Kentucky spring hunting season impacted by high floodwaters
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — April 12 is the start of the spring hunting turkey season in Kentucky, and hunters all over the state are now having to consider what the recent floods have done to several hunting grounds.
According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, a lot of Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) are extensively affected by the recent floods, with some parking lots and access points being completely submerged. Thomas Young is with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife and is an avid hunter himself.
RELATED l Kentucky hunters may find difficulty with high water as spring turkey season opens after historic flooding
'One of my favorite spots I've got, is definitely underwater, but it you're strategic, you know turkeys will seek higher ground just like you or me in a flood situation,' Young said.
In Central Kentucky specifically, the areas of the Taylorsville Lake WMA and Kentucky River WMA have been hit hard, and these aren't the only spots to be mindful of.
'There's no doubt that there will be certain wildlife management areas, across the state that will be, impacted much more in terms of flooding,' Young said.
Turkeys will react to the floodwaters by seeking higher ground, and by playing your cards right, Young said this can be an advantage for hunters.
'There are opportunities where if you can find that little dry spot that turkeys can access and maybe a lot of the public can't on public land, there'll be a good opportunity to be successful in the field. I think whether you're hunting in western Kentucky, central Kentucky, or eastern Kentucky, I think water can somewhat sometimes be used to your advantage in some cases if you've got birds that are somewhat isolated,' Young said.
Central Kentucky school district among 3 statewide chosen for national nonprofit education program
Kentucky spring hunting season impacted by high floodwaters
Lexington's oldest independent music retailer prepares for Record Store Day
Even with that vantage point, hunters are asked to look at the conditions of their areas and avoid places that aren't safe at the moment.
'If you're in a boat on a reservoir, make sure you have a life jacket. If you're in a backwater situation and you're using a boat, take all the necessary precautions, because it can be very critical to have all of your safety gear in place,' Young said.
More information on the flooded WMAs can be found at the KYFWR website.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Young's Jersey Dairy adjusts to rain, stays open
Previous coverage of Young's Dairy above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The rain overnight hasn't stopped one local business, Young's Jersey Dairy this Sunday. Young's shared a post to social media asking visitors to be careful. 'Looks like we got about three inches of rain, but aside from some big puddles – and the green course being completely under water – we're open as usual this morning. Our entrance has some overflowing water as well, so be careful pulling in.' wrote Young's. CIEIO John Young spoke with 2 NEWS about what had happened. 'The platform with the cows traveled about 20 feet, and you can see two golf balls which traveled all the way from our driving range down to where the play tractors are,' said Young. Next weekend, on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, will be the farm's 16th Farmstead Cheese Anniversary Weekend. Guests will be able to enjoy learn about the history of Young's, how to make cheese, sales and even a 5k on Saturday. The Cheddar Challenge 5k will be on Saturday, June 14, beginning at 9 a.m. (Same day registration will be available.) The Cheese Making Tour will run both days, from noon to 5 p.m. For more information on the celebration, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
22 People Died In Avalanches This Year—Here's What Happened
According to Dullin, McQuinn & Young, an average of 22.5 Americans die from avalanche-related causes each the Winter of 24/25, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) recorded 22 avalanche-related fatalities. These accidents included backcountry skiers and snowboarders, snowmobilers, snowbikers, and a ski first fatality occurred on December 15, 2024 and the most recent occurred on March 22, 2025. Avalanche fatalities occurred in the following states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and reading for a short summary of each avalanche fatality in chronological order. was used as the primary resource for this to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 1User Type: SnowbikerTrigger: Unintentional releaseSize: D2Details: An avalanche broke under a hard wind slab that was triggered by the riders descending a steep slope. The avalanche broke 2-3 feet deep and 240 feet wide. It ran 120 vertical feet. Both riders were caught and carried. Rider 1 did not Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 4Fatalities: 1User Type: Snow bikersTrigger: Unintentional releaseSize: D2Details: An avalanche released above Riders 1 and 2 during a snow bike outing in the Ruby Mountains. The avalanche was "several feet deep" and