David Rainer

Park Perseveres to Bag Huge Gee's Bend Buck

Anyone who has been hunting deer in Alabama for a while has surely heard of Gee’s Bend, a large plot of land in a horseshoe bend of the Alabama River in Wilcox County. In the mid to late 20th century, the 6,600-acre property smack dab in the middle of Alabama’s legendary Black Belt was known as a place where whitetails grow to be big and fat with prodigious antlers. During its heyday, Gee’s Bend was the epitome of prime habitat with abundant row crops, including soybeans. Fast-forward to the 21st century and Gee’s Bend has changed significantly. Gone are the row crops. Instead,…

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