MONTGOMERY-The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) will host Game Check help sessions at each of its five district offices across the state. These help sessions will provide hunters an opportunity to ask questions about mandatory reporting via Game Check, the various methods of reporting deer or turkey harvests, explain how a Hunter Exempt License Privilege (HELP) number and Conservation ID number are used and how to obtain them and more.
WFF will also host a series of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) listening sessions across the state. The listening sessions will focus on the history of Alabama’s WMA system, how it is funded, habitat management efforts, future plans and ongoing research. WFF staff will also answer attendees’ questions.
“It’s important for hunters and others who utilize the state WMA system to understand how our WMAs operate and our management objectives,” said Keith Gauldin, WFF Wildlife Section Chief. “It is equally important for us to listen to the ideas and concerns of those hunters.”
Below is a list of Game Check help sessions and WMA listening sessions. Hunters are encouraged to pre-register for the Game Check help sessions by calling their district offices. No registration is necessary for the WMA listening sessions.
DISTRICT I
WFF District I Office
21453 Harris Station Rd.
Tanner, Ala., 35671
Counties: Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Walker and Winston.
Game Check Help Session
Location: District I Office (see address above)
Date: Thursday, November 17
Time: 5-7 p.m.
To register, call 256-353-2634.
WMA Listening Sessions
WMA: Lauderdale
Date: Saturday, November 19
Time: 12 noon
Location: The listening session will be held at the checking station located in Waterloo, Ala.
WMA: Freedom Hills
Date: Friday, November 25
Time: 12 noon
Location: The listening session will be held at the shop below the checking station located off County Road 12 south of Cherokee, Ala.
WMA: Swan Creek
Date: Monday, December 5
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at the District I Office (see address above).
DISTRICT II
WFF District II Office
4101 Alabama Highway 21 North
Jacksonville, Ala., 36265
Counties: Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega and Tallapoosa.
Game Check Help Session
Location: District II Office (see address above)
Dates: Wednesday, November 16
Time: 6-8 p.m.
To register, call 256-435-5422.
WMA Listening Sessions
WMA: Little River
Date: Tuesday, November 15
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at the Canyon Center, 4322 Little River Trail NE, Fort Payne, Ala., 35967.
WMA: James D. Martin Skyline
Date: Saturday, November 19
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at the Skyline Community Center.
WMA: Hollins
Date: Tuesday, November 22
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at the Hollins Community Center.
WMA: Coosa
Date: Tuesday, November 29
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 14553 County Road 29, Weogufka, Ala., 35183.
WMA: Jackson County Waterfowl
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at Scottsboro High School.
DISTRICT III
WFF District III Office
8211 McFarland Blvd. West
Northport, Ala., 35476
Counties: Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter and Tuscaloosa.
Game Check Help Session
Location: District III Office (see address above)
Date: Tuesday, November 15
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
To register, call 205-339-5716.
WMA Listening Sessions
WMA: Mulberry Fork
Date: Friday, November 25
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at the checking station approximately 12 miles north of Oak Grove at 1544 Franklin Ferry Rd., Oakman, Ala., 35579.
WMA: W.R. Ireland Cahaba River
Date: Saturday, November 26
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: The listening session will be held the checking station located at 7774 Highway 10, Pea Ridge, Ala., 35115.
WMA: Oakmulgee
Date: Friday, December 2
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held at checking station approximately 11 miles east of Moundville on Hale County Road 50, adjacent to the Elliott Creek Work Center.
DISTRICT IV
WFF District IV Office
3520 Plaza Dr.
Enterprise, Ala., 36330
Counties: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and Russell.
WMA Listening Sessions
WMA: Barbour
Date: Friday, January 6, 2017
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held the office/checking station located at 188 Christa Dr., Midway, Ala., 36053.
WMA: Geneva
Date: Friday, January 6, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held the office/checking station located at 1119 Forest Area Rd., Kinston, Ala., 36453.
WMA: Blue Spring
Date: Friday, January 13, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: The listening session will be held the office/checking station located at the Blue Spring equipment shed near the Open Pond tower in Conecuh National Forest.
DISTRICT V
WFF District V Office
30571 Five Rivers Blvd.
Spanish Fort, Ala., 36527
Counties: Baldwin, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox.
Game Check Help Session
Location: District V Office (see address above)
Date: Thursday, November 17
Time: 6-8 p.m.
To register, call 251-626-5474.
WMA Listening Sessions
WMA: Upper/Lower Delta
Date: Friday, December 16
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: The listening session is located at Stage Coach Restaurant (meal not included)52860 Alabama Highway 59, Stockton, Ala.
WMA: Fred T. Stimpson Community Hunting Area
Date: Saturday, December 17
Time: 12 noon
Location: The listening session will be held at the check station located at 1415 Stimpson Sanctuary Rd., Jackson, Ala.
WMA: Perdido River
Date: February 4, 2017
Time: 12 noon
Location: Old Gateswood School near the Gateswood Volunteer Fire Department located at 33014 County Road 112, Robertsdale, Ala.
Media Release/Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
