Outdoor Recreation Hunting & Fishing

Administrative Office
5139 Sportsman Drive
256-876-4868

Hours of Operation:
Open 7 days a week from 9:30am-5:30

HUNTING

• Redstone Arsenal Hunting Regulations
• RETURNING HUNTER Safety Orientation

HUNTER ORIENTATION 2010-11 CLASSES Hunter Orientation Classes are scheduled each year during the months of September through November, immediately preceding the upcoming hunting season.Hunter Safety Orientation is required by all hunters here at Redstone Arsenal.

New hunters are required to attend class in person at building #5139 during one of the scheduled classes. Click the "Hunter Safety" link above to see the latest schedule. Each class meets at 16:30 in ODR's new building, #5139 on Sportsman Drive. A Hunter Safety Orientation Card will be awarded immediately after the class.

Returning hunters, who hunted during the 2009-10 season at Redstone Arsenal, may take the on-line orientation class linked above as "REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTER ORIENTATION 2010-11". After reviewing all slides, print slide #33 (instructions are included in the presentation) and bring directly to Outdoor Recreation for issuance of the Hunter Safety Orientation Card.

Items required to hunt on Redstone Arsenal (Hunters Must Have Items 1-3 before they can purchase Redstone Permit)

1. Alabama State Hunting License
2. Any States Hunter Education Certificate (more information can be found regarding local classes at www.outdoorAlabama.com
3. Redstone Arsenal Hunting Orientation
4. Redstone Arsenal Hunting Permit

All persons hunting on Redstone Arsenal must have completed a state approved hunter education course. For information on courses offered in this area you may look it up on the web - Click here or by call 1-800-245-2740 (Education Co-ordinator).

Redstone Permit Fees:
Redstone Hunting Permit - $50.00

Outdoor Recreation programs provide opportunities to participate in, and enjoy, the great outdoors by offering outdoor activities and adventure!!

The emphasis in Outdoor Recreation is on skill development and opportunities to acquire lifetime leisure skills. Outdoor Recreation specialists are available to assist customers with various activities such as camping, canoeing, boating, fishing, hunting and so much more!!

We offer fishing, hunting with our fishing lakes, hunting areas, skeet and trap shooting.

For updated state regulations and seasons --- please visit   www.outdooralabama.com

Open to retired civilians and reservists (large game only).Active duty for Redstone have priority on weekends. Active Duty Military must have a current Alabama driver's license or a copy of PCS orders assigning them to Alabama in order to purchase a resident Alabama Hunting/Fishing License. ALL HUNTERS must show proof of completion of a State certified hunter education course prior to purchasing their Arsenal Hunting Permit.

FISHING

Outdoor Recreation is proud to announce the addition of their outdoorsy retail store, located at 5138 Sportsman Drive. We now carry red worms, nightcrawlers, live crickets, tackle and fishing poles. Feel free to come check out our latest inventory.

To verify which ponds are open here on Redstone Arsenal, click "Latest Hunting and Fishing Report -Click here for the latest Hunting & Fishing Report

To fish on Redstone you must have the following:
STATE Fishing permit needed

Weekdays are Thiokol, Area 48 and Area 19.
Weekends are Bradford Sinks and Finance pond when they are opened by Range control.

For fishing in the Tennessee River, a State license is all that is required.

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