It's my first year hunting in Baldwin County, but I have not been impressed at all by deer numbers. I'm a member of a club with what I consider light to moderate pressure. I've seen a few deer while hunting, and have a few on camera. From my observations, mature does are not as common as I'd like to see. I've been running multiple cameras since August and only found 2 mature bucks. I can tell this has been an area with historical high hunting pressure (the deer seem to avoid the road). Seems like there are some coyote issues. I'd also state the opinion that does probably should not be shot on this property, or at least further limited than the current self imposed restrictions of the club. Being a first year member, I'm leaning on the side of not voicing that too loud, but I just have elected not to shoot any thus far myself.
All that being said, I don't think it's been a good year for numbers seen or numbers killed by anyone I've talked to in this area.
