A Hunter's Legacy

45: A Buck A Day And The Season That Changed Everything With Will Greene (Alabama)

Mitchell Fox Episode 45

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Mitchell heads to the Tennessee River valley of Northwest Alabama to talk with Will Greene, a farm kid who grew up chasing ducks and quail long before deer ever showed up on their land. Will didn’t kill his first deer on the family farm until he was 20. Now he hunts wide crop fields where 400-yard shots are normal and rifle season stretches into February.

They break down how agriculture shapes deer movement, why Alabama’s rut can span three months, and how northern genetics mixed with native bloodlines created one of the most confusing rut maps in the country. From the old buck-a-day limit to today’s three-buck rule, Will shares how pressure and parasites have changed the herd.

Will also runs tracking dogs that recover wounded deer others can’t find. Some tracks go miles. Some last over 36 hours. And sometimes the dogs don’t just find the deer… they bay it up.

This one dives into farming, long seasons, Kansas giants, Alabama hunting culture, and what decades in the woods will teach you.


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