BY Art Lander Jr.
Frankfort, KY. – The League of Kentucky Sportsmen and the Kentucky Grouse Hunters Association recently made a donation of equipment and cash totaling about $20,000 to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
“We pooled our resources for the benefit of grouse and woodcock habitat management in eastern Kentucky,” said Mark Nethery, League of Kentucky Sportsmen (LKS) president.
The equipment presented to the department included three Stihl chainsaws, a Kubota RTV 400 utility 4-wheeler, a haul trailer and $4,000, to be used to buy alder seedlings that will be planted for woodcock habitat in riparian areas.
Additionally, Nethery gave department Fisheries Director Ron Brooks a $5,000 check to help cover expenses for the upcoming Carp Madness, an Asian carp commercial fishing tournament, March 12-13, on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The goal of the tournament is to help control the exotic fish which threaten native game fish populations in the two reservoirs.
LKS is a statewide sportsmen’s organization founded in 1935. The Kentucky Grouse Hunters Association is a group of bird hunters and former members of a local chapter of Quail Unlimited (QU). QU went out of business in January 2013.
Both groups received commission permits for Kentucky’s 2013 elk season. A stipulation of receiving the permits is that they are used for fundraising, with 100 percent of the auction proceeds used to finance habitat projects performed in partnership with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologists.
Media Contact: Art Lander Jr 1-800-858-1549, ext. 4414
Before leaving on your hunting trip, prepare yourself well. Never go to an unplanned location or take off on a spontaneous hunting trip. Let others know where you are planning to hunt and when you will be returning. If necessary, leave detailed directions to your hunting grounds with friends or family that will be staying home in case an emergency arises and they need to direct medical personnel to your location. Try to return home as close to your planned time as possible. If you are late checking in, your contact person can then know to set out using your directions to see if you need assistance. .^,”
Hi there, just became alert to your blog through Google, and found that it’s truly informative. I am going to watch out for brussels. I’ll appreciate if you continue this in future.
Numerous people will be benefited from your writing.
Cheers!