In a typical year, Thornsberry will take six-to-eight guided bull trips, and just as many cow trips. While there will be many hunters who want to take on the task by themselves, Thornsberry said, with the decline of the herd in recent years, it is more important than ever to hire a guide service. Her success has been unmatched with her client harvest rate around 90%. Thornsberry has been guiding for 10 years, and is the only female guide in the state. One of the most successful guides we have in Kentucky is Tina Thornsberry, of Beaver Creek Elk Outfitters. Another show of the decline has been the observations made by the locals who live in the elk zones, along with the guides who are scouting those zones months prior to the season beginning in September. The guides are the ones who are driving the elk hunting in Kentucky. This is certainly signs of a decline in the elk herd, and just one piece of evidence. There were over 1,000 permits drawn in 20, but in the past two years, there have been less than 600. Since 2014, there has been a steady decline in how many permits the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) have granted to the public. There have been a plethora of questions concerning the elk herd in Kentucky over the past several years, with what has been a drastic drop in the number of elk that are actually in Kentucky. In a few weeks, some of these tags will start being filled with the beginning of archery season. On May 16th, there were close to 600 sportsmen and women who were drawn for an elk tag in for the 2020 season. & Wildlife or other campgrounds within the area.Elk hunting in Kentucky is a hot topic. The WMA office to get information on camping availability at Kentucky Fish If you want to camp, you will need to call That you will be hunting, you will need to make a decision on lodging. There are no designated parking areas, parking is generally permitted alongside There exist Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Maps that provide limited camping data but the WMA office has more complete information. Locations for hunting, you will need to provide your rank order of the 5Īssigned to you will be determined by a hunting location drawing and your
Once you have been drawn for an elk tag and picked the best Researched online but a trip to the area is best. If you plan to camp, you may want to find an area with a convenient Hunting site and remove an elk when killed. Some of the public land is very hilly and rugged. There are several factors to consider in picking a hunting Is the responsibility of the hunter to find a place to hunt within the area If you have a smart phone, you may want to download the Kentucky Elk Hun ting Areas app. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department The elk restoration zone is divided into North At- Large and South At-Large,Īnd Limited Entry Areas (LEAs). "in the elk restoration zone" and "out of the zone". You can find them on the Season Dates Search page of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department website.Įlk hunting locations in Kentucky consist of The seasons will be slightly different each Keep your cost low, you may choose to camp near your hunting area.Įlk may be hunted with a modern rifle, a muzzleloader, aĮquipment for Elk Season section of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlifeĭepartment's website provides details on the size and restrictions for eachįirearms, bull archery or crossbow, cow firearms, and cow archery or crossbow. There are various lodging options both inside and outside of If you are a non resident and don't want to pay that much for a chanceĪt killing an elk, you may want to consider pursuing a cow elk tag or an Out-of-Zone The lottery while a non resident will pay $690. $120 for both a hunting license and a bull elk tag after being drawn through For 2016-17 season, a Kentucky resident pays Hunting license and elk permit costs are listed on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife To any person eligible to hunt in Kentucky. In a hunting access agreement can obtain free elk permits that are transferable
Land owners with 5,000 acres of land enrolled with the Kentucky Wildlife Department Have a better chance of getting drawn and pay less for the permits. Both residents and non residents of the state of Kentucky are allowed to hunt elk in Kentucky.įor most people, you have to enter a lottery and get drawn in order to
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