I've lived in south Alabama my whole life, and hunted the public land a good deal. I've traveled far and wide and hunted public lands (*state or federally owned).

I'm here to tell you that there is not a state out there that does LESS for the wildlife than Alabama. Our "public" lands are unimproved dumps in comparison to other states.
Just look over one state to our east if you are looking for an example of well managed state land. They manage FOR the wildlife.

You will never convince me that the state of Alabama is going to all of the sudden start putting money into places that have seen no improvement since they were purchased or established.