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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
New food plot is growing like crazy!
Got out today for just a couple of hours to check on the food plots and check one trail camera. The food plots look absolutely awesome! I can't get over how quickly they have come on in just two weeks time. I posted a couple of pics in the Poor Boys Outdoors Habitat Improvement forum at the link below.
Food Plot Pics
Trail camera pics were still a little disappointing in this one location. Very few daytime pictures and the same two bucks we've been watching all summer. Both are decent, but really need at least another year of growth. We still got to get out this week and finish trimming shooting lanes on a couple of stands, as well as check a couple more trail cameras prior to the season. Its looking like opening weekend is going to be a doe mission at this point unless something good shows up in the next two weeks.
Stay tuned!!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
KDFWR Proposes Waterfowl Seasons, Opening Day Change for Spring Turkey Season
Aug 14, 2009
Frankfort, KY – The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed the 2009-2010 waterfowl seasons and elected officers at its quarterly meeting August 14. Commission members also voted to change opening day of the general spring season for turkey.
The Commission recommends all hunting, fishing and boating regulations for approval by the General Assembly and approves all expenditures by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. All recommendations must be approved by legislators before they become law. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission must place waterfowl seasons within the framework mandated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because all migratory game birds are under federal control.
Waterfowl seasons include:
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers
· Duck season opens November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day) and closes November 29, 2009. The season re-opens December 7, 2009 and closes January 31, 2010.
· The season dates for scaup are now the same as the regular duck season. The daily bag limit for scaup is two birds as part of the six-bird daily duck bag limit.
· Hunters may take one canvasback duck this season daily as part of the six-bird daily duck bag limit.
· Season dates for mergansers and coots are the same as the duck season dates for the 2009-2010 seasons. The daily bag limit for mergansers is five, only two of which may be hooded mergansers. The daily limit for coots is 15.
Canada Geese
· Western Goose Zone – November 23, 2009 - January 31, 2010
· Pennyrile-Coalfield Goose Zone (including West-Central Canada Goose subzone) – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
· Eastern Goose Zone – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
· Northeastern Canada Goose Zone – December 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010 and January 19 – 31, 2010
White-fronted Geese
· Statewide – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Snow Goose
· Regular Season – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Snow Goose Conservation Order Season
· Eastern Goose Zone: February 1 – March 31, 2010
· Western, Pennyrile-Coalfield and West-Central Goose Zones:
February 1 - 5, 2010; February 8 - March 31, 2010
Youth Waterfowl Season
Eastern Zone:
November 7-8, 2009
Western Zone:
February 6-7, 2010
In other waterfowl-related business, hunters at Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (WMA) may now hunt within 25 yards of designated blinds or blind locations for some full-season draw blinds on the Powell’s Lake, Jenny Hole and Highland Creek tracts. Previously, hunters could only hunt from permanent department blinds.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 waterfowl seasons, waterfowl hunters using the Ohio River Islands WMA in Livingston County must cease hunting and be off the area by 2 p.m.
Mobility-impaired hunters will now be eligible to participate in the mentor waterfowl hunts at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery. They must possess a mobility-impaired access permit obtained from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife prior to the drawing for the hunt and must abide by rules already in place for the mentor waterfowl hunts.
In turkey-related business, the opening of the regular spring turkey season will move to the second Saturday in April. Previously, the regular spring turkey opened on the Saturday closest to April 15. This new opening day will commence for the 2010 spring turkey season. Opening day next year will be April 10. Opening day for the youth turkey season remained unchanged.
In fisheries-related business, the Commission recommended removing the current horsepower restrictions on boat motors on Lake Malone. The 22-foot maximum boat length restriction remains in place. They also established a shoreline use permit for development activities on lakes owned by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. The Commission also modified existing regulations regarding shoreline use at certain department-owned lakes. Existing water access structures and boat docks will be allowed to remain under certain guidelines.
