Again something about these numbers that will likely show itself more as the season goes on is that counties, like Marshall for example, show 29% decreases in doe harvest right now on the map because its comparing them to being at 65% last year on this date and 36% this year.……65-36=29…….…In reality though they’ve shot about half as many deer this season up to this date……Unless the trend changes there’s a good chance we end up around that level by the end of the season…..
We still have 10 more weeks left to go but…….. I’m gonna say a good portion of north Alabama will be down 20-40% by the end of the year with a few outliers maybe even higher……I’m gonna say that for the most part the green zone I marked on the map will be within single digits of where they’ve been running every year for the last 6 years……The southeastern quadrant is what is still up in the air…….We should come in within 5% or so of last season….or within reason….. but I think we may still see the doe harvest percentages climb to +10-20% though…….
To be continued……..
