Originally Posted by wmd
Originally Posted by Mbrock
It’s 10 more days to kill deer. People don’t stop the entire season. There were several thousand deer added in some counties that wouldn’t have been if those 10 days were not there. There was a significant number of shed bucks killed, and/or bucks that lost their antlers being loaded or unloaded. Bucks are back in bachelor groups and losing antlers and we are still killing them with modern firearms. Guys are killing “does” to walk up to shed bucks. It’s ridiculous and terrible management.


Where is this happening Matt? Where I hunt (Jackson County/PRV) we have always had deer carrying antlers into the early part of turkey season (and that was also true when I hunted in Madison County with their 1 April start of turkey season).

Yes and there will be some that do that here too. With the increase in buck harvests, resulting in an even more unbalanced ratio, bucks work harder for longer, causing more stress, and even earlier antler casting. You ask where. It’s happening everywhere all over north AL. There’s not a population issue. There’s a sex ratio issue that’s getting worse with every 10 days of opportunity.