It sounds like there was some native deer still existing in that area during restocking……Is that true?.......They would have been mid-December rutters I believe.
Which side of Bankhead is seeing the most population growth on the perimeter……I’m assuming the west on the Franklin/Marion side???? When does the rut occur in the area between Phil Campbell and Bankhead
Places in north Walker county and Marion/Franklin co now have high deer populations. The native deer rut around there is early to mid January. The Bankhead deer were introduced in 1925/26 and have maintained breeding dates and phenotypic appearance of northern deer for 100 years. I doubt a major change occurs in the next 25 or so years. A melting pot of breeding dates is probable, but those deer aren’t going anywhere. They still have larger bone structures and much longer/lighter fur than the native deer, even after breeding with them for the last several decades.
