Alabama, 2027 shed season

Alabama Shed Antler Season 2027

Alabama exempts unattached bare antlers and sheds from its ban on bringing in parts of deer family animals from other states.

“This regulation shall not apply to the importation or possession of: meat from the species listed in (2) above that has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached bare antlers, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if no root structure or other soft tissue is present; and finished taxidermy products or tanned hides.” Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division

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Shed antler rules in Alabama

Import and possession

The exemption sits in Rule 220-2-.25, the import rule for deer family parts, alongside deboned meat, cleaned skull plates and finished taxidermy. The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division says white-tailed deer in Alabama usually shed their antlers in March.

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Buying and selling sheds

Rule 220-2-.25 bans importing or possessing imported parts of deer family animals, but exempts unattached bare antlers and sheds.

This regulation shall not apply to the importation or possession of: meat from the species listed in (2) above that has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached bare antlers, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if no root structure or other soft tissue is present; and finished taxidermy products or tanned hides.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, read September 21, 2026. Read it at the source

When antlers drop

When deer shed antlers in Alabama

White-tailed deer in Alabama usually shed their antlers in March.

Antlers are typically shed in March.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, read September 21, 2026. Read it at the source

Mule deer standing and browsing on a snowy sagebrush slope — Mule deer on winter range in southwest Wyoming. Oregon closes several of its wildlife areas over winter to protect wintering big game, and Nevada and Wyoming close public land in their shed country from January 1. “Mule deer SW Wyoming on winter range (46257596142)”, USFWS Mountain Prairie, Public domain

Alabama shed antler questions

Is it legal to pick up shed antlers in Alabama?

Alabama exempts unattached bare antlers and sheds from its ban on bringing in parts of deer family animals from other states. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division puts it this way: "This regulation shall not apply to the importation or possession of: meat from the species listed in (2) above that has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached bare antlers, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if no root structure or other soft tissue is present; and finished taxidermy products or tanned hides."

When is shed hunting season in Alabama?

Do I need a permit to collect sheds in Alabama?

Can you sell shed antlers in Alabama?

Rule 220-2-.25 bans importing or possessing imported parts of deer family animals, but exempts unattached bare antlers and sheds. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division: "This regulation shall not apply to the importation or possession of: meat from the species listed in (2) above that has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached bare antlers, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if no root structure or other soft tissue is present; and finished taxidermy products or tanned hides."

When do deer shed antlers in Alabama?

Who sets the shed antler rules in Alabama?

Shed antler rules in other states

Alabama deer seasonArchery and firearms dates for Alabama, read from Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.Alabama deer rutWhen bucks breed in the fall, months before those antlers drop.Shed antler rules by stateEvery state's shed rule, the dated western closures and when each species drops.

A bull moose with broad palmate antlers walking across a snowy flat — A bull moose near Soda Butte, Yellowstone. Colorado Parks and Wildlife dates the moose drop from November through January, the earliest of the antlered animals it names. Photo: Jacob W. Frank, NPS. “Bull moose near Soda Butte (b95e1acc-f297-4abd-8b01-bd4f25a9a6a5)”, Jacob W. Frank, Public domain

Compiled September 21, 2026. Every rule above is republished from Alabama Regulations 2025-2026 Game, Fish, Furbearers, and Other Wildlife, ADCNR and the other Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division pages linked beside each quote, read on September 21, 2026. Rules change between winters, so the agency page is the one to check before a trip. Every state is in the national shed antler guide.