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Post by jcrowe15 on Oct 25, 2010 16:43:19 GMT -5
Me and buddy are trying to hunt bluegrass here in southern IN, just north of evansville and was wondering where do you set up?? Checked all the land on the Warrick co GIS and every wooded area is privately owned. Wondering if anyone has ever hunted there and any possible tips on where to go, thanks!
James
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2010 16:35:54 GMT -5
not many big trees mostly hunting from ground blinds ,there are some good deer there.
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Post by jdaily on Oct 26, 2010 18:04:26 GMT -5
Me and the kids have spotted a couple nice deer up off Gander Rd and Zion Church. There are a lot of young trees where the deer can bed down. Definitely have to hunt from the ground.
James
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Post by huhwhatdeer on Oct 26, 2010 19:36:26 GMT -5
just walk up to a brushy area and start flingin arrows haha j/k, last time i was there i seen a few descent spots that look like worth trying
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Post by whiteoak on Oct 27, 2010 0:44:49 GMT -5
Bluegrass, It is mostly private land where any good hunting areas would be, really not much of an FWA but typical for Indiana if you are rich or inherit the land you are in good shape, but if you don't have alot of cash to get land or if it has not came down through the family tree you are just out of luck in Indiana if you are trying to find good Public land to hunt. It's clear to me and I'm sure other, you have no ideal what your talking about when it comes to public land in Indiana. I'm tired of hearing you whine about how bad it is in our state. There is some great hunting on public land in this state, but you evidently haven't found someone to take you by the hand and show it to you. |
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 27, 2010 5:08:44 GMT -5
 I see more 150+ inch deer on public land than I do on private...this guy clearly has no idea what he is talking about. I can tell you you 4 properties where you can go through the week at peak of the rut and encounter next to zero hunters on thousands of acres. You have to hit the maps find the places, then hit the woods. It takes time--there are no shortcuts. Bluegrass, It is mostly private land where any good hunting areas would be, really not much of an FWA but typical for Indiana if you are rich or inherit the land you are in good shape, but if you don't have alot of cash to get land or if it has not came down through the family tree you are just out of luck in Indiana if you are trying to find good Public land to hunt. It's clear to me and I'm sure other, you have no ideal what your talking about when it comes to public land in Indiana. I'm tired of hearing you whine about how bad it is in our state. There is some great hunting on public land in this state, but you evidently haven't found someone to take you by the hand and show it to you. |
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Post by parson on Oct 27, 2010 5:40:05 GMT -5
If ya feed 'em, they'll stay forever!
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Post by huhwhatdeer on Oct 27, 2010 16:13:12 GMT -5
there is a few places at bluegrass to hunt. key is going to them and figuring out how to hunt them. im gonna give it a try friday probably
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Post by lugnutz on Oct 28, 2010 20:30:46 GMT -5
Was actually going to hunt Bluegrass this year, if it not been for a very kind fella. Anyhow you would be really surprised how small of a tree you can SAFELY put the cheap 15ft ladder stand from rural king into. To me the key to hunting any open CRP such as bluegrass is getting as high as you SAFELY can. Those fields at Bluegrass hold an abundant amount of whitetails especially when gun season starts, whitetails feel more secure in that dense area than in any woods. Also in my experience, with hunting open fields like that, scent is less of a factor, mainly due to no "canopy" of trees holding your scent down like in a woods. Thats no proven fact, just my experience.
Good Luck, and less all know how you do!
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Post by gobblerstopper on Oct 28, 2010 21:06:20 GMT -5
Bluegrass, It is mostly private land where any good hunting areas would be The sad thing is that Indiana had the opportunity to buy the "better" ground and didn't. Bluegrass has some very good deer on it. As good as a lot of private ground has. There are also many places to hang a stand or hunt out of a ladder stand. |
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Post by whiteoak on Oct 28, 2010 23:31:54 GMT -5
I actually hunted there before it was Bluegrass and still under coal mine control. I helped do a lot of the land reclamation there for the mine. I seen some huge deer back then. It was a lot like hunting out west. Spot and stalk, which would be almost impossible to do now. I haven't hunted but a few times since the State took it over,and that was several years ago, but when I did I usually seen deer.
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