Hey guys, interested to hear your insights into the largest hunting properties in AL. I know that both Westervelt in Pickens Cty is over 10,000 acres and Sedgefields in Bullock (before it was split up) was approx. 14,000 acres. I think Pushmataha in Choctaw is also over 10,000 acres. Anybody know of any properties larger than these?

United States Steel Corp., formerly Tennessee Coal and Iron, owns most of the land in south and west Jefferson County, and plenty of land in Shelby, Bibb, Walker and Tuscaloosa Counties.

They own land that was leased for WMAs. The WJPHA is now part of an even larger area of land in western Jefferson County that is leased to private leaseholers thru Molpus Timberlands Management:


Cahaba WMA 40,504 acres
Mulberry Fork WmA 35,260 acres

West Jefferson Public
Hunting Area 44,000 (est.) acres (now private leases)

Western Jefferson/
Tuscaloosa (private) unknown (thousands)

The Martha Annie Jordan Wildlife Refuge in Chatom was 13,000 acres.

Before Mrs. Marie died, her kids were fighting over the land.
Her son was a good guy, the daugther wouldn't let the ambulance through when Mrs. Marie had her heart attack (which led to her death).

Now the son only inherited 2500 acres, the daughter got non, and the rest went into a land trust.

It was/is an amazing place to hunt.

Hunt???

You could knock them in the head with a stick!!!!

I hunted a place in Brewton this past turkey season that was over 40k acres privately owned. I believe it was owned by the Miller family. Really overwhelming to hunt!

How much does Forrest ingrams family own?

Why Not (owned by the Miller Family) is NW of Brewton and in excess of 40,000 acres.

That's it. I couldn't remember the name of it.

That is unreal. I've heard that you have to go 9 miles on private roads at Why Not before you actually get to the camp.

That's correct. We stayed at another camp and had to drive to the main camp. Took 25 mins all dirt roads and all their property. The map they gave us was crazy, each hunter got 500 acres to hunt.

That is the truth. Last time I hunted there I shot a 170lbs 9 point that was chasing 29 does. They all came busting out of a creek together with him on their heels

The Webb's own about 2/3 of Perry County.

Mary Catherine Avery, (she was a Webb) owns about 45,000 herself and her husband Judge Avery owns about 12,000. Both in Perry County.

what about enon and sehoy plantation

I own 0.33. Beat that!

Are yall talking contiguous blocks?

Scotch is privately owned and I'll bet can rival any other private landowner in Alabama for the largest land ownership in a county.

Yep!

I've never heard a firm number on Ingams land holdings but I have heard rumors it tops 100K acres. Who knows.

Cedar Creek Land and Timber (same owners as TR Miller Mill) own apprx 210,000 acres, mostly in Escambia and Conecuh counties. Most is leased for hunting. "Why Not" is one of their private reserves which is around 48,000 acres.

Enon, 13,000 ac +
Sehoy 13,000 acres +
Both contiguous.