Hey CNC, I will agree there’s not an issue with over harvest of deer in those counties in north AL. At least the ones I’m
most familiar with. There’s PLENTY of deer. Some places there’s so many habitat is suffering.
I think there’s definitely a change in buck age structure and some serious high grading taking place.
Which ones are you referring to??.....We have a zone C for a reason don’t we??....I know I grew up in Marshall Co and there definitely isnt “plenty” of deer there….I’m pretty familiar with Blount and Dekalb and they have what I’d call “some” deer but not plenty.
Yep. I was very instrumental in pushing for that Zone C and helped set the boundaries based on Population estimates, land uses and urbanization. Hunter input and harvest estimates were also used. The TN valley and surrounding counties are heavily populated and deer populations can not hold up to extended harvest pressure. Parts of Blount, Morgan, Cullman and Marshall counties will never support large deer populations no matter what the regulations are because the habitat is awful. I was mainly referring to some of the counties in the northwest and north central part of the state you mentioned. Those populations are moderate to high, and in some cases, too high.
