| Alabama is a great place for deer hunting. With so | | | | Getting the Most Out of Hunting WMAs |
| many public places to hunt, and an increasing | | | | Hunters often complain that hunting in Alabama |
| number of deer in the woods, if you play your | | | | WMAs can get too crowded, reducing your |
| cards right your chances of bagging a nice rack | | | | chances of seeing a deer. But, if you follow these |
| this season are excellent. | | | | guidelines, you can outsmart the competition. |
| Hot Facts | | | | Scout before you go. |
| Est. Alabama deer population 1.6 mill | | | | The problem with this strategy, is that you |
| Number of deer harvested in Alabama in 2007: | | | | probably wont be the only one who scouted for |
| 436,900 | | | | sign. So, you might find yourself a group of other |
| Number of registered hunters in Alabama 2007: | | | | hunters in the same spot. |
| 207,500 | | | | Don't pin all your hopes on one spot. |
| Rate of success: excellent | | | | This is how you overcome the problem above. If |
| Forecast For 2008 Season | | | | you pick four or five good spots, you won't be |
| There was not much rain in Alabama last year, | | | | upset when you get to "your spot" and find that |
| reducing the amount of food available. There are | | | | some has beat you to it. Just move on to one of |
| plenty of water sources available and the summer | | | | your other pre picked spots. |
| heat will probably make game move more slowly, | | | | Find the escape routes. |
| so you should still expect a good season for | | | | If you can find the routes that deer are using to |
| Alabama deer hunting this year. | | | | move from one area to the other, you can |
| Top 10 Wildlife Management Areas | | | | position yourself so that other hunters end driving |
| Public hunting land is very plentiful in Alabama. | | | | deer right past you. |
| Thousands of acres have been set aside to | | | | Keep away from the fields. |
| provide public access for hunting and other | | | | Most hunters in WMAs like to set up near the |
| purposes. These are the top 10 sites by harvest | | | | open fields. You can use this to your advantage, if |
| for last season and are an excellent place to start | | | | you prefer to stay away from the crowds. |
| your scouting: | | | | Stay in your tree stand later. |
| - Oakmulgee | | | | Wait out other hunters by staying in your tree |
| - Mulberry Fork | | | | stand longer. All those hunters going back to their |
| - Blue Spring | | | | trucks will create more deer movement, and |
| - Choccolocco | | | | when those deer come by your stand, you'll be |
| - Martin / Skyline | | | | ready for them. |
| - St. Clair | | | | Use the best strategies & techniques. |
| - Sam Murphy | | | | Even good hunters can always learn a few more |
| - Barbour | | | | tricks to add to their arsenal. Don't be afraid to |
| - Lowndes | | | | keep learning. The more you learn, the higher the |
| - Cahaba River | | | | likelihood you'll find success. |