checking in

They’re not rutting there yet. Left my house at 4am this morning and saw the same pile of does in our neighborhood. They still had all their yearlings, including 2 button bucks. The screwed up 1.5 year old 7 point was still with them too. Give it a few weeks and it will be on!!

Checked 3 areas yesterday and found 4 scrapes and 7 rubs. Nothing like last year. This morning I've seen 5 does. 2 from my left and 3 from the right. I have heard alot of shots so far so maybe someone has gotten a good one

Any deer killed today?

A guy killed a 7 with a very questionable brow according to one man I spoke with. Several bucks have been seen and small bucks pushing does is what I was told at the restaurant last night

I haven’t heard any shots today but I may be to far from everyone

I havent either. Seen 2 does this morning then a basket rack buck not far behind them. Couldnt tell if he was legal but he was very young either way

Ended up killing a 8pt shortly after I posted. When I checked him out this afternoon he was the 5th deer killed today

Post some pics mackdaddy. I wanted to get up there but just had to much going on yesterday. Sounds like a good day!

Congrats. I'd like to see the pic as well

I hunted Zone B on the 10th. I did see 1 buck, which I would assume was a 4 pt. I could only see his left side as he came in front of me in the creek bottom then walked uphill directly in front of me. So I could only see 2 points on his left, so I guess he could have been a 6 if I could have seen his brow tines. I was sitting high on the ridge so I couldn't see him until he walked up the hill. However I heard him coming cos he stepped on like a rock and made a loud pop.. Deer aren't always that quiet lol

After seeing him there were 3 rapid shots N of him and 2 shots in different locations S of me. I believe the check station said there were 5 taken before I checked out around 1p.m.

Will be hunting thru the 21st for the BP hunt which coincides with the Talladega Nat Forest (buck/doe) ending the 22nd.

First deer of the year for me, 8pt, this morning around 9. Got him to come to 20yds DH from me and we had a starring contest. I had hold the scope on him for about 1min straight without flinching lol and I did it..
He never spooked. He turned and went left of me the way he came in and was searching for the Tinks69 I had hanging. He initially came looking for the doe that was making estrus calls cos I had JUST made one, looked over there and his head moved as he was looking right in my direction but couldn't seed me.
Boom went the smoke pole and he crashed downhill about 50 yds... he was dead before he stopped falling, kicked about twice and all was over.

I tried dragging him out, went about 50yds and was about to die!!! He was in the creek bottom and only high ridges around to get up to the clear cut.

I walked to the truck hoping to get help which I got from a little younger feller. It took both of us almost an hour to get it back to the truck. I gave him $20 for helping me out and we were both about done.

I have pics but no third party platform.

Awesome man. Congrats

They were burning Choccolocco around Bains Gap yesterday.

Thanks. Btw, we had to drag 797 yds to get him to the truck, about 100 yds uphill first then most of the rest over where they had cut in 2016. Still lots of limbs lying all over.

Also for note, the area between Chocolloco Rd and Bains Gap is no longer part of the WMA! The land was sold to the State I believe the GW said. See map for exact locations.
I used to hunt that area a lot and this sinks. I didn't realize this until opening day when I was headed into the woods only to find the gate closed. So I went over to the check station on Hwy 9 and found out.