My place is in Zone C. We have a limited amount of either sex days. Is the whole state considered to be either sex on the youth weekend? Everything I have seen only says it starts for us on opening weekend of gun season. Please help...

In all zones, youths may kill one doe and one buck per day unless on certain NF lands where one deer per day may be killed during the youth hunt. That's the way I interpret it.

This is correct.

Don't forget the Harvest Record for your youth. They gotta have one too!

From the Gamecheck page (pg 16) in the 2016-2017 Hunting Digest:

During your Hunt -

You must always carry your Harvest Record, your hunting license and a pen or pencil while hunting.

You must fill out the Harvest Record with the date and type of animal taken "BEFORE" moving the animal. This includes all deer and turkeys.

So, do we record their kill on our harvest log, or carry a seperate harvest log for them?

Separate

How do I get my son his on number to call in on the game check system, he's 13 and don't have a license yet.

I just marked N/A and included birth dates for my boys on the Record. I don't know if it will work, but I don't see how it could be argued. And I know there is an option on GameCheck where you do not have a number.

He needs a "H.E.L.P number". Go to outdooralabama.com and click purchase a license. It's free.

I did this yesterday for my two youngest sons. It is just like you would buy a license online and print it out. As he stated, it is free. You will need the SS# of the youth.

HOW TO OBTAIN A H.E.L.P. NUMBER

Visit www.outdooralabama.com and click on Licenses in the top right of the home page
If using the Outdoor Alabama app, choose License & Permits from the home page menu
Select Purchase/Buy a License
Complete the requested information and select Continue
From the Privilege Menu, select Game Check H.E.L.P. number then scroll to bottom of the page and select Continue
A privilege selection summary will appear indicating the purchase of your H.E.L.P. number (at no charge). Select Continue
Enter your driver license number twice as requested and select Continue
Your personal information will appear. Make sure this information is accurate.
Enter your email address twice. If you do not have an email address, enter one in which you may have access to in order to receive a notification. An email address is required. Select Continue
Review the information displayed on the Demographic Information page and select Continue.
Make sure all information is correct on the Summary Information page and select Complete Transaction
A Transaction Complete screen will display that contains a confirmation number and your H.E.L.P. license number. You can print this information or write down the H.E.L.P. number by hand. When writing out your H.E.L.P. number, please be sure to record it accurately.

This 16-digit H.E.L.P. number can now be used to obtain your CID number. After you have received your CID number, this is first and last time you will need to complete the H.E.L.P license process.

They ask for b'day, ht,wt,hair color,eye color, address and ssn#. Ridiculous to have to have all that to take a kid hunting.

Thanks for the help.

geez

Could be worse - my son has had to have a background check done every year since he was 12 to hunt on Redstone.

Help me out a little. On the James D. Martin management area map, it shows antler restrictions for Zone A. On the back where the rules are shown it has an asterisk by every hunt in Zone A for minimum antler exception, except for the youth hunt. Does that mean that during the youth hunt that a Spike can be taken?

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Give out my kid's ssn. LoL