Originally Posted by abolt300
I dont know what the solution is because it is quite apparent that most of the state of Alabama, likes to shoot any buck they see with a rack on his head and nobody that does, has any plans to slow down or stop doing it.


Can't please everyone, I suppose. The 6,000 acre trophy club who has a strict antler requirement and are conscientious about doe harvest are playing by the same rules as Uncle Billy and Aunt Gert, 1.5 miles down the road who gets to hunt 5-6 times a year on their 60 acres they are still paying the note on. They count on killing 5-7 deer a year to put in the freezer to help the grocery bill and cover the vittles for the New Year's party they have with the whole family that coming in. They don't give a crap about alot of things the trophy club members do and Uncle Billy has a well worn 30-30 ... proof of his prowess as a deer hunter, complete with a lean-to shed with 10-12 sun bleached basket rack antler sets on top that used to be seen on the club's game cams. Good, bad, or indifferent, they are utilizing the resource in their own way within the bounds of the law, just like the club members are. And no matter how hard you pitch stricter deer regs to Billy and Gert, they are going to be the first and loudest ones at the public hearing yelling against changes that affect their home-place hunting tradition.

You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?