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Title: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 05, 2008, 10:14:00 AM: Well Kentucky's deer & turkey season opens in the morning.I'm pretty excited about it after all it's all I've been thinking about since the last day of season last year.Not gonna get to hunt much this weekend,have to play play guide for my dad & brother but do get to hunt for a little while in the morning before heading to my daughters soccer game......Got everything ready to go for in the morning...Who else is ready & gonna hit it this weekend? Good Luck to all that are out there...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Danny Roberts on September 05, 2008, 10:16:00 AM: Headed out in Meade County in the morning. If a goose gets in the way, I'll take him too. Good luck BGBH. !
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Grant Young on September 05, 2008, 10:19:00 AM: I hear you Mark. I know that its too early, too warm, etc.,etc. but I still need to get the feeling. This weather will help. I have conflicts with Saturday but Sunday is gonna mean some woods time. Good luck and safe hunting,
Grant
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: LoweBow on September 05, 2008, 12:57:00 PM: I'll be out for sure. Just hoping for the right winds. I've got some pics of one bruiser that I've got a stand hung on and 2 other stands on a pair of really nice deer, but I'm concentrating on the deer i call "Midnight".....good thing for me is he's now hitting the field w/ plenty of light left. Some of the bucks I'm seeing on my place have shed, while others are still holding velvet. I've got a camera set up on a triple beam that I'd shoot in velvet, but not sure about once he sheds. Should have pics of him this weekend.

Good luck to you guys!
Mike
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: LoweBow on September 05, 2008, 01:01:00 PM: Midnight
(http://www.orba42.com/photopost/data//593/medium/cropped_Midnight.jpg)

Shorty....check out his size!
(http://www.orba42.com/photopost/data//593/medium/DSC_0042.JPG)

Lightnin
(http://www.orba42.com/photopost/data//593/medium/DSC_0043.JPG)
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Marvin M. on September 05, 2008, 01:52:00 PM: Don't know if I'm going to make it out or not. I've definitely got the itch. The rain today is making me lean toward going, after all, you can't mow when the grass is wet.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Osagetree on September 05, 2008, 04:01:00 PM: It aint fair!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Osagetree on September 05, 2008, 04:02:00 PM: But,,, good luck to ya!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 05, 2008, 04:27:00 PM: Good Pictures Mike....checked my camera earlier & my target buck has shed his velvet in the last 24 hours....

Good Luck Danny,Grant,Mike & Marvin...hope to see some pictures of you all in the days to come...

Joseph your just gonna have to move to Ky...lol...when does Ohio open?
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: fishmerf on September 05, 2008, 08:33:00 PM: Murph,

The killing machine that you are, you will probably kill a deer and a turkey tomorrow mornin'. Good luck!
What bow are you shooting? You taking the video camera?

Merf
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Nanny Whacker on September 05, 2008, 08:34:00 PM: Was working in KY this week. Had a beautiful 10 pt at 15 steps on Wed morning. Still full velvet he didn't have a clue. Watched him walk down the creek and up the hill. Gets the blood boiling. Was near Bowling Green. Good luck.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 05, 2008, 08:57:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by fishmerf:
Murph,

The killing machine that you are, you will probably kill a deer and a turkey tomorrow mornin'. Good luck!
What bow are you shooting? You taking the video camera?

Merf
Shane I packing the Lewis Hollow in the morning :bigsmyl: Not really figuring on seeing much in the morning,most of my pix are in the evening.It'll feel good to just be out sitting in a tree...& yes I'm packing the video camera with me....it goes about everywere with me...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Guru on September 05, 2008, 09:03:00 PM: Good Luck Mark...can't wait to see you with your "target buck"....I'm sure it won't be long if he stays in his summer pattern :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 06, 2008, 12:19:00 PM: Thanks Curt...didn't see any deer this morning,Could of been because of all the noise the turkeys were makin when I run a Stinger through one of their buddies... :bigsmyl:
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/bluegrassbowhunter/IMG_0002.jpg)
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: john1271 on September 06, 2008, 12:27:00 PM: now be sure to post some pics ,i have to wait till oct. 15 ,
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: BowHuntingFool on September 06, 2008, 12:31:00 PM: Well done! Congrats on the bird! 1 more week for me, I can't wait!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Chris Surtees on September 06, 2008, 12:34:00 PM: Congrats :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: 3Under on September 06, 2008, 02:42:00 PM: Hey Mark and Mike!
I was in my stand for several hours this morning. After I first got in my stand and finished putting up my stuff, I turned to grab my bow and "settle in" when a deer passed through one of my shooting lanes. That was all I saw. It was a very comfortable morning for this early in the season!

