3 buck limit in Alabama
 

What do you guys think? I kinda' thought it was nice to be able to shoot one buck and one doe every day, but then again another part of me is happy to see a state practicing quality buck management.

The law will make it to where you can only shoot 3 bucks per deer season, the first two can be any number of points, but the last one has to be with at least 4 points onone side.
We have a 3 buck limit here in TN.

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You want to see some tough limits then come to Indiana. Here it is 1 Buck a season (rifle,bow,muzzie) and doe tags cost extra

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in PA its one buck with 3 points atleast perdeer season and doe tags are extra and on the other half of the state it has to have atleast 4 points

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Has it passed yet, or is it just a proposal?

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In Manitoba we have 2 tags for each season (bow, ML, rifle). No restrictions. With my second son hunting this year it means a total of 18 tags for us (if my wife hunts rifle this year then 20).

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Here in TN we have a 3 buck limit but only one per season. like one during bow, one muzzleloader, and one rifle, with a total of no more than 3 all year long. And I absolutly love it. I have been hunting since i was 10 yrs old. and pretty much quit going deer hunting until 3 yrs agobecause there was nothing worth shootingand that was even if you seen a buck. Know I can go and since anywhere from 5 to 10 dfferent bucks that are not shooters and let them walk because they will be bigger next year. And if you meat hunt and live in unit L like me you can kill the does per day. in any season with a sportsman license. Over the past 4 season I have killed 2 bucks that were over a 140 class deer and my 6 yr old daughter killed her first deer that score a 143.

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You should actually be happy in at least one way. You will be able to grow bigger bucks, the tighter the restrictions. Its been only one buck per year, like indianahunter83, in minnesota covering ML, rifle and bow forever. We also have to pay for management/doe tags.

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Hmmm..... I didn't think it was only one per season, of course, I do hunt in unit L, so we can shoot does every day if we want, but yeah, you're right there's the statewide limit of 3 bucks, excpet in unit B, right? I think unit B was only 2 bucks.

I didn't know about one per season, I just never saw that on the website, is that a new thing? Or has it been around? I haven't been on he TWRA website since February or March, which might be a reason for my not knowing.

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It's passed, I saw it on the North American Hunter E-mail Newsletter I get every week or so.


Alabama Approves New Three-Buck Limit


MONTGOMERY, AL—The Alabama Conservation Advisory Board voted recently to establish a new three-buck limit for the state’s deer hunting season.
The limit will be Alabama’s first in more than 40 years. Two of the three bucks can be of any size, but the third must have at least 4 antler points on one side of its rack to be legal. State wildlife officials say the intent is for the new limit to go into effect this season.
Dr. Warren Strickland of Huntsville proposed the change, which will include an as-yet-to-be specified validation system to record kills. Officials say that could be tags, punch cards, Internet check-in, telephone check-in or check stations. The state conservation department’s law enforcement section will determine the system in the coming weeks.
For more information on this story, visit www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes.

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2 a day, every day here

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That's absolutely awesome news for AL sportsman! More and more hunters down there need to be FAR more concerned with shooting large numbers over over-populated Anlterless animals than any bucks! I hope this is just the begining of a wonderful hunting future for Alabama. It's still somewhat sad that will allow you to shoot 2 Yearling bucks though??? :(I hope that more serious hunters will just concentrate on that one older buck and not the lower end immature bucks just to fill tags. Let's see that sex ratio tightened up considerably for the benefit of herd and hunter. Good luck and good huntin'

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What I meant is that 1 per each opening of that season like the first and second bow season. The first and second muzzleloader season. But it might be 2 during the 2 rifle seasons. not exceeding 3 per year. and I also believe it is just 2 bucks in unit B. What counties do you hunt. Me I hunt in Carroll, Henry, And weakley counties. I have about a total of 1400 acres. 100 acres in Carroll, 1200 acres in henry. and 100 Weakley

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We have a 2 buck per season limit here in Illinois regardless of weapon choice, I wouldn't mind if it were only ONE as long as Antlerless-Only tags were left unlimited and over-the-counter.

