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Title: Hunting in KY?
Post by: NY Yankee on August 11, 2015, 01:29:00 PM
Wondering how the hunting is there and fishing too. How mush public land is available to sportsman. Thinking about relocating there.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Stump73 on August 11, 2015, 01:35:00 PM
Western Ky is pretty good. There quite abit of public land and is good for hunting and fishing.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Biathlonman on August 11, 2015, 04:01:00 PM
Eastern Kentucky has a lot of public lands too but not the greatest deer numbers.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: mark Willoughby on August 11, 2015, 04:11:00 PM
Central ky is where it is at brother we have the agricultural to support Giants ..
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Friend on August 11, 2015, 07:30:00 PM
Western Ky
LBL...170,000 acres...Ky and Barkley Lake

Pennyrile National Forest...13,000 acres and Lake Breshires

Higginson Henry...5300 acres...bow only...many turkeys...another larger productive tract not far from there

Several other public land's

Western Ky is heavily deer laden with quality bucks
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Bowwild on August 11, 2015, 07:35:00 PM
I live in central KY.  I don't  hunt public land though. Lots of deer and liberal season bags.  

If I had to relocate in KY it would be in the Bowling Green area.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Slimpikins on August 11, 2015, 07:56:00 PM
What Friend said. Awesome state in my opinion.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: KyStickbow on August 11, 2015, 08:55:00 PM
Kentucky is an awesome state for hunting! A long bow season...healthy bag limits in certain zones...and lots of great public land hunting if thats what your after.

We got plenty of them big ol bucks roamin the woods too!!
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: highlow on August 12, 2015, 07:29:00 AM
I see where KY has an early season. Are there a lot of guys out then or do they wait until the weather cools down like here in NJ? Thinking of trying the early season next year in the eastern part of the state. Anybody from that part have any good recommendations for a particular parcel of public land to hunt? Any and all info greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dave
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: NY Yankee on August 12, 2015, 09:14:00 AM
Sounds interesting!
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Stump73 on August 12, 2015, 05:59:00 PM
Our deer season along with turkey season runs non stop from about the 2nd weekend of September to about the 3rd weekend of January.  If you wanna shoot one in velvet you need to hunt September.  But most of the time its still warm. I usually dont hit the woods till October when the weather cools.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: Biathlonman on August 12, 2015, 06:17:00 PM
I know a bunch of folks that hit the opening weekend but temps in the 90s aren't uncommon.  I usually wait until it cools off significantly.
Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 13, 2015, 09:02:00 AM
Its definitely hot usually through mid October.

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Title: Re: Hunting in KY?
Post by: jonsimoneau on August 13, 2015, 07:14:00 PM
Kentucky is a state I am also interested in hunting. Illinois is still pretty good. IF you can get a place to hunt.....and that is a very big if! Good luck guys.