No doubt the season needs to be changed to include as much as two weeks into February, I guess the question is what part of the state. Using the states own conception dates as guidance, it seems the entire state needs to be extended. Average conception date samples show in the following counties the average sample dates of conception: Colbert County - Jan 28 Jackson County - Jan 23 Limestone County - Feb 9 Madison County - Jan 29 Perry County - Jan 27 Randolph County - Feb 6 Walker County - Feb 3
Because of the various stocking areas of deer with different genetic breeding dates it is almost impossible to break the state into two or three hunting zones to allow the hunters the ability to hunt the rut.
BULL! The study site for Jackson was done on the Jones farm in lower PRV, those deer were stocked from a different site than others released in Jackson Co. Jones farm IS NOT a good indicator of deer breeding in NE Alabama. The lions share of Jackson breeds 1st week of Jan.
I hunt Jackson and I hunt both primary and secondary breeding periods.
