Quote Originally Posted by Bobby Headrick View Post
Thanks guys for clearing up my question. Danny do you live in Ohio co? They have really put a hurt on places to fish at Peabody.I used to fish there all the time mainly on South and Island Lakes, used to catch some good ones at Big Ken but those days are gone. It is not even worth paying the 15$?permit fee to use peabody. What gets me is that we as sportspeople paid these extra fees to use this place so they could keep it up and then they sell it away from us. It just does not seem right. I guess greed rules over was is right.
Hey Bobby,

Actually we live in Muhlenberg County. However our Great Uncle lives just up the road from those Ohio County areas you mentioned. Most of them now have gates that are locked. I've been told the same guy/group has purchased all the land that surrounds our 250 acres. Over here they go by the name West Land, and the main guy lives in Minneapolis, but he hired an old friend of my father-in-law's to over see the property. They have also hired several ex-peabody men. There is talk of them opening a mine.

They bought almost 6,000 acres over here, from what we've been told. We've heard they paid an huge price per acre too. They also have gated off all the acess points here, but gave us a key. However, last weekend I caught some trespassers. Two young boys on a 4 wheeler. We have some problems with beavers, and I was back there watching for them with my weapons. I guess the boys saw them, and got a little scared because they would not stop. They did high tale it out of there though. BTW, I would never pull my weapon unless I planned to use it. My pistol stayed holstered and my rifle stayed in the truck.

Anyway, I am not sure if the peabody land sold in Ohio county actaully went to this same guy or not. We hear a lot of different rumors about what is going to be done.

Anyway, I don't have much else I can add right now. Only this, if I didn't have to pick trash up back there so often, I might not mind the 4 wheelers so much. But everyweek, I bring back a lot of trash. Well, since West land bought it, there hasn't been as much. I heard they changed all the peabody locks, and that got rid of a bunch of people.

Danny