Yep, you got it: Everyone can go f'ck themselves. That's what I was thinking. You nailed it!

Damn, you're smart.

Goatkiller, your post makes no sense. If Clem only wanted to benefit himself, he'd want MORE regulations, since he doesn't kill does. He would want doe killing outlawed. But that's not what he wants.

No, no ... don't try to figure him out, Rem. He's right. I want EVERYone else to go screw themselves and by-gum it'll all be OK.

the ignore feature is your friend.

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.

Glad I wasn't the only scratching my head and thinking "WTF?"

I was surprised to hear that my grandfather (born in 1925) had never shot a deer, at least not to my knowledge. He grew up in Marion County and may never have seen a deer there as a youngster. His focus was on dove and wore them out from what I understand.

I guess I'm not as smart as you guys.

Clem doesn't like regulations. People should be able to kill all the does they want. Let's use speed limits as an example. Clem says everyone should be able to drive whatever speed they want. Nobody speeds on his way to work because it is out in the country and 2 miles from his house. He sees no problem. No regulations required in his opinion.

I drive through downtown B'ham and people are speeding on the interstate in heavy traffic. I say that is unsafe and someone will get hurt so we need speed limits. More regulations.

Enlighten me.

No one is saying there shouldn't be game laws. You're taking it to the extreme. I could use your logic and ask why shouldn't a game warden accompany a hunter on every hunt to avoid any game violations? But that would be ridiculous.

I'm thinking you get the argument now. In my opinion there is nothing extreme about limits on game.

Being accompanied by a Game Warden... well that would be ridiculous but nobody is advocating for that.

...and nobody is advocating for no game laws like you were saying with the speed limit example.

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

Yeah. It is very liberal. Probably change soon though, we'll see. Check out "Snapper Check" for government over-reach, if you've got a hankerin to get bent over by big brother

I like cheese

Goat killer go home your drunk! Thanks for derailing a great thread. Mods can you delete his comments so we can keep this thread going on topic

well, i like pie ...

My apologies to all for the initial derailment.

First deer I ever saw was late 1970s near Boligee. It was a doe. It looked at me. I looked at it. I didn't kill it.

I didn't see another deer for two more seasons, I believe.

It's amazing what has happened to the decline and rise of deer in Alabama and the Southeast.


Also, pie > cake.

My father started hunting as a child in the late '50s/early '60s in the Atmore area. They killed a few deer, not many, and it was the old-fashioned man-drive where if anybody got one they all got part of it. They NEVER shot does on purpose. It was a cardinal sin. But they'd knock down anything with an antler on it.
When the deer population of AL surpassed the human popuation the state eased up on the doe season restriction, giving hunters more choice and flexibility in which does they killed and when. Unfortunately, some have taken the liberal bag limit as a personal challenge, and, after several seasons of unrestrained doe killing, can push a local area back to 1960's population levels.

Back in 1990 when the Alabama River had the Historic Flood I counted 100 does on Hwy 59 at the Majors Creek Bridge. They had just built the new bridge and they planted winter grass. Not one single deer out the 100 had horns. You can ride Hwy 59 nowadays at night and not see a single deer. Times have sure changed.