Kentucky Dove News
Cooperative Dove Field Program Enrollment Underway - Feb. 21, 2011FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky farmers can deposit some much-needed extra cash in their bank accounts while helping carry on the hunting tradition by enrolling in the Cooperative Dove Field program. Enrollment is currently underway and will continue until mid-March through the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Sustained Lead Or Swing-through, Both Methods Put Late Season Doves Or Waterfowl In The Bag - Sep. 23, 2010
I embarrassed myself the first few times I tried late season dove hunting. I thought I?d grown into a decent wing shot until I tried hunting doves in early October.
KY Afield Outdoors - Dove Season Preview - Aug. 19, 2010
The foggy, dewy mornings presage the coming of fall. Crispness lingers in the pre-dawn air, making a tee shirt, shorts and flip-flops slightly uncomfortable when you first step outside. For many, these developments bring slight gloom as summer is over, but for hunters, fog and cool air mean dove season opens soon. Fall is our favorite time of year.
Mentor/Youth Dove Hunt Registration Starts Aug. 16 - Aug. 09, 2010
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Registration begins next Monday, Aug. 16, for the mentor/youth dove hunts on Saturday, Sept. 4. Those interested in reserving a slot must call 1-800-858-1549 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time between Aug. 16 and Aug. 27 to register.
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Dove Hunting Later In The Season - Sep. 10, 2009
Frankfort, Ky. - Many hunters put away their dove loads and shotguns after opening weekend, thinking the good hunting has flown south for the year.
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Make Adjustments When Using Steel Shot for Doves - Aug. 20, 2009
Frankfort, Ky. - Public dove fields near areas used by waterfowl, such as those at Taylorsville Lake or Green River Lake Wildlife Management Area, require hunters to use non-toxic shot only. Lead is toxic to waterfowl, raptors and other wildlife.
Kentucky Afield Outdoors:Keep Public Dove Fields Open for Years to Come - - Respect Landowners - Aug. 13, 2009
Frankfort, Ky. - When Kentucky?s dove hunting season opens September 1, many hunters will drive to the nearest public field. These dove fields are available thanks to landowner cooperators who cultivate them and make them available to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources during dove season. But hunters who litter, hunt unsafely or disrespect others may cause the field to be taken off the list.
Sign-ups for Mentor-Youth Dove Fields Begin August 10 - Aug. 06, 2009
Frankfort, Ky. ? Call-in registration for this year?s mentor-youth dove hunts will begin at 8 a.m. Eastern time Monday, August 10.
