Well, I didn’t get drawn to hunt in Kentucky’s 2008 elk hunting season, but you can be sure that I will be applying for next year’s hunt again. Wow, the bull elk rifle season ended on Saturday and 88% of hunters harvested a bull elk. 88%!!! That’s astronomical. Of the 115 bull elk taken, 2 are forecasted to challenge the state’s non-typical Boone and Crockett record. The largest, an 8×8 gross scoring about 390″, will certainly surpass the previous record and another elk will probably exceed the previous record held by Andy Kidd, a native Kentuckian.

Again, if you missed out on last year’s application, the fee is only $10. Application starts near Christmas time and runs through April. Yes, the odds are low, but heck…so are New Mexico, Arizona, and lots of great units in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. For $10, you might just win one of the nation’s highest dividend lottery tags, certainly of the East Coast.

Congratulations to all who were fortunate enough to draw a tag, and I hope that I can join the club one of these years!

To read more, check out this article or visit the state of Kentucky’s website.