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TABLE OF CONTENTS area hunting and fishing license agents PAGES 3-4
deer season PAGE 9
where to shoot PAGE 5
2016-17 kentucky hunting seasons guns galore PAGE 8
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AREA HUNTING DAVIESS COUNTY Academy Sports & Outdoors 3051 Highland Pointe Drive Owensboro, Ky 42303 (281) 638-4617 Frank Miller-Son Sprt Goods 537 Crabtree Ave Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-3479 Gordon’s True Value 6180 Kentucky 54 Philpot, KY 42366 (270) 729-4261 KMart #3230 2760 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 684-0685 KMart #7430 2815 W Parrish Ave Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 926-6371 Meijer 2951 Heartland Crossing Blvd Owensboro, KY 42303 270-359-1500 Owensboro Rural King Supply 601 Commerce Drive Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-3488 Quality Quick #14 3414 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 686-7445 Second Amendment Firearms, Llc 235 East 20th St., Suite A Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 926-4525
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Valero 3310 W. 2nd St. Owensboro, KY 42301 270-685-0749 Wal-Mart #0701 5031 S Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 685-2060 Wal-Mart #3363 3151 Leitchfield Road Owensboro, KY 42303 (270) 683-5553 Whittaker’s Guns 6976 West Louisville Lane Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 229-0431 HANCOCK COUNTY Aces Guns 1265 State Rt 271N Hawesville, KY 42348 (270) 927-6078 E.J.’s Pawn Shop 150 Main Street Hawesville, KY 42348 (270) 927-8335 Hancock County Clerk 225 Main Cross St Hawesville, KY 42348 (270) 927-6117 Nash’s Archery & Outdoor Gear 1270 Pell Street Lewisport, KY 42351 (270) 295-6532 Powers Express 515 Main St. Hawesville, KY 42348 (270) 927-8311
MCLEAN COUNTY BG’s Food Mart 105 Hwy 56 N Calhoun, KY 42327 (270) 273-5900 City of Livermore 105 W 3rd Street Livermore, KY 42352 (270) 278-2113
Smith Super Saver 305 Beech Grove Street Calhoun, KY 42327 (270) 273-3573 Southern Outdoors of Kentucky Inc. 403 Henton St. Livermore, KY 42352 270-278-3043 MUHLENBERG COUNTY
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AREA HUNTING Dailys #3053 443 Hopkinsville Street Greenville, KY 42345 (270) 338-6241 Dailys #3060 324 N 2nd Street Central City, KY 42330 (270) 754-5354 Max’s Convenience Shop #147 3454 US Hwy 4315 Beechmont, KY 42323 (270) 476-3995 Muhlenberg County Rural King Supply 145 Copper Creek Drive Powderley, KY 42367 (270) 338-3555 Uncle Lee’s, LLC 820 N. Main St. Greenville, KY 42345 270-338-1388 Wal-Mart #0294 US 62 West Central City, KY 42330 (270) 754-1533 Wayne’s Place & Coop’s Diner 11061 US Hwy 431 S Dunmor, KY 42339 (270) 657-2636
OHIO COUNTY AARYA, Inc. 1000 St. Rt. Hwy 54W Fordsville, KY 42343 (270) 276-5014 Backwoods Bait Shack 2569 Hwy 85 West Centertown, KY 42328 (270) 232-5059 Cromwell Market 6035 Hwy 231 Cromwell, KY 42333 (270) 298-7401 Dundee General Store 11632 State Route 69 North Dundee, KY 42338 (270) 276-9400 Fastway #8 711 Main St. Centertown, KY 42328 (270) 232-4330 Fred’s Minit Mart 1989 US Hwy 231 South Beaver Dam, KY 42320 (270) 274-5059
FISHING LICENSE AGENTS Horse Branch General Store 12621 US Hwy 62,P.O. Bx 515, Horse Branch, KY 42349 (270) 274-4768 Jumpin Jacks Food Mart 100 Hwy 54 Fordsville, KY 42343 (270) 276-3104 Mitchell’s Grocery 11707 US 231 Utica, KY 42376 (270) 275-4933 Ohio County Clerk 301 S Main Street, Ste 201 Hartford, KY 42347 (270) 298-4422 Raceway Market 12 Allen Road McHenry, KY 42354 (270) 274-5564 Wal-Mart #0333 1701 North Main Beaver Dam, KY 42320 (270) 274-9608 WK Truck & Auto 1958 Hwy 231 Beaver Dam, KY 42320 (270) 274-7991
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ith so many gun enthusiasts in the area, Daviess County has plenty of options when it comes to places to shoot.
