This is an unpopular opinion, but THP has become the thing everybody who likes them hates. It's not a "real" view of hunting. The guys do it full time, edit out the boring stuff, and travel to the best locations available. Same as "conventional" hunting TV, for the most part just with public land. Nothing against them but comparing your hunts to theirs is just gonna leave you upset.
There's a reason they didn't do so hot deer hunting Alabama. The deep south big woods are tough. The best advice I have is to honestly evaluate your hunting ground. If you take a weekend to scout it and don't see a single buck, they're not there. If you can't walk it for a few hours and jump a few does, they're not there. Either lower your expectations or go hunt somewhere that isn't thousands of acres of monoculture.