What data indicates a need to shorten the season?

Hell just make it 3 bucks and 3 does with tags and just open it up year round

Was already too long, then the dumb sons of bitches on the cab extended it so the Dream Ranches of the world can sell a few more hunts.

[quote=walt4dun]Are you people serious?! More like not long enough!

4 months to kill 3 little ol Alabama bucks,and a doe a day isn't enough.

And high fence operations. Sound management has taken a back seat to politics and $.

See this is why people complain. This may be good for you but this wouldn't allow me to gun hunt the rut on my place.

And to the OP no deer season is not too long. I'm only going to kill what I can eat which is about 3-4 per year. That's all I'm going to kill if the season stays the same or stays open all year.

Yep.

X2.

Bow season should open later and run until the end of season. Increase Muzzle Loader to two weeks. It would be great to knock the ten days off the front of bow season that were added at the end of season. I see too many does shot with spotted fawns in our early season we have now.

Bow season in Franklin Co. TN just 15 miles North of my house opens 3 weeks before October 15. They have the same breeding period as Skyline/Hytop just South of the state line. I think October 1 would be about right for us .

I agree with you. I think. Let's let this thing play out and see what happens. No reason to make snap decisions at this point. Not that they would listen to us anyway.

YES

My thoughts exactly. If the season is extended and the limits stay the same, I will only be more picky. I just want to get in the woods and have a chance for a nice buck. The more time in the woods, the better my chance. But I also understand this isn't a one size fits all. No way to make everyone happy.

Yes. I just want a good excuse to be in the woods. The more the better.

It depends on the location in the state I guess. Just because other states do it, is not convincing enough for me. I'm open but I would have to hear more specifics. Are these "other states" deer poor? I like bow hunting too, but is that a reason to cut other people out of part of their season? Other states do a lot of things I don't agree with. A lot of older hunters don't like the thought of hauling a tree stand in and out. Under that plan, you just cut their time in the woods by 2/3. I imagine most hunters in AL wouldn't like your plan at all. I used to bow hunt on the WMA's between the gun hunts. I had the place to myself. The day we start running out of deer, that might be an option. Till then, live and let live. And that, is my opinion.

The question really makes no sense.

It makes no sense because for such a question to make any sense it has to be in relation to the rut. And the rut varies widely from place to place in Alabama.

So modify the question to include the rut - all phases. Then ask how much time before and after that several week time period the season should be.

But no, it isn't "too long" as the season gives people in different places time to do what they want to do. People only hunt when they want to hunt/can hunt so having the "long" season just gives hunters the opportunity to get however many hunting days in that they can/want to. I think most hunters in this State probably only hunt a half dozen days or so. Few actually hunt more than 20 days......~

You evidently don't know the hunters I know lol. This year was the least I have hunted in over twenty years and I easily broke the twenty hunt mark.

Dang, BGH. I thought this was just to get a reaction from someone. Tell me it is.

No, I only get to hunt on average 10 days out of the entire season due to work and family responsibilities. Why would I want to have even fewer chances to make it to the field.

Season should be shorter. There should be no bow only season. Everyone should have the same days to hunt regardless of their weapon of choice. Nov 20-Feb 10