There could be many factors as to why these people are looking at a new place to hunt. Bad relationship with a member(s), Cost, poor hunting and the list goes on. I think a lot of this search stems from the Quality of the hunting or better yet , unreasonable expectations. A lot of people need educated on Alabama Deer Hunting. After hunting all over the State for 40 plus years I sure don't know everything, but I've learned a lot. Alabama Deer hunting for both Quality and Quantity can be best described as Spotty. There are some good areas for sure. But there are plenty of places, I wouldn't hunt if you paid my gas to get there. I have Leases in Lowndes and Crenshaw counties and we have good populations of Deer. You usually see 2-15 deer per day on about any day. We have what I call Realistic Quality. We shoot Deer that score between 115 & 130 inches. Now do we have deer that are 150 on our properties ? Sure do. Not many, and the chances of you killing one is slim to none. Now I know that a lot of these Alabama Boys talk a big talk but truth is You ,me and the people we know rarely shoot a 150 inch deer. And I'm talking about a guessed score, but an actual, genuine tape score. I do think our deer herd is doing better in places and is making a comeback. Our wonderful Game Officials told us for years to shoot a Buck and a Doe a Day for 100 days a season in much of our State. And trust me, it took a toll. But we are seeing some positive things happening in our State. Although not gone but a lot of this Shoot em All mentality is dying. There are a lot of disappointed hunters looking for greener pastures. And to a certain extent, I don't blame them. I just about refuse to hunt a place where I don't see deer on a regular basis and where there is not Reasonable Quality expectations.
