Much need improvements to the loading ramp at Paintsville Lake State Park! AFIO + Mountain Enterprises + State Park Employees = WIN! We rounded up materials with the help of some donations, and the state park employees went to work! #Teamwork #IfEnoughPeopleCare #TogetherWeWin

#Conservation at work.

With the hot weather, there's no better place to work than the Cumberland tailwater! Brown trout numbers & sizes are improving, but expect to see good numbers of stock-sized fish while fishing. Sluice gates will be in operation 24/7 until further notice so use extra caution.

Looking for a public #dove #hunting field? Check out our interactive map: experience.arcgis.com/experience/04f…

Posted on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Facebook page: In 1969, an albino Fallow Deer was captured on the Ohio River in the 5th District by Retired Game Warden Wendell Porter. The deer had escaped from a captive pen in Ohio and swam across the river.

Today's agenda: DETAILED-Agenda-2024-08-30.pdf (ky.gov)

Eagerly waiting for opening day of #dove season on Sunday? Might want to check the public dove fields page as there have been some additions in the last week or two: fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Pages/Dov…

Sixty years ago, the #Wilderness Act was passed to designate & protect designated wilderness areas - today, 112 million acres (larger than California) are preserved wilderness! #Wilderness60 #NationalWildernessMonth

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a bird! It's a bird! Rather than repeat this 257 million times, we'll just suggest that you go to this website to see the most current intel on bird migrations: birdcast.info

🚨 OHIO RIVER LOW WATER CONDITIONS UPDATE 🚨 Due to near- or below-normal precipitation anticipated in September, the middle and lower Ohio Valley is forecasted to develop drought conditions from most of Ohio and Indiana southwestward to the Ohio/Mississippi Rivers' confluence.

Game Warden Cody Berry and his police dog, Gambit, recently participated in the "Running Signal 9" 5K race hosted by KSP Trooper Houk in Campbellsville. Proceeds from the race will benefit Kentucky State Police Post 15's "Shop with a Trooper" program.

#Archery season for #deer in #Kentucky opens tomorrow. RU Ready?

65/older or 15/younger? You can crossbow hunt for deer tomorrow. 16-64? Your crossbow season starts Sept. 21. While people 16-64 can get a special methods exemption to crossbow hunt deer during bow season, this permit is not necessary after the Sept. 21 general season opener.

Opening weekend stats: 2,651 deer taken, nearly 1,000 more than 2023. Harvest: 61% bucks, 39% does. Buck breakdown: 89% were 2.5 years old or older. Private lands: 94% of harvest. Top three public land harvest: Land Between the Lakes, Big Rivers WMA, Fort Knox.

See anything suspicious on your trail cams? Any tips or information regarding the Joseph Couch case should be made directly to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office at 606.864.6600.

Little bit late for #Kentucky's #acorn crop, unfortunately. Preliminary reports indicate meager mast production this year, with the exception of red oaks. If preliminary findings are supported by the numbers now being crunched, it will mean #deer will be on the move this fall.

9 linked to illegal catfish operation in Kentucky, Alabama wbko.com/2024/09/10/9-l…

Back when you had to wear a tie to go #fishing.

BTW, this photo appeared on the May 1941 cover of the #Kentucky #Sportsman.