My sons have been hunting with me for years. #2 starts this year on his own as an adult with 6 Youth seasons under his belt. #3 son is 10, and is finally deciding he’s ready. I made some simple rules above and beyond what KY law requires: 1) My … Continue reading →
Habitat How To’s from KDFWR Here’s a link to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources site. Check out the PDF on Mineral Licks. It’s what I use as a guide. The biologist that writes a lot of these grew-up just up the road from me, and his father … Continue reading →
Habitat How To’s from KDFWR Here’s a link to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources site. Check out the PDF on Mineral Licks. It’s what I use as a guide. The biologist that writes a lot of these grew-up just up the road from me, and his father … Continue reading →
He’s back from the taxidermist. The Monarch of the Forest II has come to rest on my fireplace. The previous occupant of the spot got moved across the room, a smart little 8 pointer called “Mister Deer.” He was my first bow kill buck from 1991. He entertained all three … Continue reading →
The question over at KentuckyHunting.net was this: How many of you deer hunters will get a xbow if they extend the xbow season for the full bow season? Just wondering if it would change anyones mind. A yes or no will do…no bashing please. Funny you ask that question. I’ve … Continue reading →
From KentuckyHunting.Net Swift Arrow New here Hey all! I just thought I would introduce myself. I am from Michigan and I am going on my second year bow hunting this year. Anyway, I took a drive down I-75 this weekend and noticed a lot of forest area along the way, … Continue reading →
Fitness is important, but so is acc. . . . accclim. . . being acclimatized– maybe just as much. Pushing a pencil in an office and working out in a gym does not prepare your body for hunting conditions. If you haven’t been outside in a while or you are … Continue reading →
The best time to be laying out salt and minerals and such is back around when you’re scouting turkey in March. I usually dump a load in way back at the end of deer season, so that they have it the next year. My licks in KY start getting hit … Continue reading →
I’m currently agonizing over when to start pulling my bow this year. Last year, I started pulling it in July– about normal for me. After a few arrows, I noticed a twinge in my shoulder and put the bow down. I was just shy of 49, and I’m entering that … Continue reading →
From the Deer and Deer Hunter Forum: The thing you have to remember is this: just because a deer makes that vocalization, it may not be the best call to make. The buck growl is just a very aggressive grunt. Somebody popularized the term “growl” a few years ago, but … Continue reading →
I was going over my site statistics and found a forum paying a lot of attention to the post about the Overbite Buck. Grizzly Gary’s Forums It looks like a friendly sort of hunting forum. Check it out. Views: 4 Related posts: Where is the shaman hanging these days? … Continue reading →
From the Heirloom Turkey Call Forum Re: Losing Stuff — Requiem for a Hat Postby Brian on Sat May 10, 2008 1:29 pm Just a quik update in Bill’s losses. His call has been replaced or will be shortly. As soon as he gets his mail in the next day … Continue reading →
I’ve had a Quaker Boy for over 20 years that worked here and there. Over the past couple of seasons, I have taken to making my own scratch pots from slate, glass, slate-over-glass, and aluminum. The parts can be got from Shipley’s In fact, I called in a nice one … Continue reading →
Originally posted in http://www.kentuckyhunting.net Ever since we took possession of our farm in 2001, we’ve had trouble with poachers. I’ve caught a few, and let most of them go with a stern warning. Those are the ones I’ve met face to face. After one discussion of the issues involved, they … Continue reading →
Yesterday was my first good day out scouting this year. I was able to monitor the flydown of four flocks on either side of a ridge. It was pretty much a typical morning for the turkeys. The gobblers gobbled a bit, the hens yelped a bit, everybody took their turn … Continue reading →
Near Neave, KY 01 March, 2008 0923 ET Tom T. Hall “A Headstone for Harry” playing on the audio stream — World Wide Blugrass Network. The big addition to Turkey Camp this year: A Verizon Air Card– broadband speed off the cell towers. I can now hit my favorite forums … Continue reading →
You’re probably not going to hear this all that often, but I just wanted to thank all you Kentucky folks for letting me come deer hunt in your state. I am a born and bred Buckeye. I have hunted deer since the early 80’s and I have to say that … Continue reading →
Today, 08:28 AM sixxfan26 8 Pointer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Butler, Kentucky, USA. Posts: 654 Â Consistent Success With Bucks Part #2 OK — I started the “Best Tip from Hunters Who Consistently Kill Bucks# thread. There is a lot of good info in that thread and I hope … Continue reading →
Here’s a good read. A lot of KY deer hunters chimed in. From Kentuckyhunting.net sixxfan26 8 Pointer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Butler, Kentucky, USA. Posts: 653 Â Best Tip From Those Who Kill Bucks Consistently OK. Here’s a question from a frustrated guy who’s hunted several years without consistent … Continue reading →
I caught myself counting the months to turkey season this morning on the way to work. I like how this works. Four months of getting ready. Two months of doing it. Four months of getting ready, etc. I’d never really thought of it before. That’s comforting. Deer, Turkey, Deer, Turkey, … Continue reading →
Activity at the farm was very light this past weekend. There was one flurry of shots right at sunrise on Sunday– about 5 in less than a minute. Then KY Modern Weapons season ended with rain moving in late in the afternoon and settling in to a steady pour-down that … Continue reading →
I would like to discuss with you the sport of not-hunting. I do not mean not hunting, as in staying on the couch and watching football. I mean actively not-hunting. I know– my head is spinning too. However, if I explain a little more you probably will know what I … Continue reading →
10 November, 2007 (Opening Day in Kentucky) 1600 EST It’s getting on past 4 PM. I just sent the rest of the family off. KYHillChick and Moose are heading back to the campground, Angus and Junior are on their way to the Jagendehutte. I’m staying at camp. I’m spent, but … Continue reading →
I’d hunted over 20 years and never heard of Blue Tongue. There was a touch of it a couple of counties over back in 2002; we heard about it when I took #2 son to Hunter Ed. It sounded icky. We were told if we saw an emaciated or dead … Continue reading →
This really boils my bunny!!! Joaquin Jackson is on the NRA Board of Directors Joaquin Jackson on YouTube And here’s the lame damage control from the NRA/ILA NRA-ILA response Here’s what I sent to the NRA’s Ed Land: Dear Ed: EGAD! I just got done watching Joaquin Jackson’s meltdown on … Continue reading →
