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

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

OverviewAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for the conservation and management of Alabama's natural resources including state parks, state lands, wildlife and aquatic resources. ADCNR also issues hunting and fishing licenses for the state...

 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 768000 acres (3,108 km²) of land was under management as part of Alabama WMAs from the north Alabama mountains down to Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. Its mouth is formed by the Fort Morgan Peninsula on the eastern side and Dauphin Island, a barrier island on the western side. The Mobile River and Tensaw River empty into the northern end of the...

 and the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 coast.

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
  Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area
  The Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area is an Alabama Wildlife Management Area operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Bibb and Shelby Counties near West Blocton, Alabama. The WMA is most notable for the long stretch of free-flowing Cahaba River within its...
  
  
• 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
  Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area
  The Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area is an Alabama Wildlife Management Area operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in Lauderdale County, Alabama near Waterloo, Alabama. -External references:...
  
  
• 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
  Gaillard Island
  Gaillard Island is a dredge disposal island located in Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama. The island is an important site for colonial nesting seabirds and shore birds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans in Alabama - first discovered in 1983.-Geography:The...
  
   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