I totally understand what you are saying. That being said, for reference, I currently hunt at a small “brown it’s down” lease in Louisiana. A 100” buck is a rarity and 4 and 5pt bucks is the norm. But it’s also cheap, $800/year. I know I most likely come home empty handed, but for the money and distance I have to drive, I figured what the heck. Anything can happen during the rut.
If I was going to go on a paid hunt in AL, with the sole intention of actually trying to kill a good buck, I'd look at Westervelt Lodge in Aliceville. Might be a little more than the others mentioned above but you've, in my opinion, got a much better potential to accomplish your goal there. They've got 12,000 contiguous acres right on the river (this why I'd recommend it), pines, big hardwoods, river bottoms, big fields, nice lodge, good southern cooking, good guides and some really good bucks on the property. It's fully fair chase in AL so there is no guarantee that you'll see or kill what you're looking for, but it's gorgeous property, they do limit the number of hunters annually, and most importantly they have harvest restrictions in place on the bucks they allow to be taken. Looking for a 125-130" buck, I'd time my hunt to try to be there between Jan 1 and Jan 15. While it is a rarity for anywhere in AL, you've actually got a legitimate chance to kill a buck pushing 150 or 160 there because they do actually have them on that property.
