For these numbers, we have included all deer species. That includes white-tail deer, mule deer, black-tail deer, and a handful of rare deer species. Alabama’s deer are all white-tails.

Traditionally ungulates were considered even or odd-toed hoofed animals, however, as genetics demonstrated new relationships between species, the number of animals who qualify as ungulates expanded.

Hunter success for antlered white-tailed deer in 2024 was 49% and 44% for antlerless whitetails. Mule deer buck success was 80% and 78% for antlerless mule deer. Hunters with any-antlered or any ...