Kentucky Afield

Rachel Crume, the director of the Fish and Wildlife Foundation and avid sportsman joins the podcast to talk fishing opportunities, and fun opportunities dealing with the Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Salato Sampler is right around the corner and the foundations commission bull elk tag drawing is right around the corner as well! Enjoy!

Fisheries biologist Jeff Ross joins the show, and lends his expertise to a variety of topics. We give our derby picks, discuss the new state record largemouth bass, and have a Q&A session with questions taken during the live Kentucky Afield Call-In Show... Enjoy!

Deer and Elk Biologist Joe McDermott joins the podcast to talk about his work dealing with deer and elk in the state of Kentucky, to recap some fun spring turkey hunts, and to chat about the white bass run and other spring fishing opportunities. Enjoy!

On this episode of the podcast Nathan Brooks rejoins the show to talk about what's going on in the outdoors, and with the department... And there are certainly some great things as it relates to both! The white bass are running, spring fishing is in full effect, and turkey season is practically here! Enjoy!

Turkey Program Coordinator Zach Danks joins the podcast to talk all things turkey with us! We field questions submitted by fans of the show, and then naturally dive into fishing and sports... It's March Madness and turkey season is just around the corner! Enjoy!

Assistant director of fisheries, Mike Hardin joins the podcast to update us as to what's new with Asian Carp, how alligator gar are doing in Kentucky, and to preview the upcoming white bass run. Mike is a fishing guru, and truly a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things outdoors.

Geoff Roberts is a conservation educator at the Salato Wildlife Education Center, and an avid fisherman. He joins the podcast to tell us about a place that its without a doubt one of the most interesting, effective, and efficient when it comes to educating people (especially kids) about conservation and wildlife in the state of Kentucky... Of course we hit on some fishing techniques that are going to be hot here before long too... Enjoy, and make a trip to Salato!

Chad Miles, host of Kentucky Afield TV joins the podcast to talk about some shoots we've been on over the past year, tell funny stories, and talk about opportunities in the outdoors that are available now or will be available in the near future. Tune in and enjoy! We certainly enjoyed recording it!

Bobby Carey joins us to talk about the different ways we get our food and their affect on the environment. Bobby is a biologist and engineer who does his best to live "green", and uses both hunting and foraging to accomplish that. Enjoy!

We're talking about these brutal cold temperatures, elk relocation, the awesomeness of hunting dogs, and also about the current state of our reservoirs on this weeks episode! Stay warm, and we hope you enjoy it!

Rachel Young and Becky Wallen join the podcast to talk about the amazing Field to Fork programs and a small controversy surrounding who created them. We also talk about the opportunity provided by Otter Creek Park, coyote habits and tactics, and the explosion of eagles in Kentucky.

On the 28th episode of the podcast we're talking about one of the most impressive, interesting, and controversial stories in Kentucky's history... The world record smallmouth bass. We also have a new commissioner at KDFWR, Rich Storm, so that's a topic of conversation. And in addition to that coyote hunting is just starting to get good this winter so I wanted to share some tips and pointers for any of you who might be giving it a try for the first time. Enjoy!

Steve Beam joins us just before his retirement to talk about a long career in Wildlife Management. Currently Steve is the Director of Wildlife for the state of Kentucky, and he knows and has seen a thing or two... Some main topics are Cougars in Ky and CWD, but we also break off into a great Q&A and various random topics on the side. Enjoy!

Wes Little joins us for the 26th episode of the Kentucky Afield Podcast, and to talk waterfowl. Give it a listen and find out how you can easily get into waterfowl hunting without breaking the bank, and what to expect for the rest of the season if you're already an experienced hunter. One thing that I thought was especially interesting was the information surrounding lead shot. Enjoy!

On a very fun 25th episode of the Kentucky Afield Podcast John Hast, Bear, Pig, and Furbearer Biologist, joined us to talk about the state of black bears and wild pigs in Kentucky. I learned a lot, and had a lot of fun... As always, enjoy!

Assistant Director of Fisheries Mike Hardin joins us for the 24th episode of the podcast. Mike is a musky fishing genius who has great knowledge of fishing in general across the state, as well how to catch them and what's hot right now. We talk about musky (of course), asian carp, and other species that are just heating up... Such as smallmouth bass, sauger and trout. As always, we hope you enjoy it! Good luck out there.

Gabe Jenkins, Deer and Elk Program Coordinator for KDFWR, and Kyle Sams, Deer Biologist join me for the 23rd episode of the Kentucky Afield podcast. We talk about the impact and significance of Firearms Season, preview the rut, answer some listener questions, and much more. As always thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy it! Good luck and be safe if you're hitting the woods!

Migratory Bird Program Coordinator John Brunjes joins us for the 22nd episode of the podcast. John is an expert on all things waterfowl, and an avid outdoorsman himself. He takes us through expectations for this season, surveys and studies that have been done, and also walks us through what's new for this year. We take questions from instagram and talk deer hunting as well. In addition to being a waterfowl expert John is an avid paddler, so we of course talk whitewater in the bluegrass state. Enjoy!

On the 21st episode of the Kentucky Afield Podcast we've got Scott and Rachel Crume on as guest; a married couple who happen to both be very avid outdoors people... We've also got a list of controversial topics and questions from Facebook. We're going through and giving our take on each of them. It was a fun one to record, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

On the 20th episode of the Kentucky Afield podcast we're joined by Roger LaPointe and Tom Hebert of Hunters for the Hungry to discuss what programs are available, and how they are useful tools that benefit the needy, the hunters, the landowners and the environment.