HB_Hunter
Well-Known Member
As some of you know, I was lucky enough to be drawn for a bull elk archery tag in Kentucky this year. I found out in April and scrambled to learn as much as I could about elk hunting and the next steps to select my area to hunt in KY. I decided not to hire a guide fairly early on.
I wasn’t selected for a LEA (first step in the ‘where to hunt’ process), but was able to get a voucher area at the end of July. I had to be ready to click the button the fastest for my voucher spot at 8:00am on a Friday morning. This gave me a few weekends to scout the area and figure out where to camp/hunt. Opening day was 9/15.
My voucher area was Blue Diamond South. It’s an old strip mine in the reclamation phase and was roughly 15,000 acres. There were lots of access points off public roads and no shortage of locals/others out riding off-road vehicles. While it is ‘private’ property, it felt like public most of the time.
A couple of my friends went down to scout with me and we found quite a bit of sign and were lucky enough to see elk on the first trip.
I wasn’t selected for a LEA (first step in the ‘where to hunt’ process), but was able to get a voucher area at the end of July. I had to be ready to click the button the fastest for my voucher spot at 8:00am on a Friday morning. This gave me a few weekends to scout the area and figure out where to camp/hunt. Opening day was 9/15.
My voucher area was Blue Diamond South. It’s an old strip mine in the reclamation phase and was roughly 15,000 acres. There were lots of access points off public roads and no shortage of locals/others out riding off-road vehicles. While it is ‘private’ property, it felt like public most of the time.
A couple of my friends went down to scout with me and we found quite a bit of sign and were lucky enough to see elk on the first trip.