New scouting option available for checkin. Please use this for scouting game. No weapons allowed for this option.
***Hunting Over Bait Is NOT LEGAL on Fort Novosel***
Deer Season dates on Fort Novosel will be according to Open Permit Public Land Seasons for Zone B in the State of Alabama Regulation.
Harvest information must be entered into ISportsman even if you have entered it into the State database. Failure to do so will result in loss of hunting privileges.
ANTERLESS DEER HARVEST – Total Antlerless Harvesting is monitored daily on ISPORTSMAN and hunting dates are in accordance with Alabama State Regulations and Hunting Dates on Public Lands. Total antlerless deer harvesting shall not exceed a total CAP of 100 animals of which 45 animals shall come from Training Areas 12-18, 19W-41 (South of Hwy 27), and 25 animals shall come from areas 1-11 (North of Hwy 27) and 30 animals in the bow only areas A-I, 19E. When harvest quota has been reached for an area, antlerless harvest shall cease in that area.
3 of 25 antlerless deer have been harvested North of Highway 27 (TA 1-11)
25 of 45 antlerless deer have been harvested South of Highway 27 ( TA 12-18, 19W-41).
5 of 30 antlerless deer have been harvested in the Bow Areas (TA A-I, 19E).
BUCK HARVEST – 1 Buck per day, 3 points on one side minimum, 2 each per season maximum
DEER BOW & GUN HUNTS – Archery Areas should remain open for Bow Hunting according to Alabama Bow Season Hunting dates on Public Land. Deer Gun Hunts should open and close according to Alabama Game Law on Public Lands.
CHECK STATION REQUIREMENT – It is mandatory that all harvested deer be checked in and documented at a designated check-in point for
CHECK STATION REQUIREMENT – It is mandatory that all harvested deer and turkey be checked in and documented at a designated check-in point for weight documentation and must be reported in the new ISPORTSMAN online game check program. Hunters are also required to submit an inside mouth photo to Natural Resources (daniel.m.spillers.civ@army.mil) of all harvested deer to clearly reveal the upper side of the “lower jaw rear teeth”. Should hunters be discovered not reporting online a harvested deer within 24 hours, their permit shall be revoked for one (1) year following the offense.
***Lower Jawbone Picture Example***
Senior Citizen, 100 Percent Disabled, and Incentive Permits Require Validation at ODR and Must be Obtained at ODR. Other Permits can be Purchased Online.
DANGER
Follow the 3Rs for Explosives Safety
Because of live-fire training, both past and present, it is possible to encounter munitions while on Fort Novosel. It is your responsibility to be aware of your surroundings, stay within your assigned areas, avoid off-limits areas, and know the procedures in the event you encounter munitions. No matter what you call it — ammo, explosives, UXO, duds or souvenirs — remember munitions are dangerous and can explode if approached, touched, moved or disturbed.
Follow the 3Rs:
Recognize - when you may have encountered a munition and that munitions are dangerous.
Retreat - do not approach, touch, move, or distrub it but carefully leave the area.
Report - call Range Operations at (334) 255-4303 and advise them of what you saw and the general location.
For more information on 3Rs Explosive Safety, visit https://3Rs.mil.
Click here for the iSportsman User Guide
NO HUNTING WITHIN 100 YARDS OR IN SIGHT OF ACTIVE HOG BAITING AREAS, THESE AREAS WILL BE MARKED WITH SIGNS, GAME WARDENS WILL CITE
Alabama Hunting License and Hunter Education Certification Also Required to Hunt on Fort Novosel
Please send pictures of harvested bucks to daniel.m.spillers.civ@army.mil!
