Point is, 95% of them are going to be shot and die long before they reach maturity. The age structure only improves if bucks are making it to maturity. If the buck doesn’t make it to 5 yrs old, it doesn’t matter if he dies as a 1,2, or 3 yr old. He’s still dead and not making it to maturity and into the already depleted 5 and 6+ age classes that need filling and are almost non existent in Alabama’s buck age structure. I’d be willing to bet that 85-90% of Alabamas annual buck harvest is made up of bucks 3 yrs old and younger. Thats the real problem and that should be simple enough for even you to understand. Those young bucks are going to be shot as soon as the sport a decent rack, killing them this year versus the start next years season doesn’t matter at all. They are still dead and still not filling the top of the bracket where they are needed.

I also like how you removed the section “all it’s doing is taking more young bucks out of future equations…….” from that sentence which changes the entire meaning and context. That’s a true Democrat move. I always knew you were a DA, but honestly didn’t know you were a Democrat. 😂

Last edited by abolt300; 12/29/24 01:55 PM.