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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: ALclearcut]
#2299498
11/20/17 06:19 AM
11/20/17 06:19 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,911
huntin the big lease
Turkeymaster
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,911
huntin the big lease
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I haven't seen a single deer in 10 sits on a new property I started hunting. Camera sightings are low too. And this place has ideal habitat. Thick cover, pine thickets, creeks, hardwoods, food plots, etc. The unlimited doe season, 3 buck limit (which incentivizes killing even more does), along with more predators has absolutely demolished the deer herd in much of the state. They tried to fix an overpopulated southwest Alabama region and ruined hunting in the rest of the state. I agree, its hard to even see deer on my main lease in butler county much less harvest a mature buck year in and year out
"All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: ALclearcut]
#2299624
11/20/17 08:01 AM
11/20/17 08:01 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 11,779
Longwood, FL
jlbuc10
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 11,779
Longwood, FL
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I haven't seen a single deer in 10 sits on a new property I started hunting. Camera sightings are low too. And this place has ideal habitat. Thick cover, pine thickets, creeks, hardwoods, food plots, etc. The unlimited doe season, 3 buck limit (which incentivizes killing even more does), along with more predators has absolutely demolished the deer herd in much of the state. They tried to fix an overpopulated southwest Alabama region and ruined hunting in the rest of the state. I've been hunting the same family land in Bibb comfort the last 25 years. We've done nothing but improve the habitat and add more and more acres of food. Sighting are down across the board the last 6 or 7 years. Same places we would see 20-30 in we now see 6 or 7. Places we used to see 6-7 we know see 0-1. We've only killed 1 doe on 900 acres thIs year including this opening weekend of rifle. And no, buck quality has not improved. We average killing less than 1 buck a year on 900 acres. Things were better before we started killing 10-12 does a year. Now it's a hard habit to break.
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: jlbuc10]
#2299637
11/20/17 08:08 AM
11/20/17 08:08 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 7,780
central ala,
centralala
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 7,780
central ala,
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I haven't seen a single deer in 10 sits on a new property I started hunting. Camera sightings are low too. And this place has ideal habitat. Thick cover, pine thickets, creeks, hardwoods, food plots, etc. The unlimited doe season, 3 buck limit (which incentivizes killing even more does), along with more predators has absolutely demolished the deer herd in much of the state. They tried to fix an overpopulated southwest Alabama region and ruined hunting in the rest of the state. I've been hunting the same family land in Bibb comfort the last 25 years. We've done nothing but improve the habitat and add more and more acres of food. Sighting are down across the board the last 6 or 7 years. Same places we would see 20-30 in we now see 6 or 7. Places we used to see 6-7 we know see 0-1. We've only killed 1 doe on 900 acres thIs year including this opening weekend of rifle. And no, buck quality has not improved. We average killing less than 1 buck a year on 900 acres. Things were better before we started killing 10-12 does a year. Now it's a hard habit to break. I agree some areas have been hit hard. I know we didn't kill them in the areas I see hurting. But what would hunters response be if the State shut down hunting in certain areas for 3 years to help the population rebound if hunter/kills are to blame?
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: Southwood7]
#2299718
11/20/17 09:59 AM
11/20/17 09:59 AM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,379
Houston County
Hoytdad10
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,379
Houston County
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Just got a text from my son. He killed a 5 year old 7 point behind our house about 20 minutes ago. Broke his left G2 off. Headed to help him load it up.
A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: Southwood7]
#2299950
11/20/17 12:52 PM
11/20/17 12:52 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 17,266
Montgomery
bamaeyedoc
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 17,266
Montgomery
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sat in a ladder stand this morning and didn't see a thing except a beautiful sunrise.
Dr. B
AKA: “Dr. B”
Aldeer #121
8-3-2000
Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA
2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
2024-2025 Aldeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris
1938-2017
UGA Class of 1960
BS/MS Forestry
LTJG, USNR
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: Southwood7]
#2300136
11/20/17 02:59 PM
11/20/17 02:59 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 6,778
Alabama
3FFarms
ALDEER SPONSOR
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ALDEER SPONSOR
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 6,778
Alabama
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Beautiful afternoon. I mean, couldn't have drawn an afternoon up any better from a temperature, wind and moon aspect.
0 deer seen. I've yet to see a deer in 5 hunts on my lease.
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: Southwood7]
#2300168
11/20/17 03:16 PM
11/20/17 03:16 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 14,515
Chilton County
MarksOutdoors
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 14,515
Chilton County
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Me and a buddy were out for a total of 7.5 hours today. Neither of us saw anything.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
-G. K. Chesterton
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Re: LFTT 11/20
[Re: ALclearcut]
#2300248
11/20/17 03:55 PM
11/20/17 03:55 PM
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Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 4,758
george county ms
johndeere5036
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Mar 2015
Posts: 4,758
george county ms
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I haven't seen a single deer in 10 sits on a new property I started hunting. Camera sightings are low too. And this place has ideal habitat. Thick cover, pine thickets, creeks, hardwoods, food plots, etc. The unlimited doe season, 3 buck limit (which incentivizes killing even more does), along with more predators has absolutely demolished the deer herd in much of the state. They tried to fix an overpopulated southwest Alabama region and ruined hunting in the rest of the state. I feel ya. Same thing on my property. Couldn't ask for a better piece of property. Right on the river beautiful bottoms fine food plots and hardly any deer. I doesn't help a huge dog club is right beside us
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