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission also elected officers who will serve until August, 2010. Dale Franklin, 2nd District Commission member, was elected chairman while 9th District Commission Member Taylor Orr was elected vice-chairman. Dr. James Rich, 5th District Commission member, was elected secretary.
The next Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting will be held at 8 a.m., Friday, December 4, 2009 at #1 Sportsman’s Lane off U.S. 60 in Frankfort. Persons interested in addressing the Commission must notify the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s Commissioner’s office in writing at least 30 days in advance to be considered for placement on the meeting agenda. People who are hearing impaired and plan to attend the meeting should contact Kentucky Fish and Wildlife at least 10 days in advance and the agency will provide a translator. To request to address the commission, write to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, Commissioner Dr. Jon Gassett, #1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601.
Frankfort, KY – The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed the 2009-2010 waterfowl seasons and elected officers at its quarterly meeting August 14. Commission members also voted to change opening day of the general spring season for turkey.
The Commission recommends all hunting, fishing and boating regulations for approval by the General Assembly and approves all expenditures by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. All recommendations must be approved by legislators before they become law. The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission must place waterfowl seasons within the framework mandated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service because all migratory game birds are under federal control.
Waterfowl seasons include:
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers
· Duck season opens November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day) and closes November 29, 2009. The season re-opens December 7, 2009 and closes January 31, 2010.
· The season dates for scaup are now the same as the regular duck season. The daily bag limit for scaup is two birds as part of the six-bird daily duck bag limit.
· Hunters may take one canvasback duck this season daily as part of the six-bird daily duck bag limit.
· Season dates for mergansers and coots are the same as the duck season dates for the 2009-2010 seasons. The daily bag limit for mergansers is five, only two of which may be hooded mergansers. The daily limit for coots is 15.
Canada Geese
· Western Goose Zone – November 23, 2009 - January 31, 2010
· Pennyrile-Coalfield Goose Zone (including West-Central Canada Goose subzone) – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
· Eastern Goose Zone – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
· Northeastern Canada Goose Zone – December 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010 and January 19 – 31, 2010
White-fronted Geese
· Statewide – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Snow Goose
· Regular Season – November 23, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Snow Goose Conservation Order Season
· Eastern Goose Zone: February 1 – March 31, 2010
· Western, Pennyrile-Coalfield and West-Central Goose Zones:
February 1 - 5, 2010; February 8 - March 31, 2010
Youth Waterfowl Season
Eastern Zone:
November 7-8, 2009
Western Zone:
February 6-7, 2010
In other waterfowl-related business, hunters at Sloughs Wildlife Management Area (WMA) may now hunt within 25 yards of designated blinds or blind locations for some full-season draw blinds on the Powell’s Lake, Jenny Hole and Highland Creek tracts. Previously, hunters could only hunt from permanent department blinds.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 waterfowl seasons, waterfowl hunters using the Ohio River Islands WMA in Livingston County must cease hunting and be off the area by 2 p.m.
Mobility-impaired hunters will now be eligible to participate in the mentor waterfowl hunts at Minor Clark Fish Hatchery. They must possess a mobility-impaired access permit obtained from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife prior to the drawing for the hunt and must abide by rules already in place for the mentor waterfowl hunts.
In turkey-related business, the opening of the regular spring turkey season will move to the second Saturday in April. Previously, the regular spring turkey opened on the Saturday closest to April 15. This new opening day will commence for the 2010 spring turkey season. Opening day next year will be April 10. Opening day for the youth turkey season remained unchanged.
In fisheries-related business, the Commission recommended removing the current horsepower restrictions on boat motors on Lake Malone. The 22-foot maximum boat length restriction remains in place. They also established a shoreline use permit for development activities on lakes owned by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. The Commission also modified existing regulations regarding shoreline use at certain department-owned lakes. Existing water access structures and boat docks will be allowed to remain under certain guidelines.
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission also elected officers who will serve until August, 2010. Dale Franklin, 2nd District Commission member, was elected chairman while 9th District Commission Member Taylor Orr was elected vice-chairman. Dr. James Rich, 5th District Commission member, was elected secretary.
