Lee takes turkey during youth season
Posted April 11, 2018 at 8:46 am
Lee Tallent with his first turkey killed Saturday April 7. Lee is the eight year-old son of Rocky and Charlotte Tallent, of Albany.
Time running out to apply for a Kentucky elk hunt, deadline is midnight April 30
Posted May 3, 2018 at 9:02 am
Hunters interested in entering this year’s elk hunt drawing have until midnight (EST) April 30 to buy applications. Hunters can apply online at the department’s website, fw.ky.gov .
Kentucky residents and non-residents are eligible to apply for four permit types but can only be drawn for one. Each application costs $10.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will issue 700 general quota hunt permits and 10 youth permits this year through a random computer drawing conducted in early May by the Kentucky Commonwealth Office of Technology. Results will be available to applicants on the department’s website May 15.
Sixty-four percent of bull elk hunters using a gun last year enjoyed a successful hunt and 48 percent of hunters utilizing archery equipment successfully harvested a bull.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposes new deer, waterfowl and migratory bird changes
Posted April 4, 2018 at 8:53 am
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission has recommended expanding modern gun season for deer to 16 days statewide, increasing the number of deer allowed on a statewide permit from two to four, and increasing some license and permit fees for non-residents.
Squirrel hunters compete in Claude Thomas Memorial World Championship
Posted February 28, 2018 at 10:05 am
The Clinton County Fairgrounds hosted the annual Claude Thomas Memorial World Championship Squirrel hunt last Saturday. Hunters and dog owners from several states traveled to Albany to participate in the event, and despite the heavy rain in the
Kentucky Afield Outdoors:
Posted February 20, 2018 at 3:58 pm
New Fishing
Regulations for 2018
A reduction in the statewide daily creel limit from 30 fish to 20 fish for crappie highlights the new fishing regulations for 2018. The
Kentucky Afield Outdoors
Posted January 31, 2018 at 9:08 am
Hunters post fifth-highest deer harvest on record
Looking at the total number of deer harvested by hunters in Kentucky during the 2017-18 season, it would appear nothing was out of the ordinary.
Deer harvests
Posted November 29, 2017 at 9:15 am
Zack Poore, age 9, killed his first deer, a six pointer with a .243 rifle.