We are lucky to live in Kentucky!!!

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03-09-2011, 01:16 PM
Kentucky Lake

We are lucky to live in Kentucky!!!

We have over 350,000 acres of Public Lakes to fish.

Plus the entire north border of of KY is the Ohio River.

The entire Western Border of KY is the Mississippi River which is the largest River in North America.

We have over 1 Million acres of public land to hunt.

We have an Elk herd of over 10,000, and some of the Best Deer, and Turkey hunting in America here in Kentucky.

Most midwest states to the north of us, don't even have half the natural resources we have here in KY.
03-09-2011, 01:24 PM
Justcrappie81

Yes I am very happy with what the state has to offer.
03-09-2011, 03:11 PM
JTMavs

I'm jealous!!! That's why we come down there to fish!
03-09-2011, 04:19 PM
olducker

YES,,That's why we come ky to fish and Hunt
03-09-2011, 05:48 PM
BIGBADDAD

Moved here 2 years ago and can't stand the thought of heading home to visit. Love the bluegrass state.
03-09-2011, 06:08 PM
killum

Spent my whole life here except 6 years in Bloomington Indiana. That was like prison for me. Not because of the area but work. I never wet a line and the only hunting I did was back here at home with my dad. Man am I glad I am home!
03-10-2011, 02:23 AM
rnvinc

Do you mean thar's actually a whole nother world on the other side of them rivers...??

I thot the world wuz flat till it got to them 5 rivers..and then it just quit....:)

Rickie
03-10-2011, 05:12 AM
gone_fishing

And correct me if I am wrong but KY keeps investing in their resources. Didn't they buy some of the Kimball land that went up for sale a few years ago? I know IN has bought some land too recently but it kind of irked me that they didn't even consider the Kimball land sold in Southern IN. Seems they are only concerned with areas with close access to the middle of the state.
03-10-2011, 06:05 AM
snakedodger

sounds good got a room for rent,i'm packing now.
03-10-2011, 10:16 AM
Alphahawk

Does my heart good to see this post. I don't live in KY but have spent a lot of time there as I lived in a small border town in TN and KY got a lot of my money from shopping and visiting the lakes and parks. I have lived 21 years of my life out of the USA. A lot of days when I am fishing I hear people complain about how the Sauger have been eaten up by the Striper's or if you are a Bass fisherman how the Bass have been eaten up by the Stripers....can't catch Crappie like we did 50 years ago. Well I and a lot of others don't have those problems and it really upsets me people don't really see how good they have it here. Yeah we have our problems but having been to over 67 countires..I ain't found no place better. I fished the Red Sea and Persian Gulf and caught thousands of pound of Grouper...Snapper..and every other kind of fish imaginable. But all I wanted to do was get back home and catch some Bluegill and Crappie. I would always schedule my vacation to come home in the Spring to get in on the fishing. As the plane would approach Nashville it would come in over J Percy Priest Lake and as it flared for landing you could see the KY fescue blowing in the breeze as you touched down. Without fail for 21 years it would bring tears to my eyes to see such a beautiful green place after seeing nothing but brown rocks for almost a year. God bless KY...it is a great place.

Regards
03-10-2011, 11:47 AM
killum

Well there is no doubt we are all in agreement here! And yes it was hard for me to believe there was actually another world past the Ohio in the north! But you may notice I did swim back first chance I got!Thumbs Up
03-10-2011, 12:41 PM
cajun fryer

You forgot you have great people down there.
03-10-2011, 01:46 PM
killum

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Originally Posted by cajun fryer

You forgot you have great people down there.

There are some awesome folks in Indiana as well. And for that matter my wifes dad lives in Lake Bluff Il. and I can't think of a better guy. Hey he is a fisherman too LOL. I knew I liked that guy for some reason:D
03-10-2011, 03:48 PM
shorebound1

I have to agree, we do live in a great state. I wished I lived a little closer to a body of water. But I can be at some great water in a little over and hour in any direction.
03-10-2011, 04:22 PM
Wiskers

Be careful what you wish for

Quote:

Originally Posted by shorebound1

I have to agree, we do live in a great state. I wished I lived a little closer to a body of water. But I can be at some great water in a little over and hour in any direction.

If it don't stop this rain'n you might! :eek::D
03-10-2011, 04:54 PM
Kentucky Lake

Really, I Used to live in Brown County, Indiana, the hunting there is average, but it was an hour drive to the nearest public Lake, and Lake Monroe was only 10,750 acres of water.

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Originally Posted by killum

Spent my whole life here except 6 years in Bloomington Indiana. That was like prison for me. Not because of the area but work. I never wet a line and the only hunting I did was back here at home with my dad. Man am I glad I am home!
03-10-2011, 06:25 PM
killum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentucky Lake

Really, I Used to live in Brown County, Indiana, the hunting there is average, but it was an hour drive to the nearest public Lake, and Lake Monroe was only 10,750 acres of water.

I never said the lack of water kept me from fishing, although I never heard much good about Monroe. Job kept me busy night and day. From all accounts I heard while in Bloomington, there was more beer in that lake than anything else except maybe jetskis... I could be wrong tho...
03-10-2011, 07:41 PM
Kentucky Lake

Yes, that is an accurrate description of Lake Monroe, It's a party lake for Indiana Universty Students. The lakes in KY seem to be way less crowded, and they are more used for fishing.

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Originally Posted by killum

I never said the lack of water kept me from fishing, although I never heard much good about Monroe. Job kept me busy night and day. From all accounts I heard while in Bloomington, there was more beer in that lake than anything else except maybe jetskis... I could be wrong tho...