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Archery only public land ? #1579849 12/25/15 06:44 PM 12/25/15 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky F FullPotential OP spike
FullPotential OP spike F Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky	Im planning a trip to central Alabama in Mid/late January and I was wondering if anyone could suggest any good public land spots ? Not looking for anyones honey hole just looking for a place to hunt a few days, I was also hoping to find a place with some hogs. I was told that Lowndes wma has an archery only area but I couldnt find anything on it in the regs, does anyone out there have any info on it ? Thanks in advance !

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1579886 12/25/15 07:08 PM 12/25/15 07:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,095 TN Reaper 14 point
Reaper 14 point Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,095 TN	WMA's are archery only by default. They do have some gun hunts each season but it's usually scheduled on weekends and spread out thru the season.

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1579927 12/25/15 09:16 PM 12/25/15 09:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La perchjerker Freak of Nature
perchjerker Freak of Nature Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La	http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missi...erLakes/Hunting/WildlifeUseBrochure.aspx Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends! If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1580283 12/26/15 08:38 AM 12/26/15 08:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky F FullPotential OP spike
FullPotential OP spike F Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky	Thanks for the info guys. I was hoping to find a place that was archery only has they tend to have a lot less pressure.

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: perchjerker] #1580298 12/26/15 08:52 AM 12/26/15 08:52 AM
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FullPotential OP spike F Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky	Thanks for that info Perchjerker !

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1580904 12/26/15 04:18 PM 12/26/15 04:18 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 7,819 Falkville MTeague Supreme Fact Checker
MTeague Supreme Fact Checker Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 7,819 Falkville	COE land along the Tombigbee and Alabama river have some bow only spots but you will need a boat. I had much rather be tried by twelve than carried to my grave by six!!!!

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1582118 12/27/15 04:04 PM 12/27/15 04:04 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 14,980 Clanton Turkey_neck Booner
Turkey_neck Booner Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 14,980 Clanton	The alabama river land is mostly vehicle accessible Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!

Re: Archery only public land ? [Re: FullPotential] #1582342 12/27/15 05:52 PM 12/27/15 05:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky F FullPotential OP spike
FullPotential OP spike F Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 43 Kentucky	I have been looking at the core land, anyone know anything about the Jones Bluff area ? Is it worth checking out, would it be flooded now ? Thanks again for your help.