I've never turkey hunted Alabama but do deer hunt there once a year and received the following email from the Alabama Department of Convservation and Natural Resources. Thought the results were interesting and similar to what has been posted here about TN.
Dear Alabama Hunter,
Recently the Wildlife Section of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries emailed you to gather information about your turkey hunting experiences in Alabama. More than 1,500 of you responded and we want to share the results.
Responses were received from all 67 counties and more than half of you thought the 2015 season was worse than the 2014 season. In fact, more than half said the 2015 spring turkey season was worse than the average for both the past 5- and 10-year periods. However, more than 60 percent said they like the season starting and ending dates as they are.
Here are results from additional questions:
Does your hunting property have more, less or the same number of turkeys as last year?
More: 13%
Less: 48%
About the Same: 39%
What do you consider to be the major factors limiting turkey numbers in your area?
Weather: 40%
Predators: 73%
Disease: 5%
Too many hunters: 13%
Too liberal of a bag limit: 11%
Other: 17%
Dear Alabama Hunter,
Recently the Wildlife Section of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries emailed you to gather information about your turkey hunting experiences in Alabama. More than 1,500 of you responded and we want to share the results.
Responses were received from all 67 counties and more than half of you thought the 2015 season was worse than the 2014 season. In fact, more than half said the 2015 spring turkey season was worse than the average for both the past 5- and 10-year periods. However, more than 60 percent said they like the season starting and ending dates as they are.
Here are results from additional questions:
Does your hunting property have more, less or the same number of turkeys as last year?
More: 13%
Less: 48%
About the Same: 39%
What do you consider to be the major factors limiting turkey numbers in your area?
Weather: 40%
Predators: 73%
Disease: 5%
Too many hunters: 13%
Too liberal of a bag limit: 11%
Other: 17%
