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Whistling wings
and the flash of antlers are some of the things that make the
Kentucky Lake area a motherload for the sportsman. It is a
happy hunting ground with a generous helping of the wild
complimented by the nearby conveniences of a vacation
destination.
Kentucky Lake
itself is an anchor for fall and winter waterfowl hunting.
The expanse of unspoiled shorelines, flats and protected bays
offers an endless array of possibilities for the outdoorsman
with feathers in mind.
Within the
Mississippi Flyway, the Tennessee River impoundment is a
magnet for the southbound streams of ducks. With duck numbers
in the flyway at a high level, Kentucky Lake hosts swarms of
them, from the resident wood ducks to early-migrating teal to
a grab-bag assortment of puddle ducks and divers through the
heart of the gun season.
The lake is an
open invitation for free-lance duck hunters who find hot
set-ups on rocky points or in cloistered, protected coves.
Bank blinds using natural cover or mobile blinds combined with
decoy spreads can put hunters in easy shotshell reach of
flights of mallards, blacks, pintails, scaup...a rich variety
of migrant species.
Kentucky Lake
duck hunting can be productive from start to finish, but
action on the ice-free reservoir only heats up during the
coldest days of the season, when the freeze-up on smaller
waters sends even more birds winging to it.
Canada
geese put big birds in the sights of the lake's waterfowlers
when flights of the honkers descend to spreads of floating
decoys in the bays and flats. Along with migrants, the lake
has its own smattering of resident giant Canadians to add
wings on the wind.
White-tailed
deer are top priority for many hunters, and the Kentucky Lake
area has its own attraction in heavy antlers and venison on
the hoof. The agricultural and woodland mix of the
surrounding land grows some heavyweight whitetails of trophy
proportions. Kentucky's conventional gun, muzzle-loading and
bow seasons present generous opportunities to tap into a deer
herd that is on the increase in both numbers and quality.
A special
interest to deer hunters is the U.S. Forestry Service's Land
Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, on the eastern
shore of Kentucky Lake. The uninhabited 170,000-acre federal
area is a rich resource of hardwood ridges and hollows, a big
woods setting that is a popular get-away for both gun and
archery whitetail hunters. Quota gun hunts open archery
season for LBL whitetails offer "bonus" tags for deer over and
above the state bag limit.
The Land
Between The Lakes likewise is a special attraction for turkey
hunters, especially in the spring gobbler season, and even
during the fall and winter with the either sex archery season
for the big birds. The managed flock of LBL turkeys offer one
of the greatest densities of the big game fowl to be found
anywhere and plenty of timbered elbowroom in which to pursue
them.
Small game
hunters, as well, will find a rich tradition of their pursuits
in the Kentucky Lake neck of the woods. Rabbit and quail
hunters, squirrel stalkers and houndsmen who set their sights
on masked raccoons are all in the right place in the lake
land.
The Kentucky
Lake area also offers hunters a new area for hunting
excursions in the newly created Clarks River National Wildlife
Refuge. The refuge boasts approximately 5,000 acres of bottom
land that provides hunters a chance to bag trophy-sized
whitetail deer, turkey, small game and waterfowl. Look for
the refuge to be expanded in the next few years and become a
rich resource for all types of hunters. Anyone wishing to
hunt on the refuge must obtain and carry a permit card. These
permits are free of charge and are available by calling the
Refuge office at 270-527-5770.
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CALL: (270) 527-3128 or 800-467-7145
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