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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/09/17 03:51 PM
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alabaster al.
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I remember being in a club in sumpter co. In the late 70's.
There were very few deer. It was something to even see a track.
I only remember one deer being killed. I also remember looking for lost dogs.
I was also in a club in Dallas county in the early 80's.
There were deer everywhere. I also remember looking for lost dogs there.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/09/17 04:00 PM
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Florence, Al
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We saw the first deer on our farm in tn in 1982. And that going back to around 1907 when an uncle I had who lived to 101 was growing up there. He died in 2005 but we used to laugh about it when I'd carry him deer meat. He was born in 1904 but always laughed and said he couldn't remember before his 3rd birthday.
Last edited by AlabamaSwamper; 05/09/17 04:03 PM.
BTR Scorer in NW Alabama
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/09/17 05:03 PM
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BowtechDan
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I was talking to my grandfather about the Great Depression Years/WW2 recently and the topic of deer came up. He grew up in Section (near Scottsboro) and lived there until he was 21. He left in approximately 1950 and told me nobody in Section ever saw any deer the whole time he can remember living there; he said he knows for a fact he never saw a single one in person as a child/adolescent until he moved away.
I knew people were poor & hungry, but that really surprised me. I'm guessing all the deer were killed off pretty quick? Does anybody know how long it took for them to come back to an appreciable level? My Dad is 81 and said it was something to talk about seeing deer in the 40-50's in West Va. I know in the late 70's/early 80's there were plenty.
Nathan Carl Goff 19 Sept 2016 - 14 Jan 2017.
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: Clem]
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05/09/17 05:31 PM
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It could be, but I've only put one person on ignore ever and that was for about 20 seconds. I figure I should be adult enough to consider someone else's viewpoint, even if I ultimately disagree or think it's silly, and then move on, without just blocking them.
I'd like to eat ice cream every day. The reality is I know I cannot. So I don't.
It's not a friggin' difficult concept to understand. What you want, and what the reality is, don't always jibe. So you accept the reality and make the most of it, or you try to get it changed if possible.
ill get onboard with the ice cream every day plan
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: BIG-AL]
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05/10/17 10:03 AM
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I remember being in a club in sumpter co. In the late 70's.
There were very few deer. It was something to even see a track.
I only remember one deer being killed. I also remember looking for lost dogs.
I was also in a club in Dallas county in the early 80's.
There were deer everywhere. I also remember looking for lost dogs there. Sounds a lot like my hunting in the 80's
ggg
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: bigt]
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05/10/17 10:56 AM
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jawbone
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I wonder how many other states allow you to kill a doe a day for 3 1/2 months ? So I don't think there is any fear of having too many regulations in this State lol Absolutely. Go, or try to go, out west on a hunt or two. A draw, bonus points, extremely short seasons, single animal bag limits, hunting zones close to each other that vary by days and animals, the list goes on. People complain, and I'm guilty of it also, but they really don't appreciate how good we have it sometimes.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/10/17 11:05 AM
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My grandfather (born 1900)said when he was a boy that he saw herds of deer around Winston/walker county.
He also said that something happen to them like a die off or something because he never saw it like that again as a young man
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself
The older I get the better I used to be
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/10/17 03:13 PM
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On the X
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The American conservation story is amazing and part of our exceptionalism.
These are the "good ole days" as far as I can tell. We've never had it better.
I read the other day, we have more white tails in this country now than at the time of Columbus' contact. Of course, the predators were massive in quantity and size then and no way to verify, but it certainly is a window into our unique conservation timeline.
Public Land Owner
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/10/17 03:33 PM
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alabama
BhamFred
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I hunted Sumpter in the mid 60's. It was eye popping how many deer were down there at that time. I took some folks down first of Feb one time, we saw well over 1000 deer in half a daY AND 3-4 HOURS OF NIGHT LOOKING.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: BhamFred]
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05/10/17 05:00 PM
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I hunted Sumpter in the mid 60's. 1860's, right after the war? 
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: centralala]
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05/10/17 05:18 PM
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For extra credit, when were elk released in Alabama and when and where was the last documented one killed?? Last one was killed in Calhoun County I believe. Don't remember the exact date they were introduced.
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: FurFlyin]
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05/10/17 09:39 PM
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BhamFred
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I hunted Sumpter in the mid 60's. 1860's, right after the war? corrrect
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: BhamFred]
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05/10/17 10:49 PM
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I hunted Sumpter in the mid 60's. It was eye popping how many deer were down there at that time. I took some folks down first of Feb one time, we saw well over 1000 deer in half a daY AND 3-4 HOURS OF NIGHT LOOKING. My grandfather and his 12 brothers and sisters grew up in sumpter county just outside of York. He would tell me stories of him and his brothers killing 150+ deer a year. Said they had contests to see who could kill the most. I think they kept the local game wardens busy back then. My dad told me that when he was 16 years old he got caught trespassing 18 times one year on Kinterbish game preserve.
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: CeeHawk37]
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05/10/17 11:05 PM
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centralala
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For extra credit, when were elk released in Alabama and when and where was the last documented one killed?? Last one was killed in Calhoun County I believe. Don't remember the exact date they were introduced. In 1916, 55 elk came in. 17 went to Tuscaloosa Co., 14 to Sumter Co., 12 to Pickens Co., and 12 to Calhoun Co. Some elk died in Calhoun and the remaining elk where moved to Chilton Co. Where the last one was killed by a hunter in 1921.
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Re: Alabama Deer Years Ago
[Re: McAlligator]
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05/11/17 12:47 AM
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alabama
BhamFred
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Nab Drennen had a set of elk antlers at his camp in Tishabee that came from that area many years ago.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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