HUNTING LEASE AUCTION
STATE OF ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
STATE LANDS DIVISION
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AUCTION FOR HUNTING LEASES FOR CERTAIN STATE-OWNED LANDS
DATE, TIME & LOCATION OF AUCTION: Notice is hereby given that a PUBLIC AUCTION for lease of certain State-Owned lands FOR THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING will be conducted in the Grande Hall at Old Mill Square, 105 W College Street, Columbiana, Alabama 35051, on MAY 31, 2025. Doors will open for bidder registration at 8:15 a.m. and the Auction bidding will begin at 10:00 a.m. It shall be the absolute and sole responsibility of the bidder to arrive sufficiently prior to tract bidding to ensure sufficient time to complete registration as a bidder.
WRITTEN ABSENTEE BIDS (WABs): For individuals not electing to attend the Auction, WABS will be accepted separately for each individually numbered tract (in its entirety) as set forth in the COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT OF AUCTION FOR HUNTING LEASES FOR CERTAIN STATE-OWNED LANDS (“Complete Announcement”) found at https://www.outdooralabama.com/public-notices/hunting-leases.
WABs must be submitted to and received by the State Lands Division NO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at its office located at 64 North Union Street, Room 464, Folsom Administrative Building, Montgomery, Alabama 36130 (36104 if delivered by express courier such as Federal Express, UPS, etc.). Lump sum bids for all tracts, multiple tracts, or portions of tracts will not be considered. WABs received in accordance with the Complete Announcement will be publicly opened by the State Lands Division at its office in Room 458E beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the following day, and results will be posted as a “Listing of High WABs by Tract Number” as soon as possible following the opening at https://www.outdooralabama.com/public-notices/hunting-leases. An individual submitting a WAB for a tract still may elect to attend the Auction and participate in oral bidding at a higher bid amount, if desired.
FOR BOTH WABS AND ORAL BIDDING:
Prior to submitting a WAB or bidding at Auction, interested parties MUST review BOTH the COMPLETE ANNOUNCEMENT and the COMPLETE LISTING OF THE 140 HUNTING LEASE TRACTS across 32 counties (“Complete Tract Listing”) which detail specific requirements related to this Announcement and tracts available for bidding including, but not limited to, WAB and oral bidding requirements, MINIMUM BIDS, BID DEPOSITS, lease terms, eligibility exclusions, reservation of rights, and payment of appraisal and advertisement fees. For copies of the Complete Announcement, Complete Tract Listing, Tract Maps, and Sample Lease go to https://www.outdooralabama.com/public-notices/hunting-leases or call the State Lands Division at (334) 242-3484.
A Bid Deposit is required for each separate WAB (enclosed separately with each WAB submission). WABs submitted without such Bid Deposit will not be considered. Unsuccessful bidders’ deposits will be returned as soon as possible following the Auction. To be declared the oral high bidder at the Auction, the highest oral bidder for each tract must immediately deliver the Bid Deposit. If the highest oral bidder fails to immediately present such bid deposit satisfactory to the State Lands Division, the bidder will be disqualified for that tract and bidding for the tract will resume. Upon completion of the lease transaction, a successful bidder’s Bid Deposit will be applied to the lease rental amount.
ALL BID DEPOSITS must be in the form of a CERTIFIED or CASHIER’S CHECK (NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR CASH ACCEPTED) made payable to the State Lands Division for no less than the amount identified as the BID DEPOSIT for that individual tract below and in the Complete Tract Listing.
A potential bidder desiring to schedule a tract inspection (as State Lands staff availability and scheduling allows on a workday) should also call the above number. No inspections will be conducted after Friday, May 23, 2025.
STATE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS.
LOCATION OF PROPERTIES SUBJECT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
Only tracts required to be published pursuant to the Land Sales and Leasing Act, Code of Alabama, 1975, §9-15-70 et seq. (LSLA) are listed below. The listing of certain tracts below and in the Complete Tract Listing specifically identified as having “no public access” does not constitute any representation or guarantee that other tracts do have public access.
