Originally Posted By: jawbone
Originally Posted By: 2Dogs
Originally Posted By: SouthBamaSlayer

Originally Posted By: Strutter
Found it under Section 9-11-241

Hunting, trapping, etc., of wild game during day on lands of another without permission.

Any person who hunts, traps, captures, injures, kills, or destroys, or attempts to hunt, trap, capture, injure, kill, or destroy any wild game on the lands of another between the hours of daylight and sunset without the written permission of or accompanied by the landowner or person in possession or control of the lands shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and at the discretion of the court may have all hunting license privileges revoked for up to one year from the date of conviction. Any person shall be punished for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and the revocation of all hunting license privileges for one year from the date of conviction, and shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not less than 10 nor more than 30 days.

This section shall not apply to the members of the family, guests, servants, or agents of the landowner.


That section defines poaching lol. Anyone who has been told by the landowner that they can hunt there is considered a "guest."


If I tell hard head strutter he can go deer hunting on my property and GW sees his truck and goes to check the hunter , he may write hard head strutter for all violations including hunting without. On court day I show and tell judge I gave hard head strutter permission to hunt, I expect him not to be prosecuted for it, but please throw the book at him for everything else. I bet $ that's exactly what happens.


Some of you seem to miss the point of written permission. The law isn't that you must have permission, but it is that you must have written permission on you. Same as Alabama's Mandatory Insurance law. That law is very clear that not having proof of insurance on you is the same as not having it at all.


It says it doesn't apply to guests. Wouldn't anyone that you give permission to hunt your land be a "guest?" That's the impression I got from BhamFred.