AK, I am sure coming from Alaska, your outdoors skills are a lot higher then most of your counter parts in lower 48, myself included, heck, a lot of people in the lower 48 think they are in the "boonies' when blacktop ends...lol. I have never hunted Alabama, but would think food sources would be a top priority, close to bedding area. I have heard Alabama has a lot of leased land and also hunt clubs. So, access might be the hardest part. That is the case in so many states, just getting into a prime whitetail area is hard. I take it your flying down? Otherwise, you would be driving thru some PRIME whitetail states on your way down. The hardest part in states like my home, Montana, is getting a tag this late in the game. Hopefully Alabama has permits available. Good luck with it!