Hunting

By Art Lander FRANKFORT, Ky. – Thanksgiving weekend is traditionally the kickoff of rabbit and quail hunting across Kentucky. “Rabbit numbers are up, and that doesn’t surprise me, considering the ideal weather conditions we had […]

By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – The crisp early morning and earlier nightfall remind Kentuckians that fall isn’t far away. The smell of gunpowder, the clunking of spent shotshells in a vest and dove breasts […]

By Art Lander Jr. FRANKFORT, Ky. – When Kentucky’s 2012-2013 deer season opens with the beginning of archery hunting Sat., Sept. 1, there will be plenty of reasons for hunters to be optimistic. Last deer […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Dove hunters in southeastern Kentucky now have six additional public dove fields to enjoy this fall. Dove season opens statewide on Sept. 1. “We had these fields come in a little late […]

Media Contact: Dave Baker 1-800-858-1549, ext. 4454 FRANKFORT, Ky. – The deadline to apply for Kentucky’s hunt of a lifetime is fast approaching. Hunters have until midnight (Eastern time) April 30 to apply for a […]

By Art Lander Jr FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s spring wild turkey season has been so successful the past 15 years in part because of the timing of opening day. “I think we’ve accomplished our goal […]

By Art Lander Jr FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s 2011-12 white-tailed deer season ended Jan. 16 with hunters posting the fourth largest overall harvest ever recorded. “The 119,656 deer taken was the highest total since the […]

By Steven Dobey FRANKFORT, Ky. Opening day of Kentucky’s newest big game season arrives earlier this year. On Dec. 10, hunters can participate in a two-day quota hunt for black bears in Harlan, Letcher and […]

By Art Lander Jr. FRANKFORT, Ky. Hunters who did not get drawn for a quota quail hunt at Peabody Wildlife Management Area in western Kentucky still have a chance to hunt. Wildlife Biologist Eric Williams, […]