I'm about done messing with deer hunting in Alabama. The last two years, I've spent more hours planting fields/working than in a stand. It takes a lot of time, energy, and money to consistently kill mature deer here, and more often than not, those mature deer will never touch 130".

I'd rather drive 4-8 hours and hunt a place that doesn't have a 3 month gun season and elmer fudd sitting on a corn pile every 20 acres.