With deer hunting season in Alabama underway, Soggy Bottom Lodge, a premier hunting and fishing destination, in Linden, AL offers the perfect opportunity to score BIG this season. By carefully selecting specific fallow deer and whitetail deer from herds that produce the biggest racks on the largest deer possible you’re guaranteed BIG bucks with BIG racks. Here at Soggy Bottom Lodge, we also feed our deer all the best antler-growing nutrition possible with year-round food plot crops of high-protein food that our deer love. We take pride in our MONSTER bucks and we think you will too.
Below are helpful tips the team at Soggy Bottom Lodge would like to share on Alabama’s hunting regulations to ensure you have a safe and lawful hunt while scoring BIG this season.
Licensing and Permits
All hunters in Alabama must obtain the appropriate hunting licenses and permits. Permits and licenses can be purchased online through the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) website. Licenses are specific to the game you are hunting. Soggy Bottom Lodge in Linden, AL., offers premier whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, quail, pheasant, and waterfowl hunting.
Bag Limits
Each game species has a designated bag limit. Alabama’s wildlife management is designed to ensure sustainable populations and practices. It’s important to review the bag limits for species like deer and small game such as ducks, quail, and pheasants. You can find Soggy Bottom Lodge’s trophy deer class prices with class sizes ranging from 149 to 250+ here! Guides will estimate the class of deer during the hunt but post-hunt scores will determine the cost of your MONSTER trophy buck.
Season Dates
Each game species also has a designated season. For example, during the 2024-2025 gun deer-stalk hunting season, you may hunt on privately owned land from November 23, 2024, to February 10, 2025. On open permit public land, you may hunt from November 23, 2024, to February 10, 2025, with exceptions for either sex or antlered bucks only. Check out the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) website for more information regarding Title 9 and specific season dates to ensure a lawful hunt at Soggy Bottom Lodge in Linden, AL.
Hunter Orange Requirement
To promote safety while hunting, Alabama law requires that hunters wear at least 144 square inches (roughly the size of a sheet of printer paper) of hunter orange while hunting deer, elk, or other large game during firearm season. This helps other hunters easily identify you in the field and reduces the risk of accidents, ensuring you have a safe hunt at Soggy Bottom Lodge.
Legal Weapons
In Alabama, fully automatic firearms are prohibited. Deer hunting season typically allows bows (long, compound, or crossbows), muzzleloaders, and air rifles during their specialized seasons. Gun deer season regulations in Alabama allow centerfire rifles, air-powered guns, arrow-shooting rifles, shotguns, Black Powder Handguns, and handguns or pistols. For specific ammunition regulations and hunting season dates for allowed legal weapons, refer to Title 9 which can be found on the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) website.
Waste Regulations and Harvest Records
Alabama actively monitors Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer populations. It is the hunter’s responsibility to stay informed about the designated CWD zones and follow the mandatory disposal procedures for deer harvested in these areas. Practicing lawful disposal helps prevent the spread of disease and protects the local wildlife. Hunters are also required to report certain game harvests, including whitetail and fallow deer. Keeping accurate harvesting records helps the state monitor wildlife populations and manage hunting seasons effectively.
Soggy Bottom Lodge: Alabama’s Great Deer Hunting Lodge
If you’re interested in scoring that once-in-a-lifetime trophy buck, look no further than Soggy Bottom Lodge in Linden, Alabama! We have well-managed populations of MONSTER whitetail bucks, elk, fallow deer, mallard ducks, quail, pheasants, and more.
Soggy Bottom Lodge also hosts corporate hunting retreats, weekend retreats, weddings, and other events. Providing world-class service to our guests is our number one priority, and as soon as you step foot on our grounds, you are welcomed into the Soggy Bottom Lodge family. Book your 2024 fallow or whitetail deer hunt with us today!
