As far as people arguing over no bow or just a gun season thats a stupid argument just because you don't bow hunt don't hate on the ones that do. And its to dang hot down here to bow hunt any earlier than October.

As for the Rut this state has a wide variety when it comes to the dates that the deer rut. Central Alabama is usually mid to late January to march. And then you go all the way up north and it is Thanksgiving. Well most states are cut into zones. And it looks like the DCNR is tring to do this to our state when they extended into February for some of the Southern counties. Yes maybe the line should come up into Lowndes and Montgomery and follow the Black belt because I have seen deer chasing during Turkey season before that is usual down here. It seems to move later some years and then normal other years as far as January goes. Dosent need to stop at 80 tho needs to include all of Lowndes and Dallas county.

Maybe they should start the north off with Bow starting in The end of September and gun starting it the end of October ending at the end of December or middle of January. Don't know a lot about your rut up there so won't go into it.

And mid state keep somewhere around the normal season.

Start our bow season in central and south in October maybe a week later or even November. Gun starts Thanksgiving runs thru Feb. 15 and if you want it farther Do bow and Muzzle loader only after the 15 till the end of February.

Just a thought on the season's. Deer are weird we can have 2 slow season's and then bam the next 3 are wide open. Its still nature and just like women I'm sure I'll spend the rest of my life trying to figure them out.