Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area: 2026-27 seasons, rules and map
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10; gun Nov. 21-Feb. 10; there is no turkey season. The area is 15,068 acres of public hunting land in Mobile County, run by ADCNR in cooperation with the Forever Wild Land Trust. Around it, hunters took an estimated 3,163 deer in Mobile County in the 2024-25 season, by ADCNR's hunter harvest survey.
Data updated October 2026. Seasons and rules: ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for the area. County harvest: ADCNR's hunter harvest survey, 2019-20 to 2024-25.
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| Size | 15,068 acres (measured on ADCNR's WMA boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Mobile County |
| Deer hunts | Archery and Gun |
| Archery deer | Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10 |
| Gun deer | Nov. 21-Feb. 10 |
| Turkey | No open season |
| Dogs for deer | No dog deer hunting |
| Deer check station | No mandatory check days; record every hunt in the app or on the daily permit |
| Contact | Biologist – Jared Knight (334) 530-1765 |
| Nearest towns | Bayou La Batre (next to it), Dauphin Island (5 mi) and Fairhope (18 mi) |
When are the 2026-27 deer hunts on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
No dog deer hunting and no buckshot on the area.
| Hunt | Dates, 2026-27 | Daily limit and rules |
|---|---|---|
| Archery | Oct. 15-24 | One antlered buck a day. |
| Archery | Oct. 25-Feb. 10 | One deer a day, either one unantlered deer or one antlered buck. |
| Gun | Nov. 21-Feb. 10 | One antlered buck a day. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only. Shotguns with slugs and primitive weapons only. |
Deer check station
The results of all hunts must be recorded using the Outdoor Alabama App or Daily Permit and submitted at kiosk at the conclusion of every hunt day.
Source: ADCNR, Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area 2026-27 AREA Permit, read October 2026. The permit and Regulation 220-2-.55 are the final word.
When is turkey season on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
No open turkey season on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area in 2026-27.
What else can you hunt on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
| Game | 2026-27 season on the area |
|---|---|
| Waterfowl | State season – State bag limits. |
| Dove | State season – (Opening day: 12:00 noon to sunset; remainder of season: ½ hour before sunrise to sunset). Bag limit: 15 per day. |
| Rabbit and squirrel | Sept. 12-Feb. 28. Fox squirrel season closed during February. Bag limit: 8 squirrels per day. 8 rabbits per day. |
| Crow | Sept. 1-Feb. 28. No bag limit. |
| Rail | State Season – Bag limit 15 per day. |
| Woodcock | State season – Bag limit: 3 per day. |
| Snipe | State season – Bag limit: 8 per day. |
| Raccoon and opossum | Sept. 1-Feb. 28. – Nighttime hours only. No bag limit. |
| Bobcat, coyote, opossum, feral swine, raccoon, fox | Open during any other scheduled WMA Hunting Season using weapons and ammunition approved for those hunts. No dogs allowed. Daylight hours only. No bag limit. |
| Furbearer trapping | Excluding feral swine: Oct. 31-Feb. 28 – Permits must be obtained from Area Biologist. |
Which county is Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area in, and what do hunters take there?
| County | Acres of the area in it | County deer, 2024-25 (estimate) | County turkeys, 2024-25 (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile County | 14,995 | 3,163 | 399 |
Acres measured by FilledTag on ADCNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, 2026-27 and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries. County estimates: ADCNR Alabama Hunter Harvest 2024-2025 annual report, for the whole county, not the WMA; ADCNR does not publish harvest by WMA.
How do you get to Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
Highways within 5 miles: AL 188, AL 193, AL 16 and US 90. Nearest towns: Bayou La Batre (next to it), Dauphin Island (5 miles), Fairhope (18 miles) and Mobile (19 miles).
The closest other Alabama WMAs with a page here: Mobile-Tensaw Delta and W.L. Holland WMAs (23.4 miles), Jacinto Port Tract (28.3 miles), Upper Delta WMA (37.9 miles) and Perdido River WMA (42.7 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When is deer season on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area in 2026-27?
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10; gun Nov. 21-Feb. 10.
How many deer can you take a day on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
It depends on the hunt. One antlered buck a day: archery Oct. 15-24; gun Nov. 21-Feb. 10. One deer a day, either one unantlered deer or one antlered buck: archery Oct. 25-Feb. 10.
What county is Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area in?
Mobile County: 14,995 of its 15,068 acres fall inside the Census county line, measured on ADCNR's boundary.
Do you have to check deer at a check station on Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area?
No mandatory check station days are set for Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area. The results of all hunts must be recorded using the Outdoor Alabama App or Daily Permit and submitted at kiosk at the conclusion of every hunt day.
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What you need to hunt an Alabama WMA
For deer or turkey, ADCNR asks for a Wildlife Management Area License and the right resident or nonresident all-game hunting license, and for every hunt a paper AREA Permit and daily permit unless you check in and out with the Outdoor Alabama WMA Check-In app. Hunters must wear hunter orange or fluorescent pink during gun deer hunts. Full rules: ADCNR WMA Regulation 220-2-.55.
Where these numbers come from
- Seasons, limits, check days and area notes: ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for each WMA (ADCNR Wildlife Management Areas and 2026-27 AREA Permits).
- Boundary and acres: ADCNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, 2026-27. County harvest: ADCNR Alabama Hunter Harvest 2024-2025 annual report.
- Counties, highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. National forest and refuges: U.S. Forest Service land ownership; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.
FilledTag is not part of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Numbers are copied from ADCNR or measured from public maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.