ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Anyone have any advice on hunting the WMAs in Kentucky? I'm looking for somewhere to hunt a bit closer to Louisville(I normally have to make the trek to Bracken county). Anyone have any success at Taylorsville Lake? Kentucky River? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoc Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Might want to give yellowbank a look. Not a bad drive. I assume deer is your target? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Might want to give yellowbank a look. Not a bad drive. I assume deer is your target? Yep, but if a turkey happens across my stand I'd take him. Am I reading the information right, can you only hunt the WMAs in the bluegrass region Monday-Thursday in the early archery season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoc Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Yep, but if a turkey happens across my stand I'd take him. Am I reading the information right, can you only hunt the WMAs in the bluegrass region Monday-Thursday in the early archery season? Im not sure. That sounds silly. Did it say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Im not sure. That sounds silly. Did it say that? I was definitely looking it it wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Im not sure. That sounds silly. Did it say that? I was definitely looking it it wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsrider Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 The only ones I have experience with are The Sloughs in Henderson Co. and Higgins and Henry in Union Co. Some absolutely giants on The Sloughs WMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdBrain Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I've hunted several over the years, not too many as of late. My best advice, never, ever leave anything you can't afford to lose, arrive earlier than you planned to insure your spot is solid, be prepared for yahoo's to walk right dead through your zone...much later in the day than you would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Well I just went for a quick walk around Taylorsville lake, in just an hour in the woods I saw two deer and plenty of sign. I walked a creek bed that ran parallel to an overgrown field that was maybe 30 yards away through woods. It seemed like a pretty solid funnel. I also got a chance to talk to a game warden and he suggested headed into that gigantic briar ridge track of land, which by itself looks like 6000 acres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 I scouted a “new to me” section of Taylorsville lake today. It seems like a pretty solid funnel, had plenty of trails, deer turds and I actually jumped at least three deer while walking around. What I thought was strange though, in probably 6-7 different locations way far apart from each other but right on deer trails, I found deer bones. I looked for sheds in the areas, but bones were all I found. Think that’s a good sign or bad sign? Idk what to make of finding bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukcatfan17 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I scouted a “new to me” section of Taylorsville lake today. It seems like a pretty solid funnel, had plenty of trails, deer turds and I actually jumped at least three deer while walking around. What I thought was strange though, in probably 6-7 different locations way far apart from each other but right on deer trails, I found deer bones. I looked for sheds in the areas, but bones were all I found. Think that’s a good sign or bad sign? Idk what to make of finding bones. Deer that were shot and lost by the hunter for whatever reason? Maybe too tough of vegetation to get through for a human...maybe not a great blood trail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Well, after a season of hunting at Taylorsville lake, I can say I’m really liking public land. I saw deer nearly every trip out... - I shot and missed a deer I should have nailed. -I had deer come in to 15 yards in September that I didn’t see until they saw me(which is the worst) -had a small buck walk close enough for me to almost touch - had a nice buck that I was scared off by another hunter walking through the woods. It was really close to presenting a shot. - I did end up killing a button buck that I thought was a doe, but it was with 6 or so other deer, one really nice buck. All in all, I’m pleased with the opportunities that I had presented to me, and I think I have some spots that should produce in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrillVille Cardinal51 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 There were 101 deer killed at Taylorsville lake. I’m getting a kick out of the fact that my deer was 101, literally the last deer of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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