I have hunted out there the past several yearsopening week and the second week of the season. WhileI saw deer on every trip, the second week was much better as far as movement.

The game warden I hunt with says the 17th seems to be the magic day. Obviously deer do not have a calendar to operate by, but that date usually seems to coincide with the photoperiod that sparks the peak movement.

If there is a cool snap I would want to be in the woods that week. While there is no bad time to hunt in Kentucky, if you are faced with limited time I would choose that second week to focus on. This season I will be in Saskatchewan, but some of my buddies will be in KY the 13th-17th. Hopefully they will not be wishing they were leaving a week later!!