#2.Choctaw County – T9N, R3W, the E2, the N2NW, and the S2SW of Section 16; containing 481± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,612.79. (Bid Deposit shall be $922.07.)
#4. Clarke County – T5N, R3E, Section 16; containing 643± acres. Minimum Bid - $9,047.01. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,808.91.)
#5. Clarke County – T6N, R3E, entire Section 16; containing 635± acres. Minimum Bid - $11,537.95. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,307.10.)
#14. Fayette County – T13S, R11W, the E2SE of Section 22; the SW, the NWSE, and the NE lying southwest of Eldridge Road in Section 23; containing 379± acres.
Minimum Bid - $4,275.12. (Bid Deposit shall be $854.53.)
#16. Fayette County – T13S, R11W, the SWNE lying southeast of Castleberry Road, the W2SE, the SW, and S2S2NW lying south of Castleberry Road in Section 25; the E2SE lying east of Castleberry Road in Section 26; containing 321± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,076.70. (Bid Deposit shall be $814.85.)
#19. Fayette and Marion Counties –T13S, R11W, the SE lying south of SR118 in Section 11; the E2E2 of Section 14; the NE lying northeast of Eldridge Road in Section 23; and the N2N2 and the SWNW of Section 24; containing 514± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,656.84. (Bid Deposit shall be $930.88.)
#23. Lowndes County – T13N, R15E, the S2 east of Dickie Road in Section 19 less N2NESE; the W2SWNWSW of Section 20; the S2NWNW and the SWNW of Section 29; and the N2, east of Salem Road in Section 30; containing 514± acres. Minimum Bid - $10,691.20. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,137.75.)
#25. Marion County – T10S, R13W, entire Section 16; containing 640± acres. Minimum Bid - $5,062.40. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,011.99.)
#26. Marion County – T10S, R14W, entire Section 16; containing 640± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,960.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $991.51.)
#29. Mobile County – T1N, R4W, the NW4, the W2 of the NE4 of Section 5; the NE4 of Section 6; T2N, R4W, all of Section 29 lying south and west of Nobodies Creek; and a 60 foot roadway between Nobodies Creek and Beverly Jefferies Highway, being 30 feet on each side of the following described centerline: Commencing at a concrete monument for the existing SW corner of Section 29, T2N, R4W, Mobile County, Alabama and run S89°55'E along the existing south line of said Section 29 for a distance of 1232.26 feet; thence run N00°05'E for a distance of 216.97 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence run N11°56'18"E for a distance of 435.80 feet to the Point of Curvature of a curve to the right; thence run along said curve to the right having a Radius of 670.00 feet, Chord Bearing and distance of N27°54'25"E and 368.65 feet, for a distance of 373.46 Feet to the Point of Tangency of said curve; thence run N43°52'32"E for a distance of 364.85 feet to the Point of Curvature of a curve to the left; thence run along said curve to the left having a Radius of 830.00 feet, Chord Bearing and distance of N28°25'40"E and 442.15 feet, for a distance of 447.55 feet to the Point of Tangency of said curve; thence run N12°58'49"E for a distance of 62.92 feet to the South Right-of-Way line of Beverly Jefferies Highway (80' R/W) for the Point of Ending; T2N, R4W, the SE4; all of the SW4 lying East of the Mississippi State Line; the S2 of the NE4; the S2 of the N2 of the NE4; and all of the W2 of the NW4 lying East of the Mississippi State Line, in Section 31; T2N, R4W, the W3/4 of Section 32 lying south and west of Nobodies Creek, the W2 of the SE4 of Section 32 East of Nobodies Creek, less and except the N400' of said W2 of the SE4 of said Section 32, East of Nobodies Creek, containing 1,308± acres. Minimum Bid - $14,728.08. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,945.13.)