DAVIESS COUNTY GUN CLUB
The Daviess County Gun Club is open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday during the summer and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in the winter. The gun club also offers shooting lessons, trap, skeet and sporting clays and annual tournaments. The DCGC is located at 7740 Highway 2830 in Maceo.
ROCK HILL GUN RANGE
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235 East 20th Street
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Rock Hill is open seven days a week for members and 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for non-members. Walk-up price is $10.
Rock Hill has doubled the size of its pistol and rifle bays, added new shooting sheds for rain protection and new concrete shooting benches. There is also a full-time instructor on staff that will be giving classes for beginners, women’s only and more advanced tactical classes. Rock Hill Gun Range is located at 9300 Highway 815 in Owensboro.
OWENSBORO RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB
The Owensboro Rifle & Pistol Club is open from dawn until dusk for members only. Membership dues are $40 per year and run April 1 through March 31. The rifle range includes a 100-yard range with covered bench positions. There are also six pistol bays, a shotgun area with a trap house and a lane for archery. ORPC is located at 3289 Oak Road in Lewisport.
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FAMILY FUN Hunting brings children and parents together
BY MEGHANN RICHARDSON
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ith fall quickly approaching, hunters are gearing up for a new season. While many hunters are seasoned veterans of the sport, some hunters are just getting into their camouflage and hunter’s orange for the first time this year. Hunting with children can be a great bonding experience, but also a time to teach children about the ethics of hunting, gun safety and other life lessons. Travis Farris is a father, preacher, son and friend, but he is also a hunter. In fact, the entire Farris family gets involved with hunting, especially during deer season. Farris said the entire family enjoys putting out corn for the deer, putting out scouting cameras and checking them for deer and getting everything ready for a morning the woods. But while the hunting preparation is a family affair, Farris and his 11-year-old daughter JaiCee are often the only two in the woods, spending some quality one-on-one time together. “She’s been hunting since she was five or six,” Farris said. “She is an unique kid. She can be quiet. When she was younger she used to take a coloring book into the ground blind and sit and color until I saw a deer. Then she’d climb in my lap to get a better look.” Farris said he started hunting in his early 20s because he loves the outdoors, but now he gets to share his hobby with his children. While his other two
children are a little too young to hunt with him all the time, he said he does take Silas, his 7-year-old son, out in the woods every now and then to hunt rabbits. “We live in a society where many times, the father is not seen as loving, nurturing and caring,” Farris said. “The time out in the woods gives me a chance to teach my kids about
ethics and morals.” He said pre-dawn is his favorite time to be out in the woods because it’s the calm before the storm. “I use that time to be in nature and spend some time in prayer,” he said. “To see the woods come alive as the sun comes up, and hear the first bird sing, is an amazing experience.
He said having his daughter beside him as the sun comes out and they see nature waking up, is a neat experience. Farris described himself as an ethical hunter and said he tries to teach his children to do the same. “If we see a deer but it’s across the property line, I won’t shoot it,” he said. “If something is against the law,
I’m not going to do it.” He said he knows he is teaching his children valuable lessons and making memories with his family that he’ll cherish forever. “Hunting gets me outside the office and hustle and bustle,” Farris said. “Out to where there are no phones ringing, no stress. I just enjoy it.”
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2016-17 KENTUCKY HUNTING SEASONS ZONE 2, WHICH INCLUDES HENDERSON, WEBSTER, MCLEAN, MUHLENBERG AND OHIO COUNTIES. ZONE 3, WHICH INCLUDES DAVIESS AND HANCOCK COUNTIES.
