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I’ve hunted in the good clubs and the bad ones and dealt with the bad ones before. If I could find a good one I’d get in it in a heartbeat
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future.
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future. Several big clubs still running in south Alabama, some Florida guys are in those clubs, great guys.
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One of the happiest days of my young life was bringing mom a hindquarter from the first deer I killed instead of a little pack of meat from someone else’s. I felt like a man that day. The club where I started hunting in the early 80’s the killer got a hindquarter, and I think the drivers split up the backstrap.
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future. There are still some large clubs around. Small in comparison to the Florida public land. And style of hunting is much different because of that.
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I hunted with guys that did it right. Was a lot of fun and often very productive. The outlaws ended the practice in my county. Growing up in Chilton County, we had 2 choices, run dogs with the criminals or fight the dog running criminals. Not all of them, but the great majority of dog runners were a bunch of reckless drunk poachers who thought they owned all the deer in the county. If you dared try to stop them farm equipment got vandalized, barns burned, cattle shot, gates destroyed, etc. People who come to Chilton county and lease hunting land today have no idea how hard we fought to put a lid on the rampant organized crime syndicate of dog hunters. Yep. Hunted in Perry Co when I was a kid in a club that ran dogs and had a little section set aside for stalk hunting only. On the main road going through the club there was one little ,5 acre block that a nice gentleman owned and had built a little green house on. Lived in it with his wife and two kids. He was telling me and my dad that his house had been shot by our club members no less than 20 times over the years. That same year it was shot twice and he called the game warden who started doing ride throughs on the club and handing out tickets for the dog hunters standing the roads. Then magically the little green house burned down less than a week later. Pretty amazing coincidence.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
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I hunted with guys that did it right. Was a lot of fun and often very productive. The outlaws ended the practice in my county. Growing up in Chilton County, we had 2 choices, run dogs with the criminals or fight the dog running criminals. Not all of them, but the great majority of dog runners were a bunch of reckless drunk poachers who thought they owned all the deer in the county. If you dared try to stop them farm equipment got vandalized, barns burned, cattle shot, gates destroyed, etc. People who come to Chilton county and lease hunting land today have no idea how hard we fought to put a lid on the rampant organized crime syndicate of dog hunters. Yep. Hunted in Perry Co when I was a kid in a club that ran dogs and had a little section set aside for stalk hunting only. On the main road going through the club there was one little ,5 acre block that a nice gentleman owned and had built a little green house on. Lived in it with his wife and two kids. He was telling me and my dad that his house had been shot by our club members no less than 20 times over the years. That same year it was shot twice and he called the game warden who started doing ride throughs on the club and handing out tickets for the dog hunters standing the roads. Then magically the little green house burned down less than a week later. Pretty amazing coincidence. I had a gun pulled on me for telling someone that they could not hunt on The land I have leased. There was no dog in sight. He thought it was ok because deer season was over. Yes some people suck. People deserve blame for their actions not methods of hunting.
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I hunted with guys that did it right. Was a lot of fun and often very productive. The outlaws ended the practice in my county. Growing up in Chilton County, we had 2 choices, run dogs with the criminals or fight the dog running criminals. Not all of them, but the great majority of dog runners were a bunch of reckless drunk poachers who thought they owned all the deer in the county. If you dared try to stop them farm equipment got vandalized, barns burned, cattle shot, gates destroyed, etc. People who come to Chilton county and lease hunting land today have no idea how hard we fought to put a lid on the rampant organized crime syndicate of dog hunters. Yep. Hunted in Perry Co when I was a kid in a club that ran dogs and had a little section set aside for stalk hunting only. On the main road going through the club there was one little ,5 acre block that a nice gentleman owned and had built a little green house on. Lived in it with his wife and two kids. He was telling me and my dad that his house had been shot by our club members no less than 20 times over the years. That same year it was shot twice and he called the game warden who started doing ride throughs on the club and handing out tickets for the dog hunters standing the roads. Then magically the little green house burned down less than a week later. Pretty amazing coincidence. I had a gun pulled on me for telling someone that they could not hunt on The land I have leased. There was no dog in sight. He thought it was ok because deer season was over. Yes some people suck. People deserve blame for their actions not methods of hunting. Don't disagree..... outlaws are outlaws.
"Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters."
