Originally Posted by OldHat
Originally Posted by KentuckyMountainMan
Originally Posted by joken2

All of KY is 1 antlered deer limit. Many of the counties in Eastern KY are in zones #3 & #4 for bag limits on deer which mean hunters are restricted to taking a much more limited number of deer and also restricted as to types of weapon used vs zones #1 & #2.

https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/HuntingGuideDeer.pdf

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2020 DEER HUNTING

DEER BAG LIMITS: Only one antlered deer may be harvested statewide, regardless of zone or method.

ZONE 1A hunter may harvest an unlimited number of antlerless deer in Zone 1 using the statewide deer permit and additional deer permits.

ZONE 2A hunter may harvest no more than four deer in Zone 2.

ZONE 3A hunter may harvest no more than four deer in Zone 3. A firearm or air gun cannot be used to take more than one antlerless deer.

ZONE 4A hunter may harvest no more than two deer in Zone 4. Only one can be antlerless. Antlerless deer cannot be harvested during the modern gun season, the early muzzleloader season or the first six days of the late muzzleloader season. The statewide bag limit of one antlered deer still applies.




It's been several years ago but deer hunting was completely shut down in parts of Eastern KY for a few years after a bunch of woodland burned up from fires set by hunters trying to drive deer.







Never heard that one before ....They shut the season down in the early 90s to stock deer and let them get established ...They were very low numbers when I was growing up in the 70s no one hunted deer and if you saw a track it was a big deal ....I grew up in Pike county and Own several hundred AC of reclaimed strip mine....

Does the reclaimed land make good deer habitat. I would think it would. Lots of second growth.









Yes very good...The only problem is its so thick its hard to hunt.....The Autumn Olives are out of control !!!!!!! Every year I spend a couple of days to open up the Trails ....The strip has been reclaimed about 20 years and it is just starting to thin out a little so you can see thru the under growth......It is not uncommon to see 20 deer per day ......with 3 or 4 being antlered deer....I was seeing up to 30 per day before EHD Hit ...They high wall mined about 7 years ago and when they reclaimed they planted clover .....It makes for some healthy deer....


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