Kentucky elk hunt on public land

[Festus]

Way to get it done!
Congrats!

 

[TRS_Montana]

Great idea for weaning the youngen off of milk! If he turns into a hunter, he'll definitely have a "one-up" on everybody he meets!

 

[MT_elk]

Congrats!

 

[Southern Elk]

Congrats! Way to get done!

 

[joelhunter]

Very good! Glad to hear you didn't force a shot with obstacles just to get an animal with better looking antlers. Hopefully I will be asking for advice on what to do next year in Kentucky.

 

[CBiddle]

Great job on getting it done! I told you they would be on the acorns if there was any! Lol

 

[SFC B]

It is awesome what has happened in KY with the reintroduction. I hope the upcoming WV program works as well. Great to have elk back in the East in large numbers.

 

[stu_manji]

It really is amazing to walk up on a reclaimed strip mine at first light and see a dozen elk grazing their way across the hillside. It's breathtaking to really think about it, almost surreal....

It is awesome what has happened in KY with the reintroduction. I hope the upcoming WV program works as well. Great to have elk back in the East in large numbers.

 

[gunnergraves24]

Loved reading through this thread. Is @stu_manji still active on here?

 

[Dave N]

Nope.

 

[Haycraftky]

I know this is mostly a western hunting site, but it's elk, and they're in our eastern form of "mountains", so here goes. I've drawn a non-resident KY bull archery tag in a specific limited entry area in eastern Kentucky. I'm beyond excited since it's only 6 hours from my home in Indiana, and not the plane trip and shipping fees that I went through when I hunted in CO last year. I've seen some other guys post on here from KY and was curious about the bulls on public land. I'll be in the Revelation Energy hunter access land. It's an active mining location. 60% is thick timber, and 30% is reclaimed ground. I've read that in the past, the herds hung out in the open a lot, because they weren't used to the new area they were in, but these animals are probably 3rd generation natives to KY. Has anyone on here had experience hunting public land for elk or deer in KY? And if so, how would you compare their behavior to the western elk I've hunted? Will it be hard to locate a herd of elk? Any insight you may have would be helpful. I'm planning a mid-August scouting trip to see if I can locate some hangouts.

I got drawn for unit 4 first season bull tag. If you get any information on unit 4 and would share I would appreciate it. Have been putting in since the first season Ky had and finally got drawn with a loyalty tag. I am 60 years old so I am pretty sure it will be the only chance I ever get to hunt elk in Kentucky. I haven’t made it up there to look around. Hopefully in next few weeks I can make a trip there. It’s about a 5 hour drive for me. So probably have to do a 2 day trip to have a chance to look around.