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future. There are still some large clubs around. Small in comparison to the Florida public land. And style of hunting is much different because of that. I figured as much. I assume the hunts are more organized. I'm used to having my own crew and we do our own thing. Some of the clubs folks I know are in, in North Fl, are 50-100,000 acres. The piece of public I hunt is 60,000, but we pretty much stay on less than 10,000 of it.
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When I was in the Army and would come home on leave at Thanksgiving, I would go hunting with my brother in law that was a dog club in Elmore County. Always had a great time.
Proud Army and ALNG veteran
God Bless America!
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Killed my first on one in 84’. Big doe during ‘doe days’ with a wingmaster 16ga #1 buckshot. Great memories.
My first deer was a doe on a dog drive in 84 as well. Shot her with a 12ga 00 buck, good times
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I used to dog hunt all over the panhandle of Florida in the 70’s. Dog hunting in Eglin reservation was extremely popular back then. The generations that dog hunted well before I did are still hunting today. The Broxsons, Tolbert, Jernigans, Wallace’s, etc…, from the Holly/Navarre area continue to carry on the tradition.
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Don't disagree..... outlaws are outlaws.
The dog deer hunting bans are a great example of outlaws in gov't treating other outlaws and innocent folks the same with their notions of good gov't.. This constitutional backdrop enables us to articulate public policy through caselaw in this troublesome area, using constitutional principles, and not simply personal notions of good government, as our compass. Alabama Supreme Court
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Man I loved to cover a big hayfield crossing with my bar. Let them get stretched out running across a field smooth, swing through em with the crosshairs till right before their nose then break them down. Too much fun
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future. There’s still a good group around here that does it right. I’ll send you a name and a number if you’re interested in getting up with them. Solid folks
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Its fun..but im glad its lost its shine…
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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This is the reason I have a stash of old A5 autos. Some of the best memories. I remember my first one was with a New England single shot 12. The one memory that stands out the most was when I got my first buck. I was shooting a pump and when he came out I shot three times. He fell down, struggled and got back up heading into a thicket. I told my dad what happened when he came up and he said I should have shot hike again. I said, I would have if I had more shells. Long story short, I got so exited that I was ejecting an unspent shell in between shots so there were two unshot shells on the ground. Luckily the dogs ended up baying him for me to finish it.
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A question for any of you that still dog hunt. I bought a place in South Alabama several years ago with the plan to build a house and move there when I retire. I still have several years. I have been a dog hunter my whole life and don't plan to give it up when I retire. My plan is to come back to FL to run my dogs. There are millions of acres of public land open for dog hunting 2-3 hours south of my place in Alabama. That being said, it would be nice to have a place to do it closer to what will be home. Alabama public land seems to be pretty much out in that regard. I have read that you can run dogs in parts of the Talladega NF, but I can't find much info on it and it would also be a couple hours north. Are dog hunt clubs in Alabama still a thing? Dog hunt clubs in FL are huge (acreage wise), I know most clubs in Alabama are small in comparison. Assuming there are dog hunt clubs, are they bigger? Just planning for the future. There’s still a good group around here that does it right. I’ll send you a name and a number if you’re interested in getting up with them. Solid folks I appreciate it. If I was closer to moving up there, I'd take you up on it. It's good to hear it's not dead up there yet.
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I’m a member of a dog club and a still club didn’t miss a weekend of dog season and didn’t hunt my still club one time in two years I love it
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I hunted with guys that did it right. Was a lot of fun and often very productive. The outlaws ended the practice in my county. Growing up in Chilton County, we had 2 choices, run dogs with the criminals or fight the dog running criminals. Not all of them, but the great majority of dog runners were a bunch of reckless drunk poachers who thought they owned all the deer in the county. If you dared try to stop them farm equipment got vandalized, barns burned, cattle shot, gates destroyed, etc. People who come to Chilton county and lease hunting land today have no idea how hard we fought to put a lid on the rampant organized crime syndicate of dog hunters. Yep. Hunted in Perry Co when I was a kid in a club that ran dogs and had a little section set aside for stalk hunting only. On the main road going through the club there was one little ,5 acre block that a nice gentleman owned and had built a little green house on. Lived in it with his wife and two kids. He was telling me and my dad that his house had been shot by our club members no less than 20 times over the years. That same year it was shot twice and he called the game warden who started doing ride throughs on the club and handing out tickets for the dog hunters standing the roads. Then magically the little green house burned down less than a week later. Pretty amazing coincidence. This would fit right in with the low life thread. Totally disgusting!
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