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Ky. Fish and Wildlife launches turkey, waterfowl survey

July 22, 2009|Journal outdoors report

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is seeking opinions from turkey and waterfowl hunters about seasons and bag limits. Department officials launched an online questionnaire at fw.ky.gov to obtain hunter opinions about proposals affecting turkey and waterfowl hunting.

The turkey questionnaire asks hunters whether they want to retain the current opening weekend of the general spring season — currently the Saturday closest to April 15 — or if they prefer for the season to always start on the second Saturday in April.

The waterfowl questionnaire seeks input about changing or retaining the current bag limit for hen mallards.

The questionnaire also asks hunters whether the current youth-only waterfowl season for the Eastern Zone should remain on the first weekend of November, or shift to the first weekend of February, which is the same date as the Western Zone youth-only waterfowl hunt.

The questionnaires will remain online through Aug. 10. Results will be compiled and submitted to the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission for further consideration at its Aug. 14 meeting.

Watch record fall at 'Kentucky Afield'

The record stood unchallenged eight years, until a northern Kentucky angler dunked it in mid-June. We reel in details on the new state record grass carp this weekend, July 25 and July 26, on "Kentucky Afield" television.

What took a half-hour to reel to shore proved worth the struggle for Robert Marsh of Erlanger. His name shines among those in an elite group — state record fish holders. His grass carp tipped the scales at 58 pounds, besting by a full 3 pounds the previous record established in 2001. Marsh joins us this weekend to talk about what was going through his mind for that 30 minutes that will now last a lifetime.

Also on this week's show, Migratory Bird Biologist John Brunjes updates us on the reckless destruction of protected shorebird habitat on an island near Paducah. Evidence shows that an off-road vehicle overran warning signs and destroyed nest sites of the federally endangered interior least tern. This federal crime can trigger a $100,000 fine.

Finally, host Tim Farmer tries his hand at bowfishing on the Tennessee River below Barkley Dam. His aim is for the invasive bighead carp.

"Kentucky Afield" is a production of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. It is the longest continuously running outdoor television show in the nation. The program airs Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern /7:30 p.m. Central and is repeated Sunday at 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central on KET 1 and on the Internet at fw.ky.gov.

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