They held a stronghold for decades due to absolutely zero deer that could ingress into that population. It wasn’t until the introduction of south AL deer in the 90s that the rut started having a trickle affect.
Exactly…..it sounds like that is changing though…….
Buckhunter2 mentioned hunting a few miles from there for the last 25 years and no longer seeing any Nov rutting……only Jan…..He also mentioned that he’s gone from seeing just a few deer to seeing 20+……If the low density doe herd within Bankhead is held well below capacity by public land hunters…..and the private land owners surrounding Bankhead are allowing populations in better habitat to flourish and expand……Then you’re likely gonna keep getting encroachment of the Jan doe herd from the edges moving inward
