HOW HUNTERS WERE CHOSEN FOR THE 2006 ELK HUNT IN KENTUCKY. Thirty-one are now members or have sent in their application to become members.
Nine people were members of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation before the hunt. Eighty-four people said they would come back to the area to view elk, hunt turkey or other game, view the scenery or visit friends they made during the hunt. Only one person said they did not plan to apply for an elk tag in 2007. $1,414 was spent on other expenditures not noted before. $2,674 was spent on dues or contributions to National, state and local organizations. 
$714 was spent on books and magazines, $324 in Southeast Kentucky. $28,603 was spent on taxidermy and processing of which $7,095 was spent in Southeast Kentucky. Eighty-seven of the 98 hunters who hunted responded that they were successful in getting an elk. Fifty-three of the 98 hunters surveyed who actually hunted were assisted by KDFWR biologists or conservation agents during the hunt. Five people spent between $40 and $500 to hunt on private land. Only one person paid an access fee ($100) to hunt on public land. Twenty-six noting they hunted on private land. Sixty-four noted they hunted on public lands. Only 19 of the 98 hunters hired a guide with five paying guides anywhere from $40 to $600. Hunters spent a total of $11,267 on transportation during the hunt with over half (58%) of this amount being spent in Southeast Kentucky. Twenty-five noted they stayed at home or with friends/relative and three slept in an RV or in their truck. State Parks: Jenny Wiley (8), Pine Mountain (2)Ĭamped: Camped in the back country (7), private camping area (2), private property (2), Begley property (1), Blue Diamond (1), Suites (1), Paul’s in Jackson (1), Day’s Inn in Hazard (1), Hampton Inn (1), Microtel (1), Prestonsburg Inn (1), Jackson Hotel (1). Middlesboro (1), Days Inn (1), Holiday Inn Express in Middlesboro (1), Combs (1), Motel 6 (1), Daniel Boone Motor Inn (1), Comfort (2), Holiday Inn Express (2), Days Inn in Hazard (2), Super 8 in Prestonsburg (2), Motel (2), Motel 8 in London (1), Best Western in Hotels: Hampton Inn in Hazard (3), Best Western (3), Super 8 (5), Super 8 in Hazard (2), Motel in Hazard (2), Hwy 80 in Hindman Thirty-seven percent of the 98 hunters stayed at a hotel for at least one night Nearly 100% of the $7,833 spent on lodging was spent in Southeast Kentucky.ģ. A total of $11,090 was spent on food while on the actual hunt, the majority $8,200 (74%) was spent in Southeast Kentucky.Ģ. Stayed at home or in someone else’s home (16)Īn estimated $23,723.00 was spent by those who scouted.ġ. Camped on private property (3) or in the backĬountry (3). State Parks: Jenny Wiley (2), Buckhorn (1), Pine Mountain (1), State Park (1). New hotel in Prestonsburg (1), Best Western in Barbourville (1), Boone Trail in Middlesboro (1), Best Western in Prestonsburg (1). London (1), Best Western in Middleboro (1), Holiday Inn in Harlan (1), Holiday Inn in Middleboro (2), Motel 6 (1), Paul’s in Jackson (1), Hotels: Days Inn in Hazard (7), Super 8 (3), Hampton Inn in Hazard (3), Super 8 in Prestonsburg (2), Motel in Hazard (1), Motel 8 in This does not include those hunters who actually live in East Kentucky. Hunters spent 86 total nights in the area while they were scouting. Twenty of the hunters did not scout at all before the hunt.Ģ. Seventy-one percent (53 of the 98 hunters) scouted with at least one other person with a few bringing as many as four people to scout with them. Fifty-three of the 98 who actually participated in the hunt scouted 1 to as many as 20 days before the actual hunt with the average number of days being 2.3 days. Photos and comments from the hunters in 20 hunts.ġ. Twenty-two had never seen an elk before being drawn for the hunt.ĥ. Twenty-one of the 103 had hunted elk before. Two did not hunt due to health reason and two because they did not draw a bull tag.ģ. Of the 103 surveyed, 90% reside in Kentucky. Below is a breakdown of their responses.ġ. 103 hunters of the 200 hunters completed a survey. 
In February, each of these hunters was sent a questionnaire. Two hundred hunters were selected to participate in the 2006 Fall Elk hunt. In 2006, 26,000 people paid ten dollars each to be a part of a lottery. PRELIMINARY SURVEY R ESULTS OF THE 2006 KENTUCKY ELK HUNT
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