Wiley those season dates are just random calendar numbers. Absolutely no biological reason was used to extend the season into February. Any one of us can use the same logic and determine our own random calendar numbers.
I understand EVERY bit of that. It just blows my mind that every time somebody sees a buck chasing a doe OR didn't see it happen all season long, they think Alabama needs a LONGER season. What Alabama does need is a SHORTER season.
Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not.