approximately 90 feet wide. Confusion around proper avalanche beacon usage delayed the Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski TourerTrigger: UnknownSize: D2Details: A solo skier was found days after the accident when his dog was found by fellow backcountry skiers. Avalanche danger was HIGH across the state of Utah and the skier was recreating alone. Since the incident wasn't observed, little is known about its cause. The Utah Avalanche Center believes a soft slab failed on a persistent weak layer. The debris was 1-2 feet deep and 70 feet Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: SplitboarderTrigger: UnknownSize: D2Details: A solo splitboarder was buried 20 feet deep by a large avalanche. The victim was recreating alone and details related to the trigger cause are scarce. The avalanche was 300 feet wide and ran for 400 vertical feet down the slope. Full Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 4Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski TourerTrigger: RemoteSize: D2Details: A group of four triggered a large avalanche that carried two skiers and killed one. The avalanche was remotely triggered from below due to a persistent weak layer. The avalanche crown propagated 350 feet uphill and spread 400 feet across. Debris ranged from one to four feet thick. One skier did not survive his Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski TourerTrigger: UnintentionalSize: D2Details: Skier 1 was recreating by himself and missed a check-in with his spouse on the day of the accident. The spouse notified the Ouray County Sheriff and snowshoed to the slope the skier intended to ski. After spotting avalanche debris, the spouse initiated a transceiver search and located a signal. Skier 1 was caught, buried, and killed by an avalanche that was 45 feet wide and ran for 122 vertical Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 1User Type: SnowmobilersTrigger: SnowmobileSize: D2Details: Two snowmobilers were recreating near Powder Mountain, Utah when a large avalanche was released on a wind slab. One of the two riders was caught, buried, and killed by the slide. Neither snowmobiler was carrying an avalanche beacon. An avalanche rescue dog from Power Mountain assisted in locating the victim's Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski tourersTrigger: UnintentionalSize: N/ADetails: A ski guide and his client were caught in a large avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The client is believed to have triggered the avalanche after following the guide's instructions to follow him down a 35-40 degree slope. The client was badly injured in the slide but survived. The guide was caught, buried, and killed by the slide. The avalanche was a soft slab that was roughly 2 feet Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski patrolTrigger: N/ASize: N/ADetails: Two ski patrollers were conducting avalanche mitigation at Mammoth Mountain following a storm that dumped six feet of snow in 36 hours. Both patrollers were buried by the slide. One was uninjured. The other passed away from her Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 2User Type: Ski tourersTrigger: UnknownSize: D2Details: Two skiers were buried and killed by a Size 2 storm slab. There were no witnesses to the slide, but experts believe the pair triggered the avalanche while skinning uphill. Authorities were alerted by friends and neighbors to conduct a search and rescue effort after the pair did not return Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski tourerTrigger: UnknownSize: N/ADetails: A solo skier was caught, buried, and killed by a persistent slab avalanche that he triggered near South Lake Tahoe. The skier was carrying all of the recommend avalanche safety gear, but did not manage to deploy his airbag. He was found buried under 4.5 feet of avalanche debris by friends. The slide ran for 650 vertical feet and had two crowns. Slope angles ranged from 38 to 40 Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 2Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski tourersTrigger: UnintentionalSize: 2.5Details: Two skiers were staying at a backcountry hut near Ophir Pass. Skier 1 was a 40-year-old male. Rider 2 was a 41-year-old female. The pair elected to ascend and ski a steeper slope after taking safer laps on lower terrain. Skier 1 triggered an avalanche almost immediately after descending the slope. He was able to escape to the skier's right but Rider 2 was caught, buried, and killed. The avalanche was a soft slab with a crown that was 2-3 feet deep and spread up to 1,300 feet wide. It ran 1,400 vertical Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: Pow SurferTrigger: UnintentionalSize: 2.5Details: A lone pow surfer (snowboarding without bindings) was recreating by himself bear Berthoud Pass. The rider is believed to have triggered a large avalanche above trees and rocks. It carried him 400 vertical feet and was approximately 550 feet wide. Debris were measured to be over seven feet Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 3Fatalities: 1User Type: SnowmobilersTrigger: SnowmobileSize: 2.5Details: Three riders triggered a large slab avalanche while riding the same slope. Two riders were caught and carried