Actually, all of my deer hunting is in the black belt. Most of it in Lowndes county but I hunt south Montgomery county and some in Butler. But I cut my teeth on hunting above the fall line in the hills and hollers of Coosa, Talapoosa, and Elmore counties back when you could hunt all year and not see a deer. I've paid my dues and learned the hard way on how to kill a deer in the hills, in the thickets, in the creek bottoms, or wherever. I am lucky enough to hunt in an area that has a good population of deer now and I will be the first to say that hunting is easier when there are more deer around. DUH! But killing a trophy (which to me is anything 130 and over) is still hard no matter where (or when)you hunt.
I never claimed my hunting skills are superior to anyone on this site. But, I do my scouting, my homework with the topo map, and put in my time wearing out some boot leather with a gps. And guess what? I see deer and lots of 'em. And incidently, very rarely are they in "the open woods." I hunt in the thickest, nastiest places I can get a climber into. But in all fairness, I have been know to scoot up into a ladder stand overlooking a food plot as well.
Lets just let the season run from October 15-October 14. Then we get the velvet, the hard antler, the rut, the rut again, the rut once more, the antler shedding, the dropping of fawns, the faded spots, the growing of antler, and finally full velvet agin! That way we'll all be happy!
Dr. B
Dangit, I need more butter on my popcorn!!
