“Whitetail deer are one of the most recognized wildlife in Alabama”-(Outdoor Alabama). This quotation proves that Whitetail deer are important to Alabamians and the people of the South-East region. To obtain a whitetail trophy, hunters need to know about the deer in Alabama, specifically the management, population, habitat, and eating patterns, so they can pursue deer hunting as a career. To have trophy Whitetails you need to have three things, and one is good management. To have good management the whitetails need to have a lot of food and cover, you have to apply hard work and a lot of time, have a food plot that fits the situation of the environment, and realize that hunters are very important to the ecosystem and respect your use of time
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Whitetail deer are one of the most, if not the most, recognized wildlife in Alabama. Also Alabama is one of the top 5 for most deer-caused crashes in the U.S! To have Trophy whitetails, you do not need to buy expensive breeder bucks for good genes, rely on Mother Nature to do so. When deer hunting it’s good to know that there are two groups outside of the rut, “Matriarchal” and “Bachelor”. The Matriarchal is an alpha female and its female fawns from the years in the past and the same year. A Bachelor group is a group of 2-10 bucks that are staying together, but when the rut comes around these buddies can turn into aggressive gladiators that are eager to kill any other buck in it’s …show more content…
It is good to know that deer prefer hard mast (walnuts, acorns, pecans, etc.) when they can get it. Deer consume a lot of food. They consume on a healthy average four to six pounds of food a day for every 100 pounds. It will range from weeds, grasses, agricultural plantings, several species of fungi, and hard mast. If nutrition and great food is not provided then achieving Trophy Whitetails is impossible. To obtain a whitetail trophy, hunters need to know about the deer in Alabama, specifically the management, population, habitat, and eating patterns, so they can pursue deer hunting as a career. Understanding how to produce Trophy Whitetails is what drives hunters to do what they do. Though in the end, spending time in Mother Nature and with your family creating unforgettable memories is what it’s all
Whitetail deer are one of the most, if not the most, recognized wildlife in Alabama. Also Alabama is one of the top 5 for most deer-caused crashes in the U.S! To have Trophy whitetails, you do not need to buy expensive breeder bucks for good genes, rely on Mother Nature to do so. When deer hunting it’s good to know that there are two groups outside of the rut, “Matriarchal” and “Bachelor”. The Matriarchal is an alpha female and its female fawns from the years in the past and the same year. A Bachelor group is a group of 2-10 bucks that are staying together, but when the rut comes around these buddies can turn into aggressive gladiators that are eager to kill any other buck in it’s …show more content…
It is good to know that deer prefer hard mast (walnuts, acorns, pecans, etc.) when they can get it. Deer consume a lot of food. They consume on a healthy average four to six pounds of food a day for every 100 pounds. It will range from weeds, grasses, agricultural plantings, several species of fungi, and hard mast. If nutrition and great food is not provided then achieving Trophy Whitetails is impossible. To obtain a whitetail trophy, hunters need to know about the deer in Alabama, specifically the management, population, habitat, and eating patterns, so they can pursue deer hunting as a career. Understanding how to produce Trophy Whitetails is what drives hunters to do what they do. Though in the end, spending time in Mother Nature and with your family creating unforgettable memories is what it’s all