Great looking photos, Mike!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: turkey351 on September 06, 2008, 03:00:00 PM: Great job,deer next awesome job....zipperman ohio
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: koger on September 06, 2008, 03:19:00 PM: Me and the wife are hitting the woods this evening, hunting till dark. I am off worke the next 10 days! Whoohoo!!Last 2 weeks have been between 5-7 deer under my stand every night before dark, My wife is hunting a 2 man ladderstand, she has taken several deer from this field. Last season I took 2 does the first 4 days of season. Good luck all, let us know how it turns out. Sam.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Guru on September 06, 2008, 10:14:00 PM: Way to go mark!!!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: fishmerf on September 06, 2008, 10:32:00 PM: Murph,
As I said before- You are a killing machine.! Well done my friend!

Shane
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: kennym on September 06, 2008, 10:49:00 PM: Way to go Mark,now for the deer!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: cjones on September 07, 2008, 04:46:00 AM: congrats Mark! Can't wait to see you with buck pics really soon.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 07, 2008, 09:40:00 PM: Thanks again everybody..been seeing plenty of deer so far, maybe a biggun will show his self before long..Let one walk tonight that's probably 115" 8 point in full velvet(10 yard with the camera roling) along with 10 other smaller bucks...probably be kicking myself over that one.... but it's just the 2nd day & have 3 1/2 more months to go if my patience will hold...Good luck to ya...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Guru on September 07, 2008, 09:54:00 PM: Tell me a little about your "target buck" bud.....

Just got a trail cam pic and video of mine this morning. I'm pumped, just hope to get some time in the woods, but it doesn't look good again this year. I can't wait till this pipeline job is over with... :pray:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 07, 2008, 10:43:00 PM: Curt good luck on getting your buck..My target is a 135-140" 9 point with some trash around his bases....have seen some bigger here in the past but he's the best we've seen so far this summer...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: LoweBow on September 09, 2008, 08:32:00 AM: Tom (Kentucky TJ)took a beautiful velvet 9 last night w/ his new Whisper Stick.
Perfect shot.
Couldn't have hit him any better.
Great shot Tom!!!

(http://www.orba42.com/photopost/data//501/medium/TJ_2008_Buck03.jpg)
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: LoweBow on September 09, 2008, 08:34:00 AM
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Chris Surtees on September 09, 2008, 08:37:00 AM: Congrats on the great buck Tom :thumbsup:

Can not wait to hear the story :campfire: :coffee:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 09, 2008, 09:31:00 AM: Way to go Tom....Congrats on a super nice buck.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Izzy on September 09, 2008, 11:12:00 AM: :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2008, 11:37:00 AM: Thanks Mike. I want to send a thanks out to J.D. Lund the boyer of Whisperstik for making a bow even I can't screw a shot up on.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: 3Under on September 09, 2008, 07:46:00 PM: Congratulations Tom!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Danny Roberts on September 09, 2008, 08:26:00 PM: Good deal Tom and Mark. Ya'll are killin' me !!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: pseman on September 09, 2008, 09:13:00 PM: Awesome buck Tom! Congrats!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2008, 10:22:00 PM: Thanks guys, it's great when you think all is lost and something good comes from it. Did I mention it was hot!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Slasher on September 09, 2008, 11:04:00 PM: Congrats... I'll be heading up your way in NOvember... I hope my hunt is as much of a success...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: vermonster13 on September 09, 2008, 11:06:00 PM: :clapper:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Guru on September 10, 2008, 05:27:00 AM: Way to go TJ...getting a chance to hunt deer in their summer patterns has got to be a godsend!!

Congrats on a great buck!!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 10, 2008, 07:43:00 AM: It is Guru, its all about unmolested deer, food and and nothing else. Good luck with the ones you have gotten on your trail cams.

T.J.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: BOHO on September 10, 2008, 08:08:00 AM: congrats to everyone on the successful hunts so far. keep the pics coming. great job.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 10, 2008, 10:03:00 AM: Tom I waiting to see your picture with Elmer...when I first heard he got whacked you were the first person I thought of...

Mark
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: yotekillrr on September 10, 2008, 10:17:00 AM: nice buck TJ! now if i remember correctly you are heading out west to chase some elk right? well you are off to having a great season. good luck out west if i am right.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: LoweBow on September 10, 2008, 01:22:00 PM: Mark....the whole Elmer thing is a soap opera in itself. You'll see pics of Elmer...and you'll see video of Elmer on an upcoming high end bowhunting video, but you won't see any pics of TJ w/ Elmer. Funny how antler can sometimes blur a persons decisions.

