The KYDFWR’s Spring Rules are out. There is nothing particularly new regarding turkeys. Spring Gobbler season still starts on 4/16/22 and you can still take 2 birds. However, keep your ear to the ground for next season. The KYDFWR is considering changes to combat declining turkey populations. The only big … Continue reading →
From Quora How Do You Ask for Permission to Hunt? I am not going to put myself forward as an expert. However, I am a guy who spent 20 years asking for permission before getting my own land. I’m now on the other side of the deal. Let me tell … Continue reading →
From Quora:What is the best time of the day to hunt wild turkey? I’m going to limit my answers to Spring Gobbler Season as I seldom hunt in the fall. Gobblers can be taken at any hour during legal hunting times. However, several things impinge on this. A lot of … Continue reading →
The tale starts way back. I had shot a Brown Bess once; it was decades ago. At some point in the deep past I read an account of a fellow in the modern-day using one as a general-purpose hunting weapon. It was one of those back-burner deals. I figured that … Continue reading →
The Commonwealth of Kentucky picks the second Saturday of November as the beginning of its Modern Weapons Season. This year, that means The Opener is on the 13th. Looking back on it, it has always seemed like the date of The Opener has flitted about. I was sitting here fretting … Continue reading →
That’s a good question. First off, let me give you the latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC). As you can see western KY has got a bullseye on it. The eastern half is not as blessed. My guess is that we’re probably going to see rain. If you … Continue reading →
From Quora: How do I stalk deer with a bow? First off, let me give you some background. I started bowhunting whitetail deer back in the early 80’s. I spent 20 years as a bowhunter before my shoulder pooped out on me. I have not bowhunted since 2007. I have a … Continue reading →
At our camp, Early KY’s Muzzleloader Season has turned into Not Hunting Season, and it was highly successful. First off, let me explain Not Hunting. Years ago, I put forward this idea, and I received a lot of positive feedback. The rules are simple. In order to successfully engage in … Continue reading →
From: 24hourcampfire.com earlybrdCampfire Regular Joined: Nov 2015Posts: 1,169long mtn va How do they affect the deer as far as early morning riding going in vs walking I’ve done the walking up mountains for 30 odd years and had good success? The answer I am going to give you may … Continue reading →
The KDFWR is telling us that we shouldn’t gut deer for fear that we might get Covid. https://fw.ky.gov/Wildlife/Pages/SARS-CoV-2.aspx In August 2021, the USDA confirmed the world’s first cases of SARS-CoV-2 in free ranging white-tailed deer in Ohio. The virus (which leads to the illness COVID-19) has been previously detected in wild mink, … Continue reading →
I’ve been somewhat preoccupied lately. I’ve had a health problem erupt. I talked to a surgeon earlier in the week. Yeah, it’s that bad. Without going into details, I’ll provide a graphic that pretty well sums up my experience for the past week or so. You probably don’t want details. … Continue reading →
The Fall 2021 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide just got posted to the KYDFWR website. Click on the image to get the whole thing I have not found any big changes this year pertinent to Zone1 or the Northeast Region. Be sure to read the rules cover-to-cover every year. You … Continue reading →
This is the 20th anniversary of our finding of the farm. I had been looking for hunting property since the early ’80s. Either I could not come up with the money or the property was too far out or it had something really wrong with it. Every winter, while I … Continue reading →