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BY KEVIN KELLY STAFF WRITER KENTUCKY AFIELD
any archery hunters in Kentucky will spend the last long weekend of summer getting an early jump on fall. Kentucky’s 2016-17 deer season kicks off the first Saturday in September with the start of the 136-day archery season. Anticipation has been building for months. “Everything right now points toward another good season,� said Gabe Jenkins, deer program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. That is welcome news following a string of record harvests. Hunters in Kentucky established a new benchmark last season by taking more than 155,000 deer. It was the third
record harvest in the past four seasons and included 55 bucks from 40 counties documented by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife that met the Boone and Crockett Club’s minimum entry score for its awards book. “Our deer hunting in Kentucky is better than it’s ever
been,� said Steve Beam, wildlife division director for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “We’re harvesting record numbers of deer and our production of large-antlered bucks is completely incredible.� A state believed to hold fewer than 1,000 white-tailed
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in archery hunting,� Jenkins said. “But we’re still a modern gun-dominated state and weather is the biggest key in that.� Herd health assessments are underway and results are not yet available from the annual statewide mast survey. Hunters should take into account the availability of hard mast as the season progresses. “Traditionally, when you have good mast years, we usually see a decline in the harvest from the previous year mainly because of a change in feeding habits,� Jenkins said. “They’re not coming to corn feeders and they’re not coming to green fields. They’re in the woods. “I don’t know what the mast results are going to show, but in speaking with our staff and seeing for myself in the field, it looked pretty good. We’ll see.�
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GUNS GALORE Whittaker Guns offers gun safety classes, help for first time buyers
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uying a gun and gun safety go hand in hand. With different hunting seasons approaching with the fall season, a refresher on gun safety might be a good idea. Darrik Caraway, general manager of Whittaker Guns, said gun safety is important for everyone, from the amateur shooter to the experienced hunter and the staff at Whittaker are trying to help everyone be prepared. “Our business is changing,” Caraway said. “Over the past severals years, we’ve learned that we basically have to have it all — from guns, to archery equipment to classes and a gun range. We want to give the best
to our customers.” Coming this fall to Rock Hill Gun Range, which is owned by Whittaker’s Guns, are going to offer concealed carry weapon classes, safety courses and other firearm demonstrations. Caraway said while more and more people are getting involved with shooting, it’s important they know about gun safety and how to handle their firearm. “There will be classes for women, beginners, youth safety classes and advanced classes and contests,” he said. Primarily, many first time buyers are wanting to purchase a firearm to keep on them or to keep at home for security. “Whether it’s with concealed carry or just home defense, the demographic has changed,”
Caraway said. “Last year about one fourth of all hand gun purchases were made by females.” Along with buying guns for safety reasons, many hunters also go to Whittaker’s for firearms and archery equipment. To help accommodate their growing business, they are currently working on building a new 24,000 square foot retail store. In 2017, they plan to break ground on an indoor gun range that will allow customers to “try before they buy.” Carraway suggested for those interested in shooting or hunting, they should talk with family and friends before jumping in head first. He also suggested Internet research to help them get started.
GUN SAFETY
1. Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if it were to go off it would not cause injury or damage. The key to this rule is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances. 2. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger.
3. Keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device if possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does. 4. Know your target and what is beyond. Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire
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in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second. 5. Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate. Guns are loud and the noise can cause hearing damage. They can also emit debris and hot gas that could cause eye injury. For these reasons, shooting glasses and hearing protectors should be worn by shooters and spectators.
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Gun owners in Kentucky do not have the register their firearms and do not require a permit to purchase a gun. Those who wish to apply for a concealed weapons license must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Kentucky for at least six months and a citizen of the United
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Fall hunting seasons approaching
BY KEVIN KELLY
Aug. 23 and continues through Nov. 11. It resumes Nov. 14 and runs through Feb. 28, 2017. all doesn’t officially start for Squirrel hunting is a great another month but in one way to introduce new hunters respect it’s already upon us. to the sport, reconnect with The 2016-17 Kentucky woods and obtain an excellent Hunting and Trapping Guide source of protein. has shipped to license vendors A .410 or 20-gauge shotgun across the state and can be with a modified choke is downloaded from the Kentucky difficult to beat early in the fall Department of Fish and Wildlife squirrel season when trees Resources’ website at fw.ky.gov. bear an abundance of foliage. The 48-page guide lists A .22-caliber gun outfitted with season dates and summarizes a scope is preferred once the regulations for deer, elk, leaves start falling. bear, turkey, small game, Interactive maps of these furbearers and other species. public shooting ranges are It also provides information available on the department’s about licensing and permit website through the “Wildlife requirements, youth hunting, Management Area & Public quota hunts, public lands Lands Search” feature or by hunting and more. Changes clicking the “Maps” tab on the from last season are also department’s homepage and highlighted in the free guide. selecting “Other Maps.” The fall squirrel season leads Many species rely on off in a matter of weeks. This hard mast for sustenance year, the split season opened through the fall and winter
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months and the mast survey determines what percentage of hickory, red oak, white oak and American beech trees are bearing hard mast across the state. Conducted by Kentucky Fish and Wildlife and agency partners, survey work will begin soon.
“The few white oaks that I’ve looked at in the Bluegrass Region have looked good but that’s a small sample size,” said Ben Robinson, assistant Wildlife Division director with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “That’s why we do the mast survey. You might go out in
your yard and have a white oak that’s loaded and think it’s going to be a great (mast) year, but when you pool all the trees together collectively across the state or at least region by region you start to see the value of doing multiple routes.” The archery deer season opens statewide on Sept. 3. Before then, biologists with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will be conducting herd health assessments on three wildlife management areas and also Land Between The Lakes. “I would expect another fine deer season,” said David Yancy, deer biologist with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. “There’s nothing that portends a letdown.” The kids are going back to school, days are growing shorter. Anticipation is building for the fall hunting seasons in Kentucky. They’ll be here before we know it.