they'll go to a tag system eventually if serious hunters will keep pressing for it - alabama's deer hunters are becoming more quality oriented, so i think it's just around the corner - i'd like to see a 2-part tag system for both bucks and does - possibly even divide each county into quadrants - this would allow for different quotas where needed - the harvest information provided by a tag system would be extremely valuable in managing our state's deer herd
"Serious Hunters", you mean trophy hunters. I would be willing to bet that the majority of Alabama hunters would classify themselves as just hunters. They would rather have a simple system like we had before or at worst like we have now. The "simple hunters" voices are not heard because most are not politically savy. They do not have friends in Montgomery. They just hunt. Most ethically. They are the majority.Rich people and city folks influence the majority of changes in hunting regulations. Why? Because they talk proper and have friends. Its time the majority are heard from. We just want to hunt. Just a license and a weapon. That simple.
