Kentucky Fish and Wildlife in the news

Sand County Foundation

• Reddick Farms receives Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award

Realtree

• Invasive carp are delicious. Here's why you should be eating them

Commonwealth Journal (Somerset)

• Woman dies in apparent drowning in Fishing Creek

Northern Kentucky Tribune (Edgewood)

• Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife asks you to report your wild turkey sightings online

• Art Lander’s Outdoors: Mississippi River basin offers habitats unique to western third of Kentucky

WBKR 92.5 (Owensboro)

• Have you seen any wild turkeys? Kentucky and Tennessee researchers need your help

WKDQ 99.5 (Evansville, Indiana)

• Update: Black carp bounty project cancelled

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At a community event on June 26 in Frankfort, attendees had an opportunity to dunk their local conservation officer. Conservation Officers Sgt. Josh Robinson (left), Matt Hartley (center) and James Brace (right) represented the 6th Law Enforcement District.

Video: Kentucky Afield TV goes walleye fishing with WAVE news anchor

For a recent Kentucky Afield TV segment, host Chad Miles met up with WAVE news anchor and troubleshooter investigative reporter John Boel for walleye fishing at night on the Green River.

To view the segment and others, along with full episodes, visit the Kentucky Afield TV YouTube channel or click on the image above.

1st District town hall scheduled Sunday

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources staff will join Dr. Robin Floyd, the 1st District representative on the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission, and a National Wild Turkey Federation representative for a town hall meeting at 4 p.m. (CDT) on Sunday at The Grove in Murray.

Event details are provided in the poster above.

In the "Staff Spotlight" this week is Conservation Officer Alex Kidd.

Fun fact about Alex: A father of two, he enjoys hunting, fishing, kayaking and getting his family and friends involved in the outdoors.

“Staff Spotlight” introduces you to the variety of our employees and the breadth of their expertise, as well as the diversity of jobs, programs and initiatives of the department.

To learn more about current employment opportunities with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, please visit fw.ky.gov/careers.