Winston County Hunting

Deer hunting rules for Winston County

Winston County is split between deer zones. By map shading it is Zone D (about 65%), Zone A (about 33%) and Zone C (about 2%). The Digest names Winston County under Zone C and Zone D, with the boundary set by the roads it lists. The A/B split comes from map shading, not from a county list; anyone hunting near the road-defined line should read the ADCNR map.

Key deer dates for Winston County

Early-zone dates apply where D or E reaches the county: archery October 1, gun November 7. The Zone C daily bag is lower: one unantlered deer and one antlered deer. Alabama caps antlered deer at 3 per season and 1 per day, and one buck must have 4+ points on one antler.

Deer dogs and Winston County

The stalk-only list names Winston County for east of AL 5 to Natural Bridge and north of US 278.

Winston County and the Bait Privilege License

A Bait Privilege License ($18.95 / $65.25) is needed to hunt deer or hogs over bait on private land in Winston County; it is required at every age. Public land stays bait-free: WMAs, SOAs, national forests, refuges, TVA and Corps land.

Boundary text that names this county: Zone D: west along US Hwy. 278 to Helicon Road (Winston County Road 77); west along Helicon Road (Winston County Road 77) to Winston County Road 41 in Arley (Winston County); south along Winston County Road 41 to the Sipsey Fork; south along the Sipsey Fork to the Winston County/Walker County line; west along the Winston County/Walker County line to AL Hwy. 5. Zone A: south along the Franklin County/Lawrence County line to the Winston County line; west along the Franklin County/Winston County line continuing along the Franklin County/Marion County line to the Alabama/Mississippi state line. Zone C: north along AL Hwy. 195 to Winston County Road 93; north along Winston County Road 93 to the Franklin County/Winston County; east along the Franklin County/Winston County line to the Lawrence County/Winston County line; west along US Hwy. 278 to Helicon Road (Winston County Road 77); south along Helicon Road (Winston County Road 77) to Winston County Road 41 in Arley (Winston County).

Zones and dates from the ADCNR deer zones and seasons and 2026-2027 Digest season tables; dog rules from the Digest dog deer section; bait from the ADCNR feeding and baiting rules. Checked November 1, 2026.

Local help for a hunt in Winston County

Tanner is home to the WFF District I staff who serve Winston County. The nearest ADCNR office open to the public, WFF District 1 Office in Tanner, is about 42 miles from mid-county in a straight line. District offices keep hours Monday to Friday, 9 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon, and take deer for CWD sampling; call ahead.

Winston County towns and places

Census records show 6 incorporated places and 0 CDPs inside Winston County. The largest by 2024 estimate: Haleyville (4,313), Double Springs (1,121) and Addison (676). Population: 23,869 in 2024 (1.4% gain on 2020); land area 613 square miles plus 19 of water.

• Double Springspop. 1,121 · seat
• Haleyvillepop. 4,313
• Addisonpop. 676
• Lynnpop. 628
• Arleypop. 333

Winston County hunting businesses

The county has 1 taxidermist and 2 gear shops on our list. Missing inside the line: processors and guides and preserves. Phone first, especially in November; hours are not verified here.

Winston County neighbours compared

Offices from the ADCNR WFF district offices page; towns and places from the Census 2024 Gazetteer and Vintage 2024 estimates; services from ADCNR lists (Hunters Helping the Hungry, CWD sampling partners), store locators and Yellow Pages as tagged; neighbours from the Census county adjacency file. Checked November 1, 2026.

Four counties closest to Winston County

Sorted by the gap between Census centre points.

Final details for a Winston County outing

Rules here are for the 2026-27 license year; where this page and ADCNR differ, ADCNR wins.

Sources: 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest, ADCNR hunting, Census and the sources in each section. Checked November 1, 2026.