I believe our state can do it because we have high herd numbers like Texas and we are finally feeding somewhat like they've done for decades! Where AL kills me is the lack of soybean production and trophy management that Kentucky implements! They have field judging videos/classes before you go out in KY paid hunts! 130" min and heavy enforced fines are very strict but that produces, just look at how KY produces top 5 B&C! Forage soybeans are cheap and you should plant late spring/ early summer to enhance multiple food plots for Deer and Turkey! It also provides good N for your soil (nitrogen fixation) Soybeans require very little N if any so even 8-8-8 would be ok! You can get away with a mid April heavy planting but the deer and weeds will get them by June if not before so come back with roundup and plant again in late May! Eagle brand are expensive but are roundup ready! Stonewall are the most practical brand! A good summer plot should have a bean field with multiple mineral sites for maximum calcium/phosphorus / high protein supplements that provide a far better yield than expensive feed that could potentially spread disease which in turn causes your wacky/one sided bucks! Proper food sources and a cost/time effective approach along with smart trophy management and AL will compete with free range Texas and Kentucky monsters!

Tat, that you?

You lost me at high herd numbers like Texas.

please stop with the "must read" stuff....

No shucks. Boy those are some genius ideas there hoss

I'm pretty sure this guy has another username and is trolling. I don't buy the fact that he's that much of an idiot

Just get everyone piddling in the pine plantations and broadcast the soybeans. Too many people in this state worry about sanctuaries and what not and they should focus more on throw n' grow beans.

Did we just get compared to Texas and Kentucky

They got medicine 4 that. Oh, wait....no they don't.

Comments like the above are reasons why AL deer hunting is sub par to other states! Your an idiot or we will never or should ever be compared to KY or TX! I'm glad people attempt to do this but this was meant for a casual observer! Not a pessimistic ass clown who has no life outside of trolling Aldeer all day! It's an attitude problem in this state and frankly a positive/ knowledgeable message that isn't enforced legally or practically by the everyday hunter and game wardens!

Ok

i find some of your statements wrong anyway. If you really think KY forage soybeans contribute to their "monsters" in a significant way you're nuts. It's the 100,000's acres of row crop corn/soybeans that do that. And stonewalls aren't even planted north of Tn to any extent anyway

What kind of "ologist" is this feller?

I think you might actually have gotten there......

To the original poster... What is your stand on deer sanctuaries?

It's just a cost and time issue for the average hunter in doing summer plots! If we had half the effort in doing summer plots the way winter plots are done then that's a great improvement towards the nutritional element! I just vehemently despise people who abuse the law and kill like 8 2-3 yr old baskets a year! Just look at some of the biggest hunting clubs in AL they're struggling bc other states have better management/laws/law enforcement than ours and it's a shame!

James that's your best GIF yet.