Good year for elk in state – Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

Published October 16, 2008 07:17 am – Elk hunters bag some possible record takes in non-typical class.

Good year for elk in state

By JOEL WILSON

Glasgow Daily Times

GLASGOW —

Last week on Kentucky Afield we saw 10-year old John Taylor Shirley, of Warren County, have great success on his elk hunt in eastern Kentucky. John Taylor also has some local connections.

On this week’s show, another 10-year old is featured as he participates in Kentucky’s youth hunt weekend. Bourbon County’s Houston McFarland is joined in the deer woods by host Tim Farmer. We’ll also get part two of the deer dressing tutorial and there will be a segment on rifle marksmanship.

Kentucky Afield airs on KET at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and repeats at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Back on the subject of elk season, KDFW outdoor writer Hayley Lynch tells us that it was a good year.

Kentucky’s 2008 bull elk firearms quota hunt ended Oct. 11, with hunters taking 115 bulls in the southeastern part of the state.

“Hunters had an 88 percent success rate, and most of those bulls were taken within the first four days of the season. This level of success is outstanding,” said Tina Brunjes, big game program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “It would not be possible without the hard work of our biologists and officers in the elk zone. Most of our hunters at some point speak to a Fish and Wildlife employee, who gives them information on where to hunt, both public and private land.”  Full Story

Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY – Good year for elk in state.