This is the site-specific whitetail deer management program that I support. My corrections and additions are shown in the rule as I would like to see it amended:


220-2-.73 The Alabama Cooperative Deer Management
Assistance Program

Section 1. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall
administer a program entitled "The Alabama Cooperative Deer
Management Assistance Program" to improve management of white-tailed
deer through cooperative agreements with landowners and hunting clubs.

Section 2. Each prospective participant shall submit an application
on a form to be supplied by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater
Fisheries. Each application must be accompanied by two copies of a map
of the area to be included in the Deer Management Program that are of
sufficient detail to allow the area's boundaries to be readily determined.
Cooperators in Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Districts 1-2 and 3-5
shall have at least 200 and 500 contiguous acres, respectively. Approval of
the application shall be at the discretion of the Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries. Each landowner/club approved shall be termed a
"cooperator."

Section 3. Each cooperator shall designate a person with authority
to represent all parties with a controlling interest in hunting activities on
the land to serve as the cooperator's contact with the Division of Wildlife
and Freshwater Fisheries.

Section 4. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shall
designate a Wildlife Biologist, knowledgeable in deer management, as the
agency's contact with each cooperator.

Section 5. Cooperators must abide by all hunting laws and
regulations. Failure to do so shall be cause to terminate participation in
the Deer Management Assistance Program.

Section 6. Each cooperator shall make a written statement of its
deer management objectives. Those objectives must be within the
capabilities of the harvest and management strategies that can be applied.

Section 7. Each cooperator shall collect specified biological
information from deer harvested and submit the data to the Division of
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries as directed. Failure to do so shall be
cause to terminate participation in the Deer Management Assistance
Program.

Section 8. Information concerning past harvest, existing conditions
and deer management objectives will be considered in the development of
a deer management and harvest strategy for each cooperator. Harvest of
antlered and unantlered deer will be prescribed as appropriate.

Section 9. Harvest of unantlered deer outside the regular Hunter's
Choice hunting season will be allowed only where appropriate to meet the
deer management objectives of the cooperator. The number of antlered and unantlered
deer to be taken, dates of harvest and bag limits will be designated and
shall be by written permit as approved by the Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries Director based on recommendations submitted by the
Wildlife and Enforcement Sections. The regular Hunter's Choice hunting
season shall not apply to the extent of its conflict with the provisions of
said permits.

Section 10. Any person hunting on areas included in the Deer
Management Program shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, including those relating to the wearing of hunter orange.

Section 11. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shall
provide the cooperator a report based on the biological information
submitted.