Originally Posted by lefthorn
Originally Posted by Nightwatchman
Originally Posted by lefthorn
I like them. Not unlike draw hunts in other states


Now we are working our way in the right direction. What is to stop ALL public land from becoming an SOA in the future? People always talk about wanting to be like other states....do you really wanna wind up with virtually zero open access public land as is the case with much of the midwest?

Do you we want to wind up with only being able to draw a permit on "public" land in some of the highly sought after areas in the black belt once roughly every 3 years(after enough preference points are garnered)

I would think vast tracts of open permit public land is actually one of the GOOD things about this state

makes me angry that people would rather the state start sanctioning off land to make it "easier" to shoot a deer instead of resolving themselves to hone skills and spend the time, and play the pressure as is required to take a deer on open access public land.


It's not any different than socialism, I want the state to allot me land that makes it easier on me to kill a deer instead of doing the work myself to find and shoot one on land that is already public. and in the process I want to remove opportunities for everyone and give it only to select few who are lucky enough to win the lottery and get drawn.



So I am basing my comparison to MS where I grew up learning to hunt. They didn’t habe the draw hunts when I lived there but do now. They have plenty of open public hunting, just like AL does, but a handful of prime areas to hunt via draw.

The way I look at it is am I jealous of my club vs a club in say Bullock county, yes. But I paid my dues to have a decent club where I have a decent chance of seeing deer. If I were closer to a better area, I would join a club there

Either hunt the public you have access that you have to public, which there are good deer killed to those that put in the time, join a club, or apply to the SOA areas.

Quit crying


I think you’re missing it. The only thing we’re all gonna be crying about is 10 years from now when we can’t take our kids or grandkids out to the local wma on a Sunday afternoon because all wmas are draw only now.

I’m not jealous of anyone’s hunting land. I have a car I can drive to whatever public land I want. What I can’t do is hunt somewhere I used to hunt freely if it turns into an SOA.