North Bama Deer Season Wrap-Up Here’s a look at two hunters in north Alabama that had the kind of season that we all dream of. The bucks they took were big -- all of them! (January 2008) ... [+] Full Article
Actually, the 2000 season was the merely the peak of an outstanding four-year run for trophies from Lawrence and Winston counties. In 1997, Randy Coffey's buddy Tony Myers arrowed what was then Alabama's No. 4 non-typical at Black Warrior WMA; it grossed 174 P&Y points. And during a gun hunt there the very next year, Myers took one pushing 160 inches. Also during 1998: Paul Stevens of Decatur and Jamie Rutherford of Moulton were hunting the forest proper when they came upon a 176-inch brute. Both men shot it, and share the credit.
The cream of the crop from the 1999 season came from Winston County. It was taken by Arley bowhunter Brian Dover. What was characterized as "the worst shot he ever made at a deer" netted him a 157-incher.
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To hunt inside the forest, you need only a state hunting license. The season dates and regulations affecting private and leased lands apply here. To venture inside the Black Warrior WMA, however, requires an additional $16 WMA license and a free permit (which includes a map and the regulations). The WMA is split into two zones, each of which has its own hunt dates.
For information about Bankhead National Forest write the U.S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 278, Double Springs, AL 35553, or call (256) 489-5111. For a map of the Black Warrior WMA, write the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Wildlife Section, 64 N. Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36130, or log onto www.outdooralabama.com.
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