Perry County, Alabama
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Feral Hog
- Group
- Central
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 3,239
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 · sourcedPerry County lies in the heart of the Alabama Black Belt, where dark alkaline clay soils grow exceptionally nutritious browse and food plots that push whitetail body weights and antler development well above the state average. The landscape is a mosaic of managed timber, soybean and cotton agriculture, and wooded creek drainages flowing toward the Cahaba River. Trophy deer hunting is the primary draw, and the county ranks consistently among the top producers of Boone and Crockett-class bucks in the state.
Level to gently rolling Black Belt prairie and clay-soil uplands covered in managed pine plantations, hardwood creek bottoms, and row crop agriculture. The Cahaba River forms the eastern boundary and supports exceptional riparian hunting habitat.
Low to moderate. The rural character and small population keep competition for public and private land manageable by Alabama standards.
Alabama OTC license and tag system with statewide antler restrictions requiring bucks to have at least 4 points on one side or a minimum 15-inch inside spread during the regular season.
Wild turkey populations benefit from the same rich agricultural soils and are a meaningful secondary pursuit. The Cahaba River system also provides fair squirrel and small game hunting in the mature hardwood bottoms.
Perry County is widely regarded as one of the top trophy whitetail counties in Alabama, with Black Belt soils reliably producing bucks in the 140- to 160-inch range. Perry Lakes WMA offers accessible public hunting on the Cahaba River for hunters without lease connections.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Perry 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 Perry County.
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Boundaries: ADCNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 16d ago.