Jacinto Port Tract: 2026-27 seasons, rules and map
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Jacinto Port Tract sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10; spring turkey is Mar. 20-May 3, gobblers only. The area is 1,157 acres of public hunting land in Mobile County, run by ADCNR in cooperation with the Forever Wild Land Trust and US Army Corps of Engineers. 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 | 1,157 acres (measured on ADCNR's WMA boundary) |
|---|---|
| County | Mobile County |
| Deer hunts | Archery |
| Archery deer | Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10 |
| Spring turkey | Mar. 20-May 3, gobblers only |
| 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 | Chickasaw (2 mi), Satsuma (3 mi) and Saraland (4 mi) |
Jacinto Port Tract is on ADCNR's Mobile-Tensaw Delta and W.L. Holland AREA Permit with its own seasons: archery only for deer, and no waterfowl or dove season listed.
When are the 2026-27 deer hunts on Jacinto Port Tract?
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. |
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, Jacinto Port Tract 2026-27 AREA Permit, read October 2026. The permit and Regulation 220-2-.55 are the final word.
When is turkey season on Jacinto Port Tract?
- Youth: Mar. 13 (Daylight until 1 p.m.) Gobblers only. Decoys Allowed.
- Physically Disabled: Mar. 19 (Daylight until 1 p.m.) Gobblers only. Decoys Allowed.
- Regular: Mar. 20-May 3 (Daylight until 1 p.m.) Gobblers only. Decoys Allowed.
- Bag limit: No more than 1 gobbler during the first 10 days of each season. No more than 2 gobblers total per hunter from Mobile-Tensaw Delta & W.L. Holland WMA.
What else can you hunt on Jacinto Port Tract?
| Game | 2026-27 season on the area |
|---|---|
| Rabbit and squirrel | Sept. 12-Oct. 14 and Feb. 11-28 - Fox Squirrel season closed during February. Bag limit: 8 squirrels per day. 8 rabbits per day. |
| 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 Jacinto Port Tract 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 | 1,157 | 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 Jacinto Port Tract?
Highways within 5 miles: I-65, AL 13, US 43 and AL 158. Nearest towns: Chickasaw (2 miles), Satsuma (3 miles), Saraland (4 miles) and Creola (4 miles).
The closest other Alabama WMAs with a page here: Mobile-Tensaw Delta and W.L. Holland WMAs (next to it), Upper Delta WMA (7.9 miles), Perdido River WMA (23.5 miles) and Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area (28.3 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When is deer season on Jacinto Port Tract in 2026-27?
ADCNR's 2026-27 AREA Permit for Jacinto Port Tract sets these deer seasons: archery Oct. 15-24 (bucks only) and Oct. 25-Feb. 10.
How many deer can you take a day on Jacinto Port Tract?
It depends on the hunt. One antlered buck a day: archery Oct. 15-24. One deer a day, either one unantlered deer or one antlered buck: archery Oct. 25-Feb. 10.
What county is Jacinto Port Tract in?
All of it is in Mobile County (1,157 acres), measured on ADCNR's boundary.
Do you have to check deer at a check station on Jacinto Port Tract?
No mandatory check station days are set for Jacinto Port Tract. 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.
When is turkey season on Jacinto Port Tract?
Youth hunt Mar. 13; physically disabled hunt Mar. 19; regular hunt Mar. 20-May 3, daylight until 1 p.m., gobblers only. No more than 1 gobbler during the first 10 days of each season. No more than 2 gobblers total per hunter from Mobile-Tensaw Delta & W.L. Holland WMA.
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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.