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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. So let me ask you this then……it kinda goes back to something Goatkiller mentioned……If we end the season with many of those counties like Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Blount, Colbert, Franklin, etc having Game Check show 35-50% drops in doe harvesting…..do we just ignore that and say everything is fine because of a few people’s perception??.....If so then what use are the GC numbers?.....When do we use them to make decisions? I’m really curious about counties like Jackson…..last year they killed 2400 does and right now they’re at 1400…..That’s a big change
Folks that know don't shoot old does........ 
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