Kentucky Afield Magazine

Your essential outdoor news source from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

While we do emphasize the kids during the June 6-7 #FreeFishingWeekend in #Kentucky, remember adults can join the fun as well. Paddling with your friends this weekend? Take your fishing equipment and reel in some fun!

Click for more intel:

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[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Deadline to register is today. #FortKnox #Fishing

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

US Dept of the Interior (https://t.co/FuNEm1JoSS) launches mapping app to help explorers find public access, hunting access, status of roads and trails, more. Look for additional mapping information in coming years. Click here to cruise national maps:

https://t.co/0fXspe4cNg

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Looking for off-season bargains on #waterfowl shot? Copper plated (non-lead core) okay. Pure copper, nah. Dets here:

https://t.co/bSsu8UB0gt

[USFWS News @USFWSNews]

Department of the Interior Announces Proposed Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities https://t.co/j2qRuEx4fs

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

Thank you to all service members near and far, and to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending our country.

And thank you @NASCAR and @CLTMotorSpdwy for allowing us to partake in the #CocaCola600 this Memorial Day weekend.

We will never forget!

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Want to downsize a lake's smallmouth bass? Here's how you do it.

[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources @kyfishwildlife]

Invasive Alabama bass found at Lake Linville in Rockcastle County. Genetic samples confirm first-known presence in Kentucky waters.
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[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Drought causes water levels of Rough River Lake to drop 16 feet below normal https://t.co/PrnRuZLQpD via @WDRBNews

[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources @kyfishwildlife]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission to hold special-called meeting May 18. District commission members will receive an informational update on recent Kentucky legislative actions affecting the department.
https://t.co/KyX7NhRZDB

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Check your MyProfile page at https://t.co/UrAaCRDk7H to see if you were drawn for the 2026 #Kentucky #elk #hunt. More than 98,000 applications; nearly 42,000 for bull firearms permit alone. More than 28,500 for bull/cow archery/crossbow, nearly 26,000 for cow firearm, 1,702 youth

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Take a braggin' buck in 2025? You best send us your scoresheet now to be included in the 2026 Fall Hunting Guide. Only B&C, P&Y-scored deer at least 160 typ or 185 non-typ qualify. Email: [email protected].

Got a photo? Send it on!

@kyfishwildlife #Kentucky #trophydeer

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

BREAKING NEWS! Spy camera image reveals why Associate Editor Lee McClellan is so good at catching fish: HE USES A DOG TO FIND HIS BASS! Cheating or legit?

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Insider's tip: use the auction item list to determine the value of items that interest you or the max you'd be willing to pay BEFORE you arrive. Write down that value and bring the list with you.

[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources @kyfishwildlife]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will host a live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Registration opens 7 am (ET)
Auction begins at 9:30 am (ET)
1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, Ky.

https://t.co/tctLkjus4Y

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Insider's tip: The T-shirt trailer will be open for business at the auction. It's your chance to buy hats, t-shirts and other Kentucky Fish & Wildlife gear that you won't find anywhere else! Write down those sizes and get your Christmas/birthday shopping done early.

[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources @kyfishwildlife]

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will host a live auction to sell surplus items and confiscated hunting and fishing equipment on Monday, May 4, 2026.

Registration opens 7 am (ET)
Auction begins at 9:30 am (ET)
1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, Ky.

https://t.co/tctLkjus4Y

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Insider's tip: Familiarize yourself with the firearms you're interested in first. Don't be the guy who bid on a Benelli Nova then complained afterward that it was not a semi. (Yes, a Nova is a pump shotgun...)

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Trucks. Shotguns. 4-wheelers. Boat motors. Bows. There's a little bit of everything being auctioned May 4 in Frankfort.

Click this link for details and The List:
https://t.co/oSqIonWDOD

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Trucks. Shotguns. 4-wheelers. Boat motors. Bows. There's a little bit of everything being auctioned May 4 in Frankfort.

Click this link for details and The List:
https://t.co/oSqIonWDOD

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

In the interest of transparency, if you are drawn for a Ky elk hunt:

1) You may have to build an addition onto your house with higher ceilings

OR

2) You may have to buy another freezer

Sorry.

Apply for a #Kentucky #elk hunt by April 30: https://t.co/aUpqGErjNT

@RMEF

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Just need the basics instead of the full spring #hunting guide? Use our handy quick reference.

[Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources @kyfishwildlife]

Ross Creek WMA expands to almost 1,300 acres.
New acreage offers hunters more opportunities for spring turkey season.
https://t.co/at2vBSko3v

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

Okay, so they really didn't use the M109. But it makes for a cool backdrop for a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman drawn hunt at the Bluegrass Army Depot.

https://t.co/h6SFG48j7r

[Kentucky Afield Magazine @kyafield]

12 gauge? That's for wimps. When you turkey hunt with a 155 mm Paladin, those 20-mile shots are a piece of cake.