What the heck is the CAB doing??? Lowering turkey limits, and extending deer season until Feb 10 for everybody with apparently with no biological reason. I just don't see how either of these proposals are in the best interest of the turkeys or the deer. For those who don't visit the turkey forum this has been discussed but this was the first I had heard about a proposed deer season change.
"One thing ADCNR asked the CAB to ponder is whether to extend the Alabama deer season to Feb. 10 for the entire state. In previous seasons, the North Zone season ran through Jan. 31 while the South Zone season ran through Feb. 10.
Dr. Strickland told AON that the biological data gathered by WFF biologists over the past five years show that about 15 percent of the North Zone has a rut that extends into February.
“My personal stance is that if the data is there to support it, and it will increase the experience of hunters in the North Zone, I would support that,” Dr. Strickland said.
It should also be noted that in a Nov. 19, 2016 to Feb. 10, 2017 deer hunting firearms season that ADCNR recommended for Alabama, there is no longer a 10-day blackout period in December. The season would run straight through."
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