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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Kentucky for first time
FRANKFORT — Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that Kentucky has joined the list of states across the country with a confirmed detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk and other species in the deer family. Two independent types of tests were
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Squirrel season underway
Squirrel hunting season in Kentucky officially kicked off this past Saturday. The season runs until Nov. 10, after which hunters will have to hang up their gear for the first weekend of the modern firearms deer season, scheduled for Nov. 11-12. The season will resume Nov. 13 and continue uninterrupted through Feb. 29, 2024. For
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Elk permit drawing and dates announced
Livestream at MAC “The Hunt Starts Here” as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1997 elk release. Elk quota hunting applications for the celebratory season are on sale through April 30 and hunting season runs from Sept. 10 through Jan. 4. The annual random drawing will take