The next Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting will be held at 8 a.m., Friday, December 4, 2009 at #1 Sportsman’s Lane off U.S. 60 in Frankfort. Persons interested in addressing the Commission must notify the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s Commissioner’s office in writing at least 30 days in advance to be considered for placement on the meeting agenda. People who are hearing impaired and plan to attend the meeting should contact Kentucky Fish and Wildlife at least 10 days in advance and the agency will provide a translator. To request to address the commission, write to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, Commissioner Dr. Jon Gassett, #1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40601.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Update to hunting season preparations
The last two weekends have been extremely productive as myself, Cory and Billie make the final preparations for the 2009 Kentucky deer season. Last weekend we got two small food plots planted on one farm and hung a couple of stands on another property.
Yesterday we went back and checked on the food plots, and to my surprise, the clover is already popping up all over the field. A few more days of rain over the next three weeks and I think that field is going to look great come deer season. While we were out, we also got a couple more stands hung and checked all of the trail cameras. It's looking really good for being able to get a couple of does under our belt opening weekend, but we just aren't seeing any real good bucks, yet.
About all we have left to take care of is trimming some shooting lanes, which we will probably do sometime next weekend. I'll make sure to get some pics of the food plot while we are out there and post them on here, so keep checking back to follow our progress.
20 days and counting!!!!
Yesterday we went back and checked on the food plots, and to my surprise, the clover is already popping up all over the field. A few more days of rain over the next three weeks and I think that field is going to look great come deer season. While we were out, we also got a couple more stands hung and checked all of the trail cameras. It's looking really good for being able to get a couple of does under our belt opening weekend, but we just aren't seeing any real good bucks, yet.
About all we have left to take care of is trimming some shooting lanes, which we will probably do sometime next weekend. I'll make sure to get some pics of the food plot while we are out there and post them on here, so keep checking back to follow our progress.
20 days and counting!!!!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
New website up and running
After several weeks of planning and a couple of weeks getting a crash refresher course on HTML and CSS, I have finally got the Poor Boys Outdoors website up and running. You can check it out at www.poorboysoutdoors.com, or by simply clicking on the "Home" link on the right-hand side of my blog page. Please take a minute to look through it and click on some of the links, just to make sure everything is working correctly. If you have any issues with it, please let me know. Also, there is a forum on there that we are hoping to grow quickly, so be sure to check that out and register as a new user. I hope to be having some giveaways soon for forum members.
Just let us know what you think, as well as any problems or suggestions you have for the site.
Take Care,
Brian
Just let us know what you think, as well as any problems or suggestions you have for the site.
Take Care,
Brian
Sunday, August 9, 2009
First Official Poor Boys Food Plot
After years of talking about planting food plots and never seeming to make it happen, Team Poor Boys finally made it happen this past Saturday. After borrowing a small tractor with a tiller attachment (thanks Brad!), my brother's Yamaha Rhino, and my dad's seed spreader, we headed out to the property with high hopes of creating our very first food plot.
Since the ground was old pastureland, we had to go over each plot three times with the tiller to get the soil broke up enough for good seed-to-soil contact. That made for a long day, even though we only planted about 1 acre total (over two plots). Once the ground was worked up, we sowed a seed mix that I created with a small hand seeder. The mix consisted of annual ryegrass, rape, white dutch clover, ladino clover, and red clover. We didn't have a cultipacker or drag, so after seeding, I ran over the field thoroughly with the Rhino just to pack the seed into the dirt a bit. With clover, you don't want the seed over 1/4" deep, so this should work just fine. The 10 day forecast is showing a few days of rain with 80-degree temps, so that should get the plot off to a good start. Hopefully with the timing of this planting, weed competition won't be as much of an issue.
I do have to admit that I violated the cardinal sin of food plot planting and planted our plots without taking a soil sample. We do plan on taking one soon, though, and liming and fertilizing accordingly this fall. I will keep you posted on how the plot does as we get closer to the Kentucky deer season. For now, here is a few photos of our efforts.
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