#1765060 - 02/03/10 06:20 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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nate17
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Heres some updated numbers for you wes, updated as of around mid dec. because im the one that updated em.
TN youth quota:
Bucks-34
Does-14
Fawns-11
Ky youth quota:
Bucks-21
Does-17
Fawns-8
TN quota Nov. 13
Bucks-135
Does- 24
Fawns-11
KY quota Nov. 20
Bucks-141
Does-28
Fawns-16
TN quota Nov. 28
Bucks-58
Does-20
Fawns-6
TN Archery
Bucks-42
Does-29
KY Archery
Bucks-53
Does-45
Totals---
KY-329
TN-384
Every deer was aged except for archery deer and a very small handful that were checked offsite
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#1765078 - 02/03/10 06:24 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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nate17
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These numbers are probably slightly higher due to the gap between mid dec. and the closing date on Jan 18. Not much though.
I would bet less than 15 deer on both sides.
Edited by nate17 (02/03/10 06:24 PM)
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#1765120 - 02/03/10 06:32 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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Wes Parrish
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These numbers are probably slightly higher due to the gap between mid dec. and the closing date on Jan 18. Not much though.
I would bet less than 15 deer on both sides.
Hard to say until the fat lady sings.
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#1765128 - 02/03/10 06:34 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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nate17
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4.5 or older bucks harvested during 09: (just a quick tally, numbers are unofficial)(archery not included)
TN-24
KY-12
Edited by nate17 (02/03/10 06:36 PM)
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#1765160 - 02/03/10 06:41 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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DUCK37101
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MY TN Archery deer was Aged.....I got pics to prove it, LOL.
Carry on.
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#1765165 - 02/03/10 06:42 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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Wes Parrish
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But back to the original question, as to whether the TN or the KY side of LBL provides the better opportunity for a particular hunter to harvest a "quality" buck . . . . . . . . the harvest numbers tell us what was killed, not what's walking around.
Don't overlook the fact there were 4 days of (adult) gun hunting on the TN side and only 2 days on the KY side, not to mention the KY side being so much larger in land mass.
My conclusion is the best place to take a "quality" buck at LBL is simply which ever part of LBL you're most familar, regardless of whether it be in TN or KY.
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#1765172 - 02/03/10 06:44 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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nate17
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lol... your a tough old *****
Ill make a deal with you, you can hunt the KY side and I'll hunt the TN side
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#1765175 - 02/03/10 06:45 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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MY TN Archery deer was Aged.....I got pics to prove it, LOL.
Carry on.
yours was like one of 5 that was aged. lol
Edited by nate17 (02/03/10 06:46 PM)
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#1765178 - 02/03/10 06:46 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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Wes Parrish
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I'll make a deal with you, you can hunt the KY side and I'll hunt the TN side
That's OK, I'd rather just keep hunting both sides. 
And I'd just about as soon be drawn for Area 1 in KY as Area 15 in TN --- don't really care --- they're mostly more similar than different, i.e. just a different lattitude/longitude and an issue of whether the lake is on the east side or the west side of the "area".
Seriously, I put in for the quota gun hunts each year, usually applying on both the TN & KY sides. You can only be drawn for one hunt, so you can't be drawn on both sides. You can expect to be drawn once about every 2 or 3 three years if you apply every year ongoing. Possibly you have a slightly better chance of being drawn by applying on both sides, and can't hurt if you're already buying licenses in both states anyway. I'm more familiar with some areas than others, but I really don't think there's much difference in the hunting "opportunity" in one area vs. another.
Whichever one you spend the most time in is usually going to become the best one for you, be it in KY or TN. But then my friend Wildcat has told many a hunter, "There ain't no deer on the KY side." So Go Figure. 
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#1765189 - 02/03/10 06:50 PM
Re: LBL- TN or KY which side is better?
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Last year was my first time to hunt LBL. I saw enough big buck sign to keep me busy on the Tennessee side for a long time.
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