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I wish it was that way in with the bucks in TN . Because we went so many years with being able to kill only 4 bucks during all those seasons. at the endofall the seasons aman could have killed 30 something bucks. and maybe 2 does all deer season. Now you can only kill the 3 bucks all year for the past 5 or 6yrs and startin to see really nice big muture bucks. Our doe to buck ratio here in Northwest TN or unit Lis so out of wack. That know you can kill 3 does per day if you purchase a $21 permit or carry your sportsmen license. So if you want to come shoot some does like a dove shoot let me know. We killed 6 in fifteen minutes the last day of season last year for meatafter we were throughnot taking any big buck.I have seen as many as 40 does in the field at one time. Without a buck

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The part that doesn't make sense is that although there has been a limit of close to 200 deer (half of which can be a buck) for years the population continues to grow. And it isn't only a overpopulation of does, it is an overpopulation of does AND bucks. A Feb. season for does only, after they are bred and after the fawns are big enough to fend for themselves seems to be a more logical solution. In addition leave the rest of the limits and season as is. There are probably some areas of Bama that don't have the high population, but a lot of thestate has too many deer and its growing.

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I kind of wish Nebraska would have tag restrictions, only a certain number per person, and bucks with no less than a given number of points, people around here don't realize that to get a big buck you have to stop shooting the little ones. One person at my school shot a 2x2. I have only seen one 5x5 and six of the points were barely an inch long. If they would have let it go that would have been a very nice buck in the year to come. Sadely that is the biggest whiitetail I seen harvested this past season.

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timbercruiser,

unless you have many sportsman who become dedicated to filling aLOT of Doe tags, the problem will continue. You see it all the time here as well, a guy would rather pass up 20 Does that have feed into a food plot while he waits for the ear tip to ear tip wide, 2 1/2 year old buck to step out.... as much against QDM as it is,... it still goes on for many thousands every season! :([:'(]

The Does MUST be shot and the immature bucks MUST be passed and allowed to live. You'll be shocked to see what an impressive difference this will have on your areas herd once it is implemented properly. Best of luck to all you AL sportsmen this Fall.

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Oh me, me, meeeeeee!!! I'm grabbing the T/C Encore and heading down!I'd love the chance to fill some tags, bring home some venison and practice QDM! See ya this Fall,.... buddy! I only have a muzzleloader barrel for it, should I buy a 7mm barrel also? ;)

WOW, all kidding aside, those are some serious Antlerless numbers! Hopefully in time some of those numbers will be put back in check. It sounds like you guys aren't afraid to sill some tags though so that good. Keep up the work.

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I'm well Southeast of you, I hunt Lincoln County, it is in Unit L, but I think it's inthe Central Basin, perhaps maybe bordering the Western Highland Rim, but I sorta doubt it, we have 100 acres in Lincoln County, not much at all, but last year there was 22 deer killed there, and I didn't hunt that year, and this fall will be my first year deer hunting.

I already tagged a turkey on the lease we have, in fact, all 3 of us who went on the opening day hunt shot one, I shot a jake, my uncle shot a bearded hen, and our hunting buddy shot a gobbler.

My uncle later nailed one, and altogether, 6 turkeys were killed on that lease this year, and we've seen plenty more.

We do hope to get more land from the landowner, when there's some left,'cause the guy has 550 acres or so, but 200 acres of land is being paid for by some 90 year old woman so that her sons can hunt there, and they don't, heck, they practically never go to the property, but who knows, maybe our lease will grow? Only time will tell, but we're all very content with the lease we have, it's just such a great area, and location.

About seeing all those does, I don't think we have it like that here, sure we have plenty of deer, but I don't know about that kind of a ratio.

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I would kill more does but don't have room for the meat and people will say they want and you go to shoot them one the change there mind. but you more than welcom to come and shoot as many as you like

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I appreciate the invitation, but I don't think I'll be able to come up in your neck of the woods, since I will more likely than not have plenty to do on my lease, no offense at all meant. Plus, I'd hate to be another one of those people who shoot one deer and leave.
But I do appreciate the invite,though. It was nice of you to invite IL-Cornfed, since he can only shoot 1 buck and has to pay bunch of money for does, I bet if he takes you up on it, he'll be happy.

Well, take care.

Josiah

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Wisconisn 1 buck per gun tag. 1 buck or doe with archery tag, everyone receieves a free bonus antlerless tag which can be filled during any open deer season. You can use you bonus tag that you receive with your gun license during bow season and vice versa. Unless they decide to change it this year.

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i live in alabama and the new rule is great it will help the buck population grow and we will hopefully see some good mature bucks in alabama which would be nice cause we have just been seing mostly young bucks

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Last year Texas changed alot of East Texas counties to a minimum spread at least outside the ears...And they are strictly enforcing it....Game wardens have showed up at everyones lease, processing plants and they checked trucks and cars that had obviously been hunting...its a great thing in my opinion.........givem a chance to mature some!