Physically Disabled Hunt Dates Introduced for Field Trial Area

Registration opens October 1

The M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County, Alabama, will host a sequence of deer hunts for hunters with bodily disabilities from late December 2025 by January 2026. To register for the hunts, contact the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Demopolis Office at (334) 289-8030, beginning October 1, 2025.

“We are honored to provide hunting opportunities for all Alabamians, including those with physical disabilities,” stated Chris Blankenship, ADCNR Commissioner and Chairman of the Forever Wild Board of Trustees. “Access to outdoor activities such as hunting should be available to everyone who has an interest.”

Hunt availability is restricted and can be assigned on a primary come, first served foundation. Hunters are restricted to registering for just one hunt for the season and will convey an assistant to assist with the hunt. Hunters will want a looking license and Conservation ID quantity previous to registering.

FWFTA bodily disabled hunt dates

• December 3, 10, 17, 20
• January 7, 21, 24, 28

Hunters with bodily disabilities are required to fill out a Disabled Hunter Permit Application previous to the hunt dates. The allow will be downloaded from the Physically Disabled Hunting Areas part of www.outdooralabama.com/The placeToHunt.

All deer harvested in the course of the FWFTA bodily disabled hunts should be reported through Alabama’s Game Check system. Hunters can have 48 hours to Game Check their harvest by the Outdoor AL cell app or on-line at https://game.dcnr.alabama.gov.

The FWFTA consists of 4,300 acres in Hale County and is managed as a nature protect and recreation space. In addition to sustaining a sporting canine take a look at floor and each youth and bodily disabled looking packages, the ADCNR State Lands Division is presently restoring the tract’s native prairie grasslands and managing its quite a few ponds for public fishing occasions.

ADCNR promotes clever stewardship, administration and pleasure of Alabama’s pure sources by 4 divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Learn extra at www.outdooralabama.com.

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