Preacher, Hunting now is better than it ever was in the old days. Back then I hunted quail mostly, and squirrels. When I was young I would go on dog drives down around Livingston and Demopolis, but Deer were almost non existent in north and central Alabama. If you saw a deer track you went and got the family and everyone was amazed. It was illegal to shoot does. No one hunted with a rifle and only Mr Hill hunted with a bow, and that was out of state.
I would love to take my grandson on one of the old fashioned quail hunts, with great dogs, and a wagon or jeep set up to chase the pointers, and the great comradery that we had back them. A kid was just as good as an adult except he had to wash dishes and fetch drinks.
I wish that the State would get serious about supporting hunting again and actually start to manage our resources.

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