ORIGINAL: madvilledoc
I can definitely understand why some people want to gun hunt there. If they don't bow hunt, that may be the only way they can get a chance at a big buck. Of coarse their chance would only last one year. After that the big bucks will be gone and hunting in those counties will be similar to hunting in the rest of the state except you have a much lower deer population.
Pike and Martin county, ky doesn't seem to have an issue right across the border. Big deer are killed with bow and gun. 70's were a different time. Poaching was standard operation.Lots of peoplehad 4 wheelers with 4 spot lights on them. Things had to change. Still poaching is a huge issue in those counties.