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Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby tbunao » Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:20 pm

I was just granted permission to hunt a 500 acre piece in western ky. There is also an 40 acre strip mine across the road from it that I can also hunt. I have no idea what these strip mines are like but I've heard good things. Anyone have any experience with them? Tips? Stories? I will not be hunting it until next September

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Re: Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:06 pm

I haven't hunted them, but from the description I have heard and read about I would say you can expect old bucks and very difficult terrain.
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Re: Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby HoosierG5 » Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:14 pm

I hunt strip pits in western MO. Best hunting and highest deer densities I have ever seen. Its very thick with lots of elevation contour changes not picked up maps, ample water, and not many suitable trees. Deer paths/trails that resemble cattle farms. Good luck!

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Re: Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby Zona » Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:14 am

I treat a reclaimed strip mine like a bedding area. I walk the transition looking for sign. Topos provide little help.

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Re: Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby woody-san » Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:52 am

I've noticed that deer like to bed/travel near the edges of sheer cliffs/high walls. I think it's because it eliminates an entire half of the compass for which they have to worry about predators. Cliff to their back, eyes and nose in the other directions.
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Re: Kentucky strip mine

Unread postby kenn1320 » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:33 am

As mentioned, some of these have straight wall drop offs. Know the area your walking and know it well, cause death could be 1 wrong step in the dark. It can be thick nasty brush for cover, where you cant find a tree, but the deer are in there. If trimming was allowed, would be a great opportunity to create a ground blind in the spring with shooting lanes to some of the trails. No doubt if you cut a trail, the deer would use it, its that thick. My guess is they bed on the perimeter more than in the center, but can retreat in deeper if needed.
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