public land in Alabama
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Public hunting areas
Top 6 of 6 ranked public hunting areas by deer harvest per square mile. Each row shows its own newest year.
6 of 6 areas shown
| 1 | Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area | Covington County near Andalusia | 24,778 | 2024 | 140 | 3.6 |
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| 2 | Boggy Hollow Wildlife Management Area | Covington County near Andalusia | 6,944 | 2024 | 36 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area | Bibb, Hale, Perry and Tuscaloosa Counties | 47,796 | 2024 | 224 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Hollins Wildlife Management Area | Clay and Talladega Counties near Hollins | 25,180 | 2024 | 86 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area | Lawrence and Winston counties near Moulton | 90,268 | 2024 | 132 | 0.9 |
| 6 | Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area | Cleburne County near Heflin | 51,496 | 2024 | 9 | 0.1 |
01Public hunting areas
6 areas ranked on harvest per square mile
Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area has the most deer harvested per square mile at 3.6 in 2024. Boggy Hollow Wildlife Management Area has 3.3 in 2024 and Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area has 3.0 in 2024.
The top 6 run from 3.6 down to 0.1 deer harvested per square mile.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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