Whether your looking to plan your next hunt or decide what county to buy some deerhunting property in Kentucky, you'll find what your looking for here. I want this to be the most resourceful site for the recreational Kentucky hunter. Currently ranked 7th on the Boone & Crockett list, Kentucky is an up and coming sleeper state of the whitetail world. Kentucky offers excellent private land and public land deerhunting opportunities. It is a state that offers archery, modern gun, muzzleloader and crossbow seasons.
There are several Kentucky counties that produce an annual deer harvest rate of 2000 deer or more. Although Owen and Crittenden counties have proven themselves the top leaders in harvest numbers, don't overlook Christian, Pendleton, Shelby and Graves counties for very good deer numbers. The Bluegrass and the Purchase Regions, as a whole, offer the counties with the highest deer numbers but any county is capable of producing a great deer.
Although Kentucky suffered a large outbreak of EHD in 2007, harvest numbers for 2008 were third of all time. Even with almost record harvest for 2008 most hunters reported less than normal deer sightings. I don't think we have yet to see the full effects of the EHD outbreak of 2007. Some counties of Kentucky weren't hurt as bad as others, therefore their harvest numbers were very good. But in other counties, I think hunters were more apt to shoot deer that they normally wouldn't have, due to low deer sightings.
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Here at Bucks of the Bluegrass.com we promote kids in the outdoors. The overall hunting population is declining each year and it is very important to introduce new people to the outdoors, and there is nobody better than a kid. This year my son is going to start bowhunting and I can't wait. Even if you don't have a kid of your own, find someone elses kid and introduce them into this great sport of hunting.
Also at Buck of the Bluegrass.com we have put together a great group of guys as team members, so be sure and check out our hunting logs during deer and turkey seasons. Our hunting logs will include up to date hunting information. This way everyone can know what's going on in the woods, even if you don't get to spend much time out there. Congrats to team member Randy Bradley for taking the #10 non-typical deer of 2008 with a bow, scoring 185 1/8. Check out his pic...
There are several Kentucky counties that produce an annual deer harvest rate of 2000 deer or more. Although Owen and Crittenden counties have proven themselves the top leaders in harvest numbers, don't overlook Christian, Pendleton, Shelby and Graves counties for very good deer numbers. The Bluegrass and the Purchase Regions, as a whole, offer the counties with the highest deer numbers but any county is capable of producing a great deer.
Although Kentucky suffered a large outbreak of EHD in 2007, harvest numbers for 2008 were third of all time. Even with almost record harvest for 2008 most hunters reported less than normal deer sightings. I don't think we have yet to see the full effects of the EHD outbreak of 2007. Some counties of Kentucky weren't hurt as bad as others, therefore their harvest numbers were very good. But in other counties, I think hunters were more apt to shoot deer that they normally wouldn't have, due to low deer sightings.
More about EHD...
Here at Bucks of the Bluegrass.com we promote kids in the outdoors. The overall hunting population is declining each year and it is very important to introduce new people to the outdoors, and there is nobody better than a kid. This year my son is going to start bowhunting and I can't wait. Even if you don't have a kid of your own, find someone elses kid and introduce them into this great sport of hunting.
Also at Buck of the Bluegrass.com we have put together a great group of guys as team members, so be sure and check out our hunting logs during deer and turkey seasons. Our hunting logs will include up to date hunting information. This way everyone can know what's going on in the woods, even if you don't get to spend much time out there. Congrats to team member Randy Bradley for taking the #10 non-typical deer of 2008 with a bow, scoring 185 1/8. Check out his pic...
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"Hunting Kentucky"
2009 - 2010
Deer Season Dates:
Archery:
Sept. 5th-Jan. 18, '10
Modern Gun:
Zone 1 & 2-
Nov. 14-29
Zone 3 & 4-
Nov. 14-23
Crossbow:
Oct 1-18 &
Nov. 14-Dec. 31
Muzzleloader:
Oct. 17-18 &
Dec. 12-20
Youth only Firearms:
Oct. 10-11
Free Youth Weekend:
Dec. 26-27
Deer Season Dates:
Archery:
Sept. 5th-Jan. 18, '10
Modern Gun:
Zone 1 & 2-
Nov. 14-29
Zone 3 & 4-
Nov. 14-23
Crossbow:
Oct 1-18 &
Nov. 14-Dec. 31
Muzzleloader:
Oct. 17-18 &
Dec. 12-20
Youth only Firearms:
Oct. 10-11
Free Youth Weekend:
Dec. 26-27
Kentucky's Top 10
Non-Typicals 2008:
Score / County
1. 249 6/8 - Butler
2. 221 2/8 - Ft. Campbell
3. 200 0/8 - Rockcastle
4. 192 7/8 - Oldham
5. 191 3/8 - Logan
6. 190 5/8 - Hopkins
7. 189 7/8 - Larue
8. 186 6/8 - Calloway
9. 185 3/8 - Russell
10. 185 1/8 - Grayson
Kentucky's Top 10
Typicals 2008:
Score / County
1. 171 5/8 - Robertson
2. 170 4/8 - Clay
3. 170 1/8 - Bell
4. 170 1/8 - Clinton
5. 168 7/8 - Pulaski
6. 168 4/8 - Clay
7. 167 6/8 - Todd
8. 165 7/8 - Metcalfe
9. 165 6/8 - Madison
10. 164 7/8 - Hart
Non-Typicals 2008:
Score / County
1. 249 6/8 - Butler
2. 221 2/8 - Ft. Campbell
3. 200 0/8 - Rockcastle
4. 192 7/8 - Oldham
5. 191 3/8 - Logan
6. 190 5/8 - Hopkins
7. 189 7/8 - Larue
8. 186 6/8 - Calloway
9. 185 3/8 - Russell
10. 185 1/8 - Grayson
Kentucky's Top 10
Typicals 2008:
Score / County
1. 171 5/8 - Robertson
2. 170 4/8 - Clay
3. 170 1/8 - Bell
4. 170 1/8 - Clinton
5. 168 7/8 - Pulaski
6. 168 4/8 - Clay
7. 167 6/8 - Todd
8. 165 7/8 - Metcalfe
9. 165 6/8 - Madison
10. 164 7/8 - Hart
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Well the 2009-10 season is over and the harvest numbers were down a bit at 113,583. Considering what hunters were seeing while afield it turned out to be a better year than I expected. It's now time to get out and do some shed hunting to see what bucks in your area made it through. It's also time to do some scouting looking for those rub lines that you might have missed or find the ones in areas that you didn't want to go into during the season. Locating those trails and old rub lines could pay off big this next season. It's also time to get ready to get those bows setup for the upcoming 3-D season, to sharpen those shooting skills. I want to thank everyone who visited my site this past year, I had around 300,000 hits and I think that's great. As always I welcome any suggestions you might have, and if there is something you would like me to add on here just email me anytime.