Alabama Deer Population, Management News and Information Archive
To bait or not to bait: that's the question for deer hunters February 21, 2016 Alabama, AL.com ... In good habitat and with reasonable harvest limits, baiting does no harm to the deer population on private lands--limited access is of course a big part of the key. If baiting were allowed on public lands ... the usual "tragedy of the commons" would no doubt quickly take effect, reducing the herds below safe levels as thousands of hunters swarmed the woods with truckloads of shelled corn... Bill making it's way through legislature which would allow deer hunting over bait February 19, 2016 Alabama, 48 News ... Jackson County Representative Tommy Hanes voted against it. He feels it doesn't teach children anything about the sport of hunting... Bill to allow hunters to bait for deer, swine passes Alabama House February 18, 2016 Alabama, AL.com ... State Rep. Alan Boothe, R-Troy, filed the perennial bill, which has failed to pass during numerous legislative sessions... would allow landowners to bait without restrictions on private land... Alabama Committee Approves Hunting Over Bait February 17, 2016 Outdoors 360 ... Representative Artis J. “A.J.” McCampbell (D-Livingston) ... he believes in giving the deer a fair chance and has issue if this applies to deer season... These articles have been reviewed for relevance and content. Some links to the original article may no longer be active. | More Deer Management and Population News by State |