Kentucky Elk

[Trial153]

Well you guys convinced me. I made a donation...put in for the two NR bull tags. Anyone know if I can use a bow during the firearm hunt?

 

[wesfromky]

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https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/1718huntingguideentire.pdf

• Note: Any weapon legal for elk
hunting can be used during the
bull or cow firearms hunts.

Well you guys convinced me. I made a donation...put in for the two NR bull tags. Anyone know if I can use a bow during the firearm hunt?

 

[Boiler]

I drew a nr bull rifle tag three years ago on my very first try!! Had a great hunt and killed a nice bull diy. Thought it was going to be like shooting fish in a barrel, but worked my butt of and finally shot mine on the next to the last day of the season. He was only the 3rd bull I'd seen in two weeks, and was the first one that I heard bugle. And let me tell you, those hills are STEEP everywhere!

 

[nrh6.7]

I also put in for all four hunts for the first time.

 

[Pn8hall]

How much does a non resident tag cost if you actually get drawn?

 

[wesfromky]

How much does a non resident tag cost if you actually get drawn?

Last year was $140 for NR hunting plus, $550 (bull) or $400 (cow).

 

[shader112]

There is SOME public land on the very edge of the state bordering Virginia, but not much. Looks like a tough diy hunt without access to private

 

[young7.3]

Once you get drawn, there are several private properties that are open to the first ones that sign up


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[WV Mountaineer]

That's cool

 

[shader112]

Very cool

 

[DEHusker]

Thats like 0.1% odds,

Keep introducing them to other states I say!
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If you read some of the data on transplanted herds, it may well be that one day there are more elk east of the Mississippi than west of it. There are big thriving herds in many of the states in the East. Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, even a few reported farther south. Elk were once the most widely distributed antlered animal along with whitetails. They are actually a plains animals and only retreated to the mountains once white people pushed them there. Lewis and Clark reported seeing massive herds on the plains (along with grizzlies, wolves, and other stuff we no longer have on the plains)....

On another note, as the population increases in the west (and it is rapidly increasing) elk tags will be harder and harder to draw. I am saddened by this but it will be interesting to see how the game divisions of each state adjust draws, etc for the inevitable increase in people applying. Colorado is supposed to have 10,000,000 people by 2030 or something like that (roughly double what it is now). Yikes. Even Wy, Id, and Utah are getting inundated by Californians, Texans, and others. Western hunting will look vastly different in 20 years.

 

[JPHuntingAUS]

If you read some of the data on transplanted herds, it may well be that one day there are more elk east of the Mississippi than west of it. There are big thriving herds in many of the states in the East. Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, even a few reported farther south. Elk were once the most widely distributed antlered animal along with whitetails. They are actually a plains animals and only retreated to the mountains once white people pushed them there. Lewis and Clark reported seeing massive herds on the plains (along with grizzlies, wolves, and other stuff we no longer have on the plains)....

On another note, as the population increases in the west (and it is rapidly increasing) elk tags will be harder and harder to draw. I am saddened by this but it will be interesting to see how the game divisions of each state adjust draws, etc for the inevitable increase in people applying. Colorado is supposed to have 10,000,000 people by 2030 or something like that (roughly double what it is now). Yikes. Even Wy, Id, and Utah are getting inundated by Californians, Texans, and others. Western hunting will look vastly different in 20 years.

Yeah I've done a bit of reading on the history of elk and it is very interesting.

As for the increase in hunters it's a double edges sword I guess. More support but harder to get access. I better get in and do some hunting before it becomes too hard then!

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[pirogue]

There is SOME public land on the very edge of the state bordering Virginia, but not much. Looks like a tough diy hunt without access to private

Another version of, "there are no elk here, so don't apply"

 

[maninthemaze]

Well you guys convinced me. I made a donation...put in for the two NR bull tags. Anyone know if I can use a bow during the firearm hunt?

The way I read the state laws is, you can hunt with a bow if you have a rifle season tag. You would only be allowed to hunt during the really short gun season. If you draw an archery tag, you aren't allowed to hunt during the gun season, even if your carrying a bow.

Note: Archery seasons closed during*all*elk firearms seasons

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[Trial153]

The way I read the state laws is, you can hunt with a bow if you have a rifle season tag. You would only be allowed to hunt during the really short gun season. If you draw an archery tag, you aren't allowed to hunt during the gun season, even if your carrying a bow.

Note: Archery seasons closed during*all*elk firearms seasons

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Thanks for the info. i guess in the really unlikly event that happens i will need ro suck it up and grab a rifle.

 

[maninthemaze]

And don't listen to everyone saying there isn't any public elk land in KY.

Download the ArcGIS Explorer app to your smart phone. Run through the tutorial. On the menu select "find maps" and type "KDFWR" into the search box. Click the map you desire. This will give you all the public land in the elk zone that's available to hunt on.

Just because it's not a national forest, like out west, doesn't mean it's not public. Look up "Revelation Energy" property in KY if you want to double check.

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[Conroy]

I’ve applied a few times and never won. I keep trying anyway with the hope I’ll draw. Maybe I should play powerball too

 

[Nalgene]

Fires in NC two years ago pushed at least one Elk into SC.

 

[satchamo]

My best friend drew an archery cow tag down there a few years back and we literally hunted the area that they netted the first cow in. Incredibly cool experience to chase elk in the Appalachians!

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[Journeyman]

That’s a badass helicopter pilot!