Wayneshafer
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- Jan 28, 2022
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Was wondering if anyone had experience in Kentucky? I heard not much public land available. Is it possible to get on private with kill fee or maybe a semi guided?
I believe the guides are charging way to much. I cant pay that in KY.I was drawn for a cow elk rifle in 2019. I went with a guide. I spent a lot of time on public ground. Its all basically coal mine property. Ky sold off some elk that year to Missouri. Well. I believe they were traded for crappie if I recall correctly. The population they listed vs what I experienced we're two different things. Its not the same as hunting out west. Appalachia is very dense. The elk don't go in the open much anymore because of hunting pressure. So your trying to catch a glimpse of a tan patch moving through dense hardwoods. I spent most of the daylight hours in those hills. Covered several miles. I saw one elk. It was beautiful 6x6 that I didn't have a tag for. In our camp we had 5 hunters. Only one guy killed a cow. It was great time and the outfitter was great.
$4000+!!! These guides are outta control! They make it WAY harder then it should be for everybody else. I heard a story the other day about them running elk off public, onto private on 4 wheelers. Most KY hunters who draw think the guide is part of any elk hunting. One guy told me he thought that was just what you were supposed to do when you drew a tag! Heard another story of a guide taking a guy onto land without permission and he turned out to not be a legitimate guide!$1,800 for a fully-guided cow elk hunt is a screaming good deal.
I’d love to hear you you do. I drew unit 3 week 1 cow. Going to DIY it. I can’t afford the guide costs for this hunt.I believe the guides are charging way to much. I cant pay that in KY.
3 hr drive for me. We will do 2 scouting weekends. We drew unit 3. 2nd week bull.
Thank you for the info. I’m currently trying to figure out my locations to scout as I’m only gonna get one scouting trip in. Every little bit helpsI went last fall to help a buddy who's son drew a tag. Last few days of september we found 2 bulls on public and he killed one the morning after i left. If they arent vocal it would be really tough to find them where we were at. Some of the areas have more open tops that ive been in, but the timber is heavy most areas.