KDFWR provides ideas, resources to incorporate natural options into Thanksgiving and other holiday meals
Kentucky families have many natural options to make delicious and nutritious meals this holiday season including wild turkey, deer, waterfowl…
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Oh deer, oh deer, peak season here for deer-related crashes; drivers urged to be alert
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Autumn has arrived, bringing with it less daylight, so the Kentucky State Police are reminding…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hunting season news and observations with autumn set to begin Sept. 22
Autumn officially begins in nine days on September 22. Many hunting seasons have opened, or will be in upcoming weeks….
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Previewing more than a dozen game hunting seasons opening this fall
Every year, millions of people throughout the country go hunting. They’re in search of locally sourced, healthy meat. During the…
Bluegrass Wildlife: Think about it — to bait or not to bait? There are ethics involved in the decision
By Howard Whiteman Murray State University A few years ago I observed a sign above a pallet of feed corn…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Free-range venison a healthy and versatile alternative to beef, pork and chicken
This time of year, towards the end of modern gun season, thousands of deer hunters have packages of processed venison…
Application period for Kentucky deer, waterfowl and pheasant quota hunts open through September 30
The window to apply online for Kentucky’s annual drawings for deer, waterfowl and pheasant quota hunts on public lands is…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Finding shed deer antlers a late winter treasure hunt for avid deer hunters
It’s a good time to look for shed deer antlers in the woods and fields of Kentucky. “Shed hunting” is…
Western Ky. Hunters in CWD surveillance zone must use in-person check stations during gun seasons
All deer harvested during the 2021 modern gun and muzzleloader seasons in the western Kentucky CWD Surveillance Zone – including…
KDFWR takes further steps to protect Ky. deer herd in wake of positive CWD case discovered in Tennessee
The Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has taken actions to enhance protections for the Commonwealth’s…
KDFWR accepting online applications for public land quota hunts throughout month of September
Applications for quota hunts on public lands for deer, waterfowl and pheasants are being taken online during the month of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ground blinds can offer advantages when hunting deer and turkey
Portable, pop-up camouflage ground blinds offer several advantages when bowhunting deer and wild turkeys. Portable ground blinds are light, set…
Conservation officers file charges in killing of Fort Mitchell deer; Union man faces multiple counts
A Boone County man is facing multiple wildlife-related and other charges following an investigation by Kentucky conservation officers into the…
Keven Moore: Watch out for deer, especially these next three weeks; collisions with them are dangerous
It’s that time of year again where we see an increase in deer-vehicle collisions, which usually starts in October, and…
New fishing, hunting regulations proposed; based on recommendations of Fish and Wildlife Commission
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposed new steps to make it more convenient for people to obtain their hunter…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Early spring chores important part of preparation for wild turkey, deer hunters
It’s that time of the year. Early spring is prime time to complete a number of important, annual chores on…
Time running out to apply for quota hunts from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Apply for deer, waterfowl, pheasant and sandhill crane quota hunts offered by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources…
Keven Moore: What’s Kentucky’s most dangerous animal? If you’re behind the wheel, it’s a deer
The most dangerous animal in the state of Kentucky is not a rattlesnake or black bear. It is the docile,…
Be careful, drivers, your chances are one in 100 that you will hit a deer in Kentucky — it’s that time
According to new claims data from State Farm, the odds drivers will hit a deer in Kentucky are 1 out…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With the onset of February, it’s time to begin the annual search for shed antlers
Now is the time to start looking for shed antlers. By early February in Kentucky bucks have “dropped” their antlers…