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I wish somebody would tell the turkeys on my side of the ridge!
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KY Turkey Record Weekend
Category Archives: Kentucky Hunting
Angus Bags a Gobbler on the Opener
Angus was out at the blind at Blackberry this AM for the Opener of the 2026 Spring Gobbler Season. Just before 0800, a gobbler started to respond to his new Quaker Boy Easy Yelper. In the minutes it took him to run down from the opposing ridge, a doe and … Continue reading →
Kentucky Afield TV- 2026 Spring Turkey Q&A Show
Good show from KY Afield Views: 4 Related posts: KY Afield Show Q&A on Turkeys Yute Season 2021 The Role of Personal Ethics in Hunting Report from Deer Camp — 2012 Opener What’s It Going to Be Like on the Opener? Elk Jitters have me bad What’s in your vest? … Continue reading →
Spring Rules are Out
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources has released the rules for the Spring Hunting Seasons. There are no big changes. This summarizes what few there are: The full list of rules including spring gobbler and spring squirrel are here: Views: 4 Related posts: KDFWR Turkey Study Underway From the … Continue reading →
KY Deer Hunting Totals 2025
From Facebook Views: 4 Related posts: The Savage Speaks Again Whitetail Deer — What is Overkill Anyway? On Hunting Pressure and Going Nocturnal Deer Camp 2015 — Ineff is Ineff What’s Wrong With Me? What makes a good deer rifle? Playing the Wind or J-Lo and Steve find each other? … Continue reading →
KYDFWR Announces November Deer Results
Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources post the following on Facebook Views: 5 Related posts: From the KDFWR: Outstanding outlook for the hunt KDFWR Turkey Study Underway KY Non-Resident Fees Hiked KY: Record Harvest for Modern Gun Deer Season KY Expands Crossbow Season What makes a Deer Rifle? Deer … Continue reading →
Report from Deer Camp — The End
If I had to give you the ideal Rifle Season. It would include a buck on Opening Weekend, two weeks of enjoying a prolonged autumn, and a doe taken on the last Saturday, sized just right to fit in the freezer. The rest of the camp has mostly the same … Continue reading →
Angus Scores Buck Opening Weekend
When I committed to building the additions to deer camp, I knew there would be at least one Deer Opener that would deeply impacted. This was the one. This was the Thoughtful Spot just before we convened on Opening Eve, 2024: Here is what The Thoughtful Spot looked like coming … Continue reading →
Catching up on Food Plots
We’ve been down at the farm quite a bit recently. It’s time to get caught up with y’all. We’re chugging along getting the food plots in order. We have a target of 32 1/4-acre plots to get done. 24 are mowed. 21 are tilled. 11 are fertilized. I’ll be letting … Continue reading →
2025 Fall Rules are Out
The Fall 2025 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide got posted to the KYDFWR website a couple of weeks ago. Click on the image to get the whole thing. The big change this year is the Yute Season for deer in October has been extended for the whole week and into … Continue reading →
New KY Deer Stats
I was looking on the KDFWR site to see if the fall rules had come out and happened upon this page. Check it out. Deer Hunting Stats It has all sorts of charts and maps and such about deer hunting in KY. One chart that caught my eye: Bracken County … Continue reading →
O.T. and the 25-06
I’ve never fully written down the experience of acquiring the rifle from O.T. I probably should have while it was still fresh. The details fade over time. What I can say now is that the trip was easily the most poignant experience I’ve had in 40-some years of hunting. I’d … Continue reading →
New Tractor
Moose, the MooseWoman, and I went to Augusta on Saturday to look for a tractor for the farm. I’ve been thinking about this for 20 years or more. With the move to living there full time, I figure it was about time to take action. “I’d like to talk someone … Continue reading →
Update on the Banded Bird
On 4/14, I bagged a bird with a green leg band. I reported it on the website and got a response in the form of an emailed PDF certificate. However, the YouTube on the site talked about a reward for green bands. I kept writing and asking, and all I … Continue reading →
Moose Nails a Good’n at Honey Hole
The Shamanic Dream Team has tagged a gobbler on the Second Saturday of KY Spring Gobbler Season. Moose and MooseWoman went to the Honey Hole this morning. MooseWoman does not hunt, at least not yet. She just went to enjoy the morning with her squeeze. It was a near-perfect morning. … Continue reading →
PODCAST: A Banded Bird at Dead Skunk
I’m now tagged out in 2025. This morning, I went out to Dead Skunk Hollow and set up in some cedars overlooking pasture at the head of the draw. Yesterday, Foxtrot Charlie had gone there in the afternoon, and worked a bird for a couple of hours before coming back … Continue reading →
PODCAST: Gobbler Attack on the Opener
Yesterday, was the 2025 KY Spring Turkey Opener. I was out at the Honey Hole expecting a moderate sort of day at the Honey Hole. I’d call at some birds. I might get an answer. I’d get bored, take a nap and go in. It did not happen. It started … Continue reading →
Yute Season Washout
Here’s what the radar looks like right now. We’d be heading out the door in this if Mooselette was going Yute hunting. She’s not. She’s probably sleeping in right now. It’s bad luck for the Yutes, for sure. The good news is all this will be out of here by … Continue reading →
Spring Rules are Out
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources has released the rules for the Spring Hunting Seasons. There are no big changes. This summarizes what few there are: The full list of rules including spring gobbler and spring squirrel are here: Views: 8 Related posts: KDFWR Turkey Study Underway From the … Continue reading →
Eight Weeks to Go
There is still dip in the bowl from the Superbowl Party, but it is time to start thinking about Turkey in Kentucky. It is coming up on eight weeks to go before the start of Kentucky’s Spring Gobbler Season. It is about this time when I start looking for a … Continue reading →
KY Deer Harvest Totals
The numbers are in from the KYDWFR biologist: Bracken County accounted for 1666 deer up from 1622 the previous year. It’s still well off the 2326 deer harvest in 2015. Views: 6 Related posts: What Happened to the Turkeys? Turkey 2020 Post Mortem Deer Season Post-Mortem, 2024 KY: Record Harvest … Continue reading →
Report from Deer Camp: Week 2 of 2024
Moose and I reconvened on Friday afternoon. We still had doe tags to fill. He went to Jagende Hutte. I went back out to Midway. For me, it was a typical mid-season boregasm in a cloudy gloom. For Moose, it was something else entirely. All I can say is that … Continue reading →
Report from Deer Camp: Opener 2024
The short of it is that the Shamanic Dream Team came in from the field Saturday evening with two bucks making it to the poll.. Moose shot a 7 pointer at Lazy Boy. Supercore blasted a spike buck early Saturday afternoon. It started pouring rain, and no one had the … Continue reading →
Muzzleloader, 2024
For the most part, Muzzleloader 2024 went according to plan. Over the past 2 decades, it has become apparent that there are few deer contacts that weekend. For whatever reason, the deer are mostly absent. For us, the third weekend in October has become a dry run. We all turn … Continue reading →
Aurora
It is a rare thing when a solar storm causes the aurora to be visible as far south as Kentucky. Luckily, I was able to catch the warning and made it out to watch it under optimal conditions. I’ll be honest. It did not look as good as the photo. … Continue reading →