Alabama Wildlife Management Areas Explained

Alabama Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are tracts of land which have been established for the conservation and management of natural resources such as wildlife and aquatic life within the State of Alabama. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is responsible for the management of these lands and their associated uses. The land is not typically state-owned, but is private land which is leased for public use. The landholders are typically large timber, oil and gas, coal, or infrastructure (railroads, utilities, etc.) companies. Public uses of the WMAs vary from area to area, but typically includes hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and camping. As of the 2007–2008 season over 768000acres of land was under management as part of Alabama WMAs from the north Alabama mountains down to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico coast. ^[1]

List of Alabama Wildlife Management Areas

• Autauga County Community Hunting Area
• Barbour County Wildlife Management Area
• Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area
• Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area
• Frank W & Rob M Boykin Wildlife Management Area
• Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area
• Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area
• Coosa Wildlife Management Area
• Covington Wildlife Management Area
• Demopolis Wildlife Management Area
• Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area
• Hollins Wildlife Management Area
• Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas and Refuge
• Kinterbish Wildlife Management Area
• Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area
• Little River Wildlife Management Area
• Lowndes Wildlife Management Area
• James D Martin-Skyline Wildlife Management Area
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta-W L Holland Wildlife Management Area
• Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Area
• Sam R Murphy Wildlife Management Area
• Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area
• Perdido River Wildlife Management Area
• Riverton Community Hunting Area
• Gaillard Island Bird Habitat
• Scotch Wildlife Management Area
• Seven Mile Island Wildlife Management Area
• St. Clair Community Hunting Area
• Swan Creek-Mallard Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area
• Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area
• Wolf Creek Wildlife Management Area

Notes and References

1. http://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/wildlife-areas/ Outdoor Alabama; Wildlife Management Areas