Has the hunting in the rest of the southeast been as poor as Alabama this year? We normally have great hunting, see lots of deer. Not so this year......................

Hatch I thought I was only one who noticed this,didnt see any deer during bow season,havent seen any during gun either.
Talked to one person who had jus gotten number 12 for the year.
Most everyone else isnt seeing anything either.
Where are you at?
Jack

I'm in southeastern Alabama (Eufaula area), about 100 mi from the FL border to the south, and right on the GA border to the east. I've seen about four bucks (one of which a guest took, two of the others on the hoof), and about half a dozen or so does. We normally have a great number of deer and can be very choosy, but not this year. I know people in the northern part of the state that arean't doing any better, and several more within a 150 mile radius. I have seen some at night on the way to & from my lease, but not nearly as many during the day.....where are you located?

Know Eufaula well,live in Prattville,work outta Montgomery,drive an eighteen wheeler hauling food to restaurants,been going to Eufaula on Tuesdays for about seven years now.
Where is your lease at?
I hunt mainly WMA's and Corps of Engineers land up here,leases aren't worth my time.
At best I get two days a week to hunt so it isn't worth it to me.
Holler Back
Jack

I hunt about 5 miles west of Abbeville (i actually live about 50 mi from the border as the crow flies...i must been thinkin' of PC) mostly on my bro-in-law's land, altho we lease another 150 acres that adjoins his.

Know that area well also,on 27 back towards Echo?
Jack

Actually off 27, but that's close. Where do you del to in Eufaula?

Let's see here:
Chewalla Restaurant,Hospital,Hartz occasionaly,Waffle House,Airport Restaurant,Creek occasionaly,Anchor Inn ever so often,Lynn's ever so often,Headstart,first Baptist,pretty much covers it.
jack
Used to work Yatta Abba,Money's and Nursing Home in Abbeville,and Scott's Catering on either county 40 or 80 dont remember which (Roger and Freddy Scott)

OK!! Gimme a holler next time you get here, i work at Boyd Bros in Clayton.............775-1263

Ok,I used to go back that way to 82,till one day one of Claytons toothless finest stopped me for doing 60 in a 45 coming off that hill down at the fellows place who has the oil supply on 30.
Jack
Sending you a PM

I have a farm in Andalusia, Alabama. We got a nine point last year on it, but missed this last season getting there. Glad there are a few Bama boys here.

Yup, there's a few of us.....

Heck I know Andalusia too,Val,Hatch is a transplant,but he been here long enuff.
Hatch,almost called you again while I was down THERE..
Jack

Should call I am around most the time. Will be leaving Mon night (I think) around 4Am to go to Leesburg, Georgia. Need to put my dogs on the dirt bad, not to mention get out of the city for a while. If anyone is familiar with Mossy Dell I will be next door at Terra Firma for a week. If your within driving distance, give me a PM and I'll give you numbers to hook up and finally meet face to face. Meanwhile I got these last night, thought they were interesting. These are from Florida, Power and Light, Orlando airport:

Heck, Jack, ya shoulda.........been right here.....

Jay,jus mite Friday morning,am off,gotta take wifey to doc in the pm...
Wasn't so far mite ride down one saturday,jus to get out..
Jack

Hey, you boys ain't doing something right! We got as many deer as fire-ants here in Covington County, Alabama. See them every day during hunting season, we formed an alliance with clubs that joined ours a couple seasons back, we all abide by a size limit and manage our areas. Alltogether, we've managed to pool together about 6500 acres which is 8 clubs. Things are looking up for us in the seasons to come in relation to antler size.

We have good-sized deer also, just not many of them, and this year only. We also have friends that hunt in Cullman, Sumter, Madison, Houston, Barbour, and Limestone counties that have reported less deer than last year. Guess we'll see what this year brings.....