Still Another Deer-Safari Suggestion

Suggested Areas For Self-Guided Hunting: Do-it-yourself hunters headed toward Alabama can choose between 34 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and thousands of acres of National Forest (NF) lands. These are open to all who hold a valid license. Selecting just one of these public areas as the very best is not easily done. In fact, it's best avoided. The approach you should take is to choose the region of the state you want to hunt, then research the WMAs there. A listing of these is available from Game and Fish via mail or through the division's Web site. The list includes information about camping permits, retail outlets where you can buy a hunting permit for that particular WMA and the name and contact information for the area manager or wildlife biologist. Three wildlife management areas I suggest you look into are Barbour, Choccolocco and Skyline/J.D. Martin. The latter covers about 29,000 acres, and is located near Scottsboro in northeast Alabama. A very rugged region, the area includes 1,700-foot-elevations that drop into heavily wooded valleys. While most of the area is covered........(continued)