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By Art Lander Jr. FRANKFORT, Ky. – Population models help biologists manage deer herds. “Models enable deer managers to input information to track population trends,” said Tina Brunjes, deer and elk program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The two basic questions are: how many deer were born and how...
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By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – A group of old friends of mine gets together every spring for a fishing trip in March or April, usually to Kentucky Lake. After our first day of fishing on our recent trip, one of the friends asked for help with a balky spinning reel. The handle was...
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By Dave Baker FRANKFORT, Ky. – Patrick Younts knows what it’s like to be left homeless by a disaster. So when the 5-year conservation officer for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources learned of houses leveled by a tornado in West Liberty last Friday, he spearheaded a personal campaign to provide desperately...
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By Carrie “Mudfoot” Stambaugh The sunshine and warm temperatures were just too much to resist last week. Having heard Greenbo Lake had recently been stocked with Rainbow trout, my husband and I decided Sunday was a perfect day to get out the canoe for a rare mid-winter paddle. We love smoked trout and thought...
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By Chris Erwin Winter may still be making you shiver, but most of it should be behind us and the official start to the 2012 fishing season is just around the corner. Opening day of the 2012 fishing season starts March 1. It requires a new license, so it’s time to make a trip...
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By Chris Erwin Mike Mainhart was a new member to the Kentucky Outdoor Press Association last year and joined us at KOPA’s annual conference last October. While he might be new to KOPA, he is not new to the craft of outdoor writing. Mainhart is also a member of Outdoor Writers of Ohio, and...
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By Art Lander Jr FRANKFORT, Ky. – In Kentucky, wild pigs may be hunted with firearms year-round with no daily bag limit, but wildlife biologists believe trapping is the most effective way to control the feral pests. “In established populations, hunting often educates more pigs than it removes,” said Chad Soard, a wildlife biologist...
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By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – The bow of the CQ Princess barely cleared the no-wake zone at Kenlake State Resort Park Marina when Lake Barkley State Park Naturalist Mary Schmidt spotted them. “There are two juvenile eagles to our right,” she announced over a microphone on the second deck of the excursion yacht....
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This fishing report was compiled for Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 2012 Editor’s note; While our area has had limited opportunities for good fishing due to high water this winter, many lake across the state are still reporting good fishing. Dale Hollow, Cumberland, Laurel and Paintsville Lake are all reporting good fishing for smallmouth...
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BY Mark Marraccini FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Division of Forestry and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources have jointly acquired nearly 2,500 acres in Union County at the confluence of the Ohio and Tradewater rivers. The property will become the state’s newest wildlife management area (WMA) and state forest. The 2,484-acre...
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