Yotekillrr....TJ and I are heading out on the 16th back home the 28th. Can't wait.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: koger on September 10, 2008, 02:50:00 PM: Hey guys, another KY boy makes meat! I shot a 115lb doe at 8:05 this am. 3 does came in under my stand, grazing on the edge of a field, I hit her at 22yds, between the 4th and 5th rib, RH side quatering away, stopped in the off shoulder, but not before putting a big hole in the shoulder blade, tip sticking through the skin. I was shooting a 1976 BW HS1226, Alum.handle, 60" #46@28, Vapor 2000, Chartreuse wraps and 4" parabolics, wensel woodsman. She took of, made it about 40 yds and wheeled into a sink hole and crashed, never got out of site. The flourescent wrap and feathers on the end of the shaft sticking out looked like a traffic officer waving a wand in little circles in the early morning sunlight. This was the first shot I have had since the season opened, wife missed one on Sunday evening, right over its back. I have seen 23 deer since this weekend hunting, all have been too far away or right behind me in some thick stuff. Last night saw several deer, wind really rough here, switching back and forth, deer really spooky. A 8 point came in to my blind, 8yds, and just as he stopped some birds blew out of a bush and spooked him, he blew out of there like he was on fire. His rack was weird, 6-7inch spikes sticking out of the bases, one drop tine, all different directions. A buddy killed one on my property last year that looked similar to this, but was an old buck, weighed 180 field dressed in gun season. he also had a broken leg that had healed back straight and stiff. I wonder if he has passed these genetics on? Well, Im on vacation till the 16th, got to finish mowing, take a shower and go hunting toingh, thought I would chime in.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 10, 2008, 03:21:00 PM: Way to go Sam...Congrats..I'll be in your neck of the woods before long doing a little hunting..My brother killed 4 copperheads(Jonesville,I think) in the last week that were as big of copperheads as I've ever seen..so watch were ya walk...lol.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: koger on September 10, 2008, 05:51:00 PM: Hey Murph, let me know a little ahead of time when you are coming over, I will do some scouting in the areas we had talked about earlier. Sam.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 10, 2008, 08:28:00 PM: Sounds good Samuel....may wait till it cool off a little...I've still got your phone#..

Thanks
Mark
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Danny Roberts on September 10, 2008, 08:31:00 PM: Good job Sam !
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: koger on September 11, 2008, 03:12:00 PM: Hey Danny, where do you live at, I know a guy in my county, same name, never heard of geoge holler. I live in Wayne co., near Lake Cumberland, holler back at me.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 19, 2008, 05:46:00 PM: Had a little luck this past week & this morning....Lewis Hollow Longbow,Goldtips with 4 blade Stingers...Should be some fine eating.

Sept 11th 10-12 yard shot 100 yard recovery
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/bluegrassbowhunter/IMG_0055.jpg)

Sept 19th 24 yard shot 30 yard recovery
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y230/bluegrassbowhunter/IMG_0052.jpg)
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on September 19, 2008, 05:48:00 PM: Well done on those fine animals!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: b.glass on September 20, 2008, 03:05:00 AM: Hey bluegrass don't let those copperhead skins goto waste!
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 20, 2008, 05:55:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by b.glass:
Hey bluegrass don't let those copperhead skins goto waste!
I did talk him out of 1 of the bigguns & he give me 3 smaller ones.Probably not but maybe another month or so of good snake hunting left before it start cooling off .....
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Chris Surtees on September 20, 2008, 06:13:00 AM: :archer: :clapper:
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: koger on September 22, 2008, 03:01:00 PM: Way to go Murph! I got my second deer today, a 130# 4 point, by his teeth a little over 2 years old. He was one I was wanting out of the herd, had 3 spikes coming out of one base, a spike on the other side. He came in at 7:10,crossed the field and stopped 10yds in front of my ground blind.There is a monster white oak right over the blind and its droppin'em like rain. After he got to eating good, I waited till he gave me a good rib shot, double lung, took a rib out on each side with the Wensel Woodsman, he took off across the field running, and as I watched through my binocs youcould see a stream of blood like your finger pouring out of him. 120yd recovery.A friend of mine gun hunting with me last year killed one with the same exact rack, just a little bigger, 5-6 year old deer, 180# field dressed. I have some good genetics around here and some really poor ones too, as horns go.
A lot of my buddies said they wouldnt shoot or waste a buck tag on a buck that small, I told them I am hunting for fun and freezer, no more rack hunting for me, seems too take some of the fun out of it. Dont get me wrong, done my share of it, have 2 P&Y, but since going trad, have had the most fun in a Looooonnng time!By the way Murph, ran into your brother today in the local gunshop/archery shop that I used to run, we were talking about you. Pm me back, let me know how you like that Dryad your shooting. Sam.
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on September 22, 2008, 07:08:00 PM: Hey Sam good job on that buck...sounds like a good hunt..Can't believe you run into Matt & in an archery shop to boot..lol,if ya was talking about me hope it was good..lol..That bow I'm shooting isn't a dryad it's a Lewis Hollow 3pc t/d Longbow...I'll let ya shoot it when I get down your way...
Title: Re: Kentucky Opener Sept 6th (with pix)
Post by: Cherokee Scout on September 22, 2008, 09:21:00 PM: Do any of of you Kentucky bows know how I can contact Scott Roberts?