I heard the state might be going back to doe days I hope so

The doe slaughter is the worst damn thing the DCNR ever allowed in this state. Some parts of Marshall County barely have a deer herd due to the overkill for year after year. I'd like to skulldrag every damn moron that thinks killing 90% of the does is a good thing.

I agree. I hope we go back to the way it use to be. Alabama use to have one of the largest population of deer in the country, but not anymore and I know the DCNR catches a lot of heat from insurance companies which doesn't help in our favor

Amen, Wiley! I agree 100%!

I hope it goes back to a closed season & opened for just a few days in early December.

Mississippi has a doe limit. I think maybe it is 5 per hunter per season? Even something like that would be better than one or two per day for every day of the season.

This has been the worst season for me in deer sightings I believe since I started deer hunting years ago.

I wish we could trap and transport deer. Yall could come get you 30 or 40 does off our place. Would be better than us having to shoot them.

Its 1 doe per day now. You say 5 does per hunter is still to many and I'm afraid they might go to that since they had 5 spots for does on your license this yr. Some counties could go 3-4 yrs without any does being killed

I remember my first doe day my first year hunting. Right at first light what was normally a peaceful quiet time turned into shock and awe.

You can thank QDMA, or at least what people "think" QDMA is.

Please don't read something into what I said that is not there. I did not say that I THINK we need to go to 5 per hunter per season. I said that is what Mississippi does and maybe we could do something like that, which would be better than every one being able to kill 1 or 2 per day all season long.

It wouldn't necessarily have to be 5 per hunter per season. It could be 3 or even 2 per hunter per season.

Something like that would drastically cut back on the number of does being killed.

I personally would rather see it go back to a closed season. I also realize that some places in Alabama still have plenty of deer with a good doe population.

Not so in the area where I live and hunt. You hardly ever see any deer around here as you drive the roads going about your daily tasks and to work & back.

Best scenario would be to have doe days with a lot of counties having no doe days. If Alabama continues to keep it the way it is now. Then in 10 yrs they will be looking at restocking it last yr on the volunteer calls there were close to 20,000 deer kills makes me wonder how many were actually killed my guess is close to 80,000

Dayum right! U can thank alfa money

Going to a limit would push more people to get into DMAP, which the DCNR has pushed aggressively.

If y'all want more government control and restriction of what you can do on your land, just keep pushing for a yearly limit on does to go along with the one on bucks. Before long some of y'all will be wanting 3 does and 1 buck and all the "because no one NEEDS more than ..." bullcrap.

It's amazing how many folks want government to leave them alone until it come s to deer hunting and then they don't mind the restrictions, and actually ask for them.

Hell yeah! .Hell I can't remember the head guys name at the time Was it moody?..Either way I remember one of them making a statement saying.That the hunters in alabama are doing a good job they don't need this 3 buck limit & the other mess..but of course he was ignored..

Good lord I hope not... Considering I saw 16 Sat afternoon on a field...

It really don't matter though cuz no matter what they decide...they won't get it right.... They never have....

The department of conservation should reimburse any automobile owner in an amount up to five hundred dollars for damages sustained to the automobile due to hitting or being hit by a deer.

I don't see how setting a per person limit is going to help. Going back to days is about the only way to limit it in the areas that need it. We only had 1 member kill more than 5 does this year, but the club total was over 30 again. If they reverted to days, it may save a few from being killed without giving a person the entire season to shoot. I don't want more laws/regulations, but you can't count on most hunters to know what the land does and doesn't need. Alot of guys that hunt in this generation, just want to shoot something because they paid their money.

Until hunters realize that just because you "can" legally kill two does per day, one doe a day, or 5 does a season it doesn't mean you "have" to kill them, it want matter what DCNR does. Hunters should use a common sense approach on their hunting property, i.e. if you are seeing little to no deer, don't shoot does. If you are seeing a high a quantity of does, shoot a few. It is absolutely ridiculous for grown men to have to be regulated at all by the DCNR.

I have several thought on the subject. First, I do think it is ironic that the State of Alabama pushed so hard to model the buck restrictions after the state of Mississippi but totally ignore the doe situation. Second, I do think there are sections of the state that really needs to kill more does while others greatly need to keep their finger off the trigger. Lastly, if you think too many does are being killed off of your property you don't HAVE to shoot a doe a day just because the state allows it. If you're in a club, address the situation and try to get the number of does y'all take off the property limited. If they won't change, find another club. If you lease your own land, stop shooting them.

Heck why didn't you invite us all up for aldeer doe shoot if you had that problem

That works great for large property owners but small landowners like myself are at the mercy of the surrounding landowners and their management strategies or lack there of.