Cleburne County, Alabama
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Feral Hog
- Group
- North
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,314
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey, Feral Hog also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedCleburne County is Alabama most rugged deer hunting destination, anchored by Cheaha Mountain at 2,407 feet and covered largely by Talladega National Forest with its hardwood coves, steep ridges, and Appalachian foothill terrain. Public land access is exceptional with Dugger Mountain Wilderness providing genuine roadless backcountry, and deer here are mountain-country whitetails that use steep topography and hardwood mast crops as their primary resources. The hunting character is distinctly Appalachian, far more closely resembling Tennessee or north Georgia hunting than typical Alabama flatland deer country.
Appalachian foothills with steep ridges, hardwood coves, and rocky creek drainages; Cheaha Mountain at 2407 feet is the highest point in Alabama; Talladega National Forest covers a large portion of the county; Dugger Mountain Wilderness provides roadless backcountry
Moderate on national forest land near trailheads and roads; remote backcountry tracts see low pressure; popular with out-of-county hunters during firearm seasons
Alabama OTC license with statewide deer tags; national forest hunting requires valid Alabama license; archery season typically far less crowded than firearms season on public land
Wild turkey inhabit hardwood coves and national forest uplands; black bear occasionally reported in this northernmost extension of the Alabama black bear range; excellent squirrel hunting in the mixed hardwood forest throughout Talladega NF
Cheaha Mountain area and Dugger Mountain Wilderness provide true backcountry whitetail hunting; among the most rugged and scenic deer hunting terrain in all of Alabama
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Cleburne County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Cleburne County.
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Boundaries: ADCNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 16d ago.