Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Serious Deer Talk Forum Is the season too long????

I would like to see rifle season begin the day before Thanksgiving then close a week later(Nov 24-Dec 1). Then have the rifle season come back in the third Saturday of December and run a full week into February (Dec 18-Feb 6), with the last two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 6) of the season being buck only. During the break between Thanksgiving and the third Saturday of December it would be no hunting at all regardless of weapon. A season like this would shorten rifle season(by 15 days) which would decrease hunting pressure, but still preserve the traditional Thanksgiving hunt. It would also allow hunting into the first week of February, a time when some areas are still having the rut.
This type of season would be 57 days of rifle season, with 43 of those being "either sex" days compared to 72 days of rifle season and 72 days of either sex like we have now. Folks still have plenty of hunting time to kill does, whether they want them for the freezer and/or for management purposes. The "buck only" period, last two weeks of the season, would decrease some pressure on the does. As I stated earlier decreasing the hunting pressure and allow hunting during the entire rut would make the hunting in all areas of Alabama more enjoyable and rewarding for all, in my humble opinion.
IF I could design my own season for the area I hunt this would be it. I'm sure a lot of folks will disagree and I do understand we all have an opionion. This is just mine.