Kentucky Afield Magazine

Your Ky Fish & Wildlife Commission meets in Frankfort Friday, March 20. Some items of interest to bear and turkey hunters. See the full agenda here: fw.ky.gov/More/Documents… See in person or watch on YouTube: youtube.com/FishandWildlif… Starts at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern)

“Stocking Florida bass has increased bass size in many lakes in warmer climates but despite other attempts, it hasn’t worked so far in areas colder than southern Tennessee."

Kentucky's newest public shooting range is now open in Scott County at Veterans WMA! (Look Ma! No tubes!) That's right - a range with baffles and berms for a better user experience. Click here to read more: fw.ky.gov/News/Pages/Ken… See the video: facebook.com/share/v/17SX92…

Being unable to locate the legendary #LakeCumberland penguins, our Snowshockers collected broodstock walleye instead. (This is what we mean when we say, Your License Dollars at Work....) #Walleye

Congrats to Game Warden Capt. Joshua Robinson for completing the National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs, Leadership Academy. Graduates included 36 state, federal and tribal conservation law enforcement leaders from across the U.S. and the world.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife to host public listening session on March 16 for input on boat dock, shoreline use regulations on Lake Malone in Muhlenberg County. fw.ky.gov/News/Pages/Ken…

Already have your annual license - or even better, the Sportsman's License? Be sure to go back to the "Buy License" tab at fw.ky.gov and click the box for your shooting range permit (lower right-hand corner). Free with any flavor of annual hunting or fishing license

**Update** Progress on the Goble Branch boat ramp on #DeweyLake. First lane is poured. Second half should also be poured this week. Renovations will be on-going for some time. In the interim, the ramp and parking area will remain closed for concrete to cure.

This weekend is your last chance to buy your Ky Afield calendar when you purchase a license. (Hint: Maybe your brother is tired of you swiping his calendar out of his hunting room....?)

This little 8.6-pound native #walleye is so puny that we were embarrassed to show it yesterday. But, we needed content for today, so here it is. Undisclosed location. We're still gathering broodstock to fuel the stocking program. #LiftKyFish #MonstersAreReal

@JohnBoelWAVE3 @pgyankey Nope. But it is in Kentucky.

@pgyankey @kyafield Whoa- was that Green River?

Unfortunately, this 30.8-inch native walleye sampled today weighed just short of 12 pounds. We'll try to do better next time. #LiftKyFish

@SpeaktoMatthew It's in Kentucky.

@kyafield Hit me with those coordinates

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman map reading/navigation course being offered March 21 at F&W HQ in Frankfort. Map reading, compass skills, cellphone-less navigation and more! Space limited! Registration opens Saturday, Feb. 21, at noon. Details on Facebook: facebook.com/kentuckybow

DYK? You need a permit to build a boat dock or encroach upon department-owned buffer zones around certain state-owned lakes.​ Learn more and suggest updates about Elmer Davis, Beaver & Guist Creek lakes at this meeting: fw.ky.gov/News/Pages/Ken…

Six-person poaching ring dismantled after year-long investigation: fw.ky.gov/News/Pages/Six…

#RainbowTrout were stocked today at #PaintsvilleLake. Marina Ramp. Approximately 5,000 today and a second haul planned for Friday. Water is open on the lower lake and water temps are 39-40 degrees. #FishKY

At least they didn't have to use a maul to break the ice.....

Recent snow and ice collapsed the bird barrier over the raceways at Wolf Creek Hatchery, where all of Kentucky's trout are produced. Staff could not safely access nearly 800,000 trout in the outside raceways. Repairs have been made; fortunately, no catastrophic loss of fish.