#43. Tuscaloosa County – T19S, R7W, the S2 of Section 34; the W2SW of Section 35; T20S, R7W, the N2NE, the SWNE, the E2NW, the NWSE, the SESW and the N2SW of Section 3; the entire Section 4; containing 1400± acres. Minimum Bid - $9,800.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,959.51.)
#44. Tuscaloosa County – Alabama Department of Mental Health Institutional land within T20S, R11W, part of the W2SW west of Upper Columbus Road in Section 17; the S2SE, the NWSE, the E2SW and the SWSW of Section 18; the NE, the N2SE, the SESE and the NENW of Section 19; the W2NW excluding a 10 acre out parcel, the W2SWSW, the NWSW, the N2NE, the N2SENE, and the NENW of Section 20; containing 883± acres. Minimum Bid - $6,401.75. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,279.86.) Note: Officers and employees of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, as well as members of their families, shall be excluded from submitting bids for this tract.
#57. Walker County – T14S, R8W, the W2SW of Section 29; the SWSE and the SWSW of Section 30; the NE, the N2SE, the S2NW and the NWNW of Section 31; the N2NW, the SWNW, the N2SW, the SESW and the S2SE of Section 32; the SWSW of Section 33; and T15S, R8W, the NENE of Section 5; containing 920± acres. Minimum Bid - $9,696.80. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,938.87.)
The following tracts have no public access:
#88. Greene County – T19N, R1E, the entire Section 16; containing 640± acres. Minimum Bid - $11,264.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,252.31).
#90. Greene County – T22N, R2E, the NE and the E2SE of Section 16; containing 250± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,300.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $859.51).
#95. Jackson and Madison Counties – T1S, R3E, the S2SE of Section 17; the N2NE of Section 20 and the SENW, the S2NE, and the N2SE of Section 21; all along the Jackson/Madison County boundary; containing 360± acres. Minimum Bid - $5,803.20. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,160.15.)
#96. Jackson and Madison Counties – T2S, R3E, the N2SE and the E2SW of Section 18; the N2NE, the E2NW and the NESW of Section 19; and the NWNW of Section 20; all along the Madison/Jackson County boundary; containing 400± acres. Minimum Bid - $8,140.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,627.51.)
#100. Madison County – T1S, R2E, the NENE, the SW and the S2SE of Section 1; the SENE and the SWSE of Section 11; the NWNW, the S2NW, the E2SW and the NENE of Section 12; the N2NW of Section 13; the W2NE and the SENE of Section 14; containing 800± acres. Minimum Bid - $11,264.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,252.31.)
#114. Tuscaloosa County – Alabama Department of Mental Health Institutional land within T21S, R11W, the S2SE of Section 20 excluding the 5 acres south of Commerce Road; the NE excluding the 15 acres south of Commerce Road, the N2SE, the SESE, the SENW east of the north fork of Taylor Gulch, and the N2SW east of the north fork of Taylor Gulch, of Section 29; containing 426± acres. Minimum Bid - $5,853.24. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,170.16.) Note: Officers and employees of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, as well as members of their families, shall be excluded from submitting bids for this tract.
#115. Tuscaloosa County – Alabama Department of Mental Health Institutional land within T21S, R11W, the W2NW, the SENW west of the north fork of Taylor Gulch, and the N2SW west of the north fork of Taylor Gulch, of Section 29; the NE, the N2SE, and 32 acres of SENW east of Romulus Road, of Section 30; containing 401± acres. Minimum Bid - $4,671.65. (Bid Deposit shall be $933.84.) Note: Officers and employees of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, as well as members of their families, shall be excluded from submitting bids for this tract.
#136. Washington County – T4N, R1E, the N2 and part of the S2 of Section 16; containing 536± acres. Minimum Bid - $10,720.00. (Bid Deposit shall be $2,143.51.)
#137. Washington County – T4N, R1W, the entire fractional Section 16; containing 640± acres. Minimum Bid - $7,206.40. (Bid Deposit shall be $1,440.79.)
Patricia Powell McCurdy, State Lands Director
DATE: April 17, 2025
HLA
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