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Mud Creek (Jackson County WMA) hunting guide
Where, when and how to hunt the Jackson County WMA unit in Jackson County.
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Getting to Mud Creek (Jackson County WMA)
Parking, trailheads and gates near Mud Creek (Jackson County WMA)
- Parking areaParking · 1.1 mi from the centreDirections
- Hwy 2 Public Ramp (Mud Creek)Boat ramp · 1.1 mi from the centreDirections
- Hwy 46 (TN River)Boat ramp · 2.9 mi from the centreDirections
Parking, trailhead and gate locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors. Roads into public land can be gated or seasonal; check with the managing agency before you go.
Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) WMA rules and permits
| What | Rule |
|---|---|
| Hunting license | Required, 16+ |
| WMA license | $23.40 |
| AREA Permit | Free |
| Daily check-in | App or paper |
| Dog deer | Not allowed |
| Bait | Not allowed |
Rule 220-2-.55 sets the WMA paperwork for Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA): hunting license, WMA license at $23.40, AREA Permit and a check-in and check-out each day. The Wildlife Heritage License ($14.30) is what small game hunting on WMAs requires; resident hunting licenses bundle it. Plan on locked gates from May 1 to September 15 on most WMAs; you can still walk in. Deer dogs are not allowed here; the area permit says so. WMA deer dates and bonus-buck days are printed on each AREA Permit; a bonus buck is one per hunter per season, outside the three-buck limit, checked at the WMA station. Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) carries special waterfowl blind rules (220-2-.164 and .165 cover the Jackson County units, Mallard-Fox Creek and Swan Creek). Results for every species go into the Outdoor Alabama app or onto the daily permit, which is dropped at the kiosk after each hunt day. Bait is off the table on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA): ADCNR bans hunting with the aid of bait on all public land, WMAs, SOAs and federal tracts included.
Printed on the area permit: TURKEY: (Youth) March 20 (Daylight until 1 p.m.) Gobblers only. Decoys Allowed. (Physically Disabled) March 26 (Daylight until 1 p.m.) Gobblers only. Decoys Allowed.
Sources: source, source, source, source (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources). Checked November 1, 2026.
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County rule table for Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)
| Rule | Jackson County |
|---|---|
| Deer zone | A (map) |
| CWD zone | Outside |
| Turkey zone | 1 |
| Fall turkey | Closed |
| Dove zone | North |
| Dog deer | Stalk only |
| Waterfowl zone | Statewide |
| Alligator area | None |
| Turkeys, 2025 | 445-612 |
| WFF district | II |
Whether ground in Jackson County is Zone A or B depends on a road-defined line: read the ADCNR deer zone map. Managed-area dates on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) come from its permit, not from the zone table. The stalk-only list names Jackson County. Game Check put Jackson County at 445-612 turkeys in 2025, a binned range. ADCNR gives deer harvest only statewide.
ADCNR deer zones, turkey zones, dove zones, dog deer rules, CWD rules and the 2025 Alabama Wild Turkey Report; checked November 1, 2026.
Who runs Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) and how big it is
Expect about 8,003 acres of hunting ground at Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA), Jackson County. Jackson County has 12 records with acreage here; Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) is number 4. Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division staff of ADCNR run it as part of WFF District II. It belongs to the ADCNR Wildlife Management Area system.
The agency table says Jackson County near Scottsboro. Forever Wild Land Trust, TVA and USFWS are named on the permit as cooperating. All mapped public land in Jackson County adds up to 106,975 acres in GIS.
Species the source gives for Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA): Waterfowl, Small game.
From the agency record (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division); checked November 1, 2026.
Distances from Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) to other public land
Should Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) be crowded, Mud Creek PDHA waterfowl blind lies 2.6 mi east.
| Public land | Type | Acres | County | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Creek PDHA waterfowl blind | PDHA blind | – | Jackson | 2.6 mi | east |
| Coon Gulf Tract (Jackson Co. WMA) | WMA unit | 3,960 | Jackson | 6.1 mi | east |
| Crow Creek Refuge (Jackson Co. WMA) | WMA unit | 3,346 | Jackson | 6.4 mi | northeast |
| Crow Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) | WMA unit | 2,069 | Jackson | 7.1 mi | north |
| Raccoon Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) | WMA unit | 8,507 | Jackson | 7.8 mi | northeast |
| Crow Creek SOA | SOA | 448 | Jackson | 10 mi | north |
| James D. Martin-Skyline WMA | WMA | 60,732 | Jackson | 14 mi | northwest |
| Forever Wild-Alabama Power PDHA | PDHA | 1,219 | Jackson | 14 mi | northwest |
Points: ADCNR WMA layer (polygon centroid). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
Dated windows on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)
Only rows that fit Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) are kept.
| Game | Segment | Where | Starts | Ends | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doves | Segment 1 | North Zone | Sep 5, 2026 | Sep 5, 2026 | |
| Doves | Segment 2 | North Zone | Sep 6, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Doves | Segment 3 | North Zone | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | |
| Doves | Segment 4 | North Zone | Dec 12, 2026 | Jan 17, 2027 |
Gobbler limits on WMAs: two per area, one in the first ten days of the season.
From the ADCNR seasons and bag limits, the 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest and the 2026-27 Waterfowl Hunting Guide; checked November 1, 2026. All Alabama seasons.
