As far as deer killed in the rut goes, it’s really only affected those counties pretty much south of HWY 80 and some fringe counties just north of it. Yes there are now more bucks being killed in the northern counties during those extra 10 days too, but those bucks are done rutting (some are already dropping horns) that are getting back on feed sources. Which makes them even easier to kill.

I’ve got no problem with every county in AL getting to enjoy hunting their peak rut but if days are being added in those counties, so that they can, then the same number of days added, need to be dropped from somewhere else in the regular season. South needed it, but those same days should been taken away in December, and there was absolutely no reason whatsoever to add those 10 days in the northern counties. Once again, the state and CAB, making decisions that go against sound biological data and biologists recommendations. Just like baiting. I don’t know a single biologist that was adamant it was needed, but I know a whole bunch that adamantly felt it would not be good for the herd. Why was it approved, $$$$$. There’s no other logical reason.