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Old 07-24-2005, 09:50 AM
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Default Do they need to move deer season back one month?

I live in north Alabama close to the Tennessee state line where you can start hunting Sept. 20th through Jan 31rst.... with ALL this heat ( globel warming ) do you think the season should be moved back a month? We have 80 degree weather in Sept and Oct.with humidity just as high, and 10 years ago the weather would be a lot cooler ... the weather is so mild in January now that we miss some of the rut becasue it happens late and goes into February... I would like to see the state move opening season back a month and extend the end of the season into February ...what is your opinion about your area?

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Old 07-24-2005, 10:37 AM
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In my area they have it at the right time! Mo, consevation dose a good job at setting the dates
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Old 07-24-2005, 10:43 AM
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yes i have been saying that from the start of last season. Its to hot and the rut starts late late in the season here. We usually miss the second rut all together due to it being hot untill min january. It didnt get cold here untill the last 2weekends of the season.
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Old 07-24-2005, 11:27 AM
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In Fl. they bring in the gun season for the Thanksgiving week, then close it and start again in the middle of Dec. to the end of Feb. That is what I would like to see in Al. , but it probably won't happen. You would think with the over population in most of Al. it would only help.
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Old 07-24-2005, 08:12 PM
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No clue. Really have no idea why they set the dates the way they do.
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Old 07-24-2005, 08:21 PM
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i hunt dec-jan it fine weather for me
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Old 07-24-2005, 09:14 PM
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I like now my dates are set here in ky
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Old 07-25-2005, 12:24 AM
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i dotn have many complaints about PAs season except that archery comes in oct.1-nov.12 which is unfortunate because the peak of the rut is usually around the 9th so just as it reallys starts to peak the season ends and gun dosnt coem in til the monday after thanksgiving, you really miss a big chunk of the rut
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Old 07-25-2005, 04:46 AM
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No , the rut is more dependant on hours of daylight(photoperiod) than on temperature . Most of the breeding takes place at night anyway .
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Old 07-25-2005, 10:19 AM
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to hot first few weeks of bow season here in Ga
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