Waterfowl at Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)
There are no duck zones in Alabama apart from the Delta rule; Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) uses the statewide dates shown. Special waterfowl rules (rule 220-2-.164 or .165) cover Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA).
| Game | Segment | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teal | Special teal season | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 21, 2026 |
| Ducks | Ducks | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2026 |
| Ducks | Ducks | Dec 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Feb 6, 2027 | Feb 6, 2027 |
| Geese | Geese, segment 1 | Sep 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Geese | Geese, segment 2 | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| Geese | Geese, segment 3 | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2026 |
| Geese | Geese, segment 4 | Dec 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| Coots | Coot season | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2026 |
| Coots | Coot season | Dec 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| Mergansers | Merganser season | Nov 27, 2026 | Nov 28, 2026 |
| Mergansers | Merganser season | Dec 5, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 |
2026-27 Waterfowl Hunting Guide; checked November 1, 2026.
Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) dove field list
1 field on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) carry sunflowers, grain sorghum and millet, 36 acres in all.
| Field | Planted | Acres | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Creek WMA | Sunflowers, Grain Sorghum, and Millet | 36 | Mowing, Burning, and Disking |
Field days: State season – 1st Segment (12:00 noon until sunset opening day, then ½ hour before sunrise until sunset remainder of season).
ADCNR WMA Dove Field Information; checked November 1, 2026.
Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA): nearest towns, offices and shops
Closest town: Hollywood, roughly 4.9 mi away. With 15,957 people, Scottsboro is the biggest nearby town. Jacksonville houses the WFF office that serves Jackson County ((256) 435-5422).
| Nearest towns | County | Population | Miles | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | Jackson | 928 | 4.9 mi | southwest |
| Pisgah | Jackson | 690 | 6.9 mi | southeast |
| Stevenson | Jackson | 1,975 | 9.1 mi | northeast |
| Scottsboro | Jackson | 15,957 | 12 mi | southwest |
| Hytop | Jackson | 453 | 14 mi | northwest |
Towns from places.json (Census 2024); offices and businesses from services.json (ADCNR offices and business listings, chain stores left out); straight-line miles. Checked November 1, 2026.
Public and club ranges for Mud Creek (Jackson County WMA) hunters
From Mud Creek (Jackson County WMA), Skyline WMA Shooting Range is the closest state-run range (14 miles). Nearby clubs and parks fill the other cards.
From ADCNR’s range directory and range pages, operators’ pages and directory listings, checked November 1, 2026.
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First and last legal light in Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)
The times below use the solar formula for Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) rather than the Birmingham table in the Digest, which can be off by several minutes this far from Birmingham.
| Date | Season point | Sunrise | Sunset | Deer and game | Ducks, geese, doves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Archery opens, A and C | 6:48 a.m. | 6:11 p.m. | 6:18 a.m. to 6:41 p.m. | 6:18 a.m. to 6:11 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer, A-C | 6:23 a.m. | 4:37 p.m. | 5:53 a.m. to 5:07 p.m. | 5:53 a.m. to 4:37 p.m. |
| Nov 27, 2026 | Ducks open | 6:29 a.m. | 4:35 p.m. | 5:59 a.m. to 5:05 p.m. | 5:59 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 6:47 a.m. | 4:36 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 5:06 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 4:36 p.m. |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Mid-January | 6:51 a.m. | 4:54 p.m. | 6:21 a.m. to 5:24 p.m. | 6:21 a.m. to 4:54 p.m. |
| Feb 10, 2027 | Deer close, A-C | 6:36 a.m. | 5:21 p.m. | 6:06 a.m. to 5:51 p.m. | 6:06 a.m. to 5:21 p.m. |
| Mar 20, 2027 | Turkey opener | 6:49 a.m. | 6:55 p.m. | 6:19 a.m. to 7:25 p.m. | 6:19 a.m. to 6:55 p.m. |
Hours rules from the 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location (NOAA solar formula, Central Time), checked against the Digest’s Birmingham table; checked November 1, 2026. Legal hours for every county.
Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA): short answers
Is hunting near bait allowed at Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
No, the privilege is for private land.
What can I hunt on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Listed game: waterfowl and small game.
Which agency runs Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division manages it. The permit names biologist Austin LeCroy, (256) 437-2788.
Where else can I hunt near Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
The closest is Mud Creek PDHA waterfowl blind at 2.6 mi. 9 more lie within 50 miles.
Is fluorescent pink legal on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Yes, orange or fluorescent pink (144 square inches or a cap) on gun deer dates.
Where are the dove fields on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
ADCNR lists 1 field totaling 36 acres.
How early can I shoot on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Game animals: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset; on November 21, 2026 that is 5:53 a.m. to 5:07 p.m. at the Jackson County centre.
What part of Alabama is Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) in?
Jackson County, inside WFF District II. Hollywood is the closest town with a page here, about 4.9 mi away.
What is the acreage of Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Roughly 8,003 acres, per the ADCNR WMA table.
Which licenses or permits does Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) require?
Same as any WMA: hunting license, the $23.40 WMA license, AREA Permit, daily permit.
What zone is Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) for deer?
Jackson County is shaded A or B on the ADCNR map, a road-defined line. Draw and WMA permits carry their own dates.
Heading to Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA)?
Report violations on Mud Creek (Jackson Co. WMA) to Operation Game Watch at 1-800-272-4263.
Sources: source · source · source; regulations from the 2026-2027 Alabama Hunting and Fishing Digest. Checked November 1, 2026.
Other photos on this page: mbarrison (CC BY-SA 2.0); USFWS Midwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0); Jim, the Photographer (CC BY 2.0).