From KYDFWR:
I wish somebody would tell the turkeys on my side of the ridge!
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KY Turkey Record Weekend
Tag Archives: Kentucky
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 →
Scouting or Just Trusting Your Spot
From OldGobbler.com Here is my response: I have been hunting the same 200 acre farm in SW Bracken County, KY for 23 seasons. What I’ve found is that the turkeys are still roosting in the same spots and hitting the same pastures every year. We have a few honey holes … Continue reading →
ENSO-NADA, The Turkey Dead Zone
I do a yearly shamanic weather prediction for another forum– what’s it going to be like on the Turkey Opener? I don’t claim to be a major expert. All I’m doing is going on https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ and reading the tea leaves. I do it, more than anything to piss off the … Continue reading →
Deer Vanishing
From 24hourcampfire.com My answer: I don’t know if this applies, but here is what I’m experiencing in SW Bracken County, KY. First off, investigate the harvest numbers published by the state. I started tracking KY’s deer harvest numbers for my county and the surrounding area 25 years ago. What I … 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 →
Deer Season Post-Mortem, 2025
Overall, I’d say this was not such a bad deer season– not great by any stretch. Moose and Foxtrot Charlie both had no luck. We missed out on a truly great day. Monday of Opening Week, we had snow at the farm. Everyone had their excuses for not being there. … Continue reading →
Early Muzzleloader Season, 2025
This is the obligatory KY ML Season post. I notice that there are several already on this date over the years. I won’t bore you with anything but the essentials. First off, per usual, no wildlife was harmed. That nearly goes without saying. I can’t tell you the exact year … Continue reading →
Mooselette Bags Her 1st Deer
A guy like me has passed some milestones in his life: marriages, births, your son’s first deer. Mooselette and I passed a big one yesterday together. She killed her first deer. Yesterday was the Yute Opener in KY. They’ve extended the early season so it runs for a whole week, … 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 →
Which Way the Wind Rose?
I found a cool tool. Ever wonder which way the wind blows at your stand? No, I don’t mean sticking your finger up. I mean, statistical historical data on exactly how often the wind blows from a given direction near your hunting location. I’m talking wind roses. Here are the … Continue reading →
The Fish Truck. The Tractor, and the ATV
It was a busy weekend for us on a lot of fronts. First off, Supercore decided to donate his ATV to camp. He’s still coming out for season, but he wanted to get the ATV out of his garage. It’s a 2016 Arctic Cat Alterra 450. It will become a … Continue reading →
Turkey Season Post Mortem, 2025
It’s over. The Shamanic Dream Team did not make it out for the last weekend. Moose had to stay home with Junior. Angus was dealing with a seasonal allergy. I was nursing a bad back. This all belies the real reason: nobody really wanted to be out in that much … 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: 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 →
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 →
Run & Gun– Does it Work?
Run and Gun has some bad connotations for me, but it has to do with where I am and how I’m set up. I don’t mean to throw shade on the R&Gers. I’ve got 200 acres in SW Bracken County, KY. A number of years ago, I had a couple … Continue reading →
KY Turkey Poacher Fined $44,000
From KDFWR News Muhlenberg County man ordered to pay $44,000 in restitution to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife for turkey hunting violations Hunting Law-Enforcement Wildlife Licenses-and-Permits ​​​​​​​FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2024) — A Muhlenberg County District Court judge has ordered a local hunting guide to pay $44,000 in restitution to the … Continue reading →
Deer Season Post-Mortem, 2024
We finished up the season Sunday. The Shamanic Dream Team took 6 deer, tying the previous camp record. Overall, action was light. However, unlike last year, there was a payoff for being out there and being patient. I snuck a peak at the KYDFWR telecheck site; Bracken County’s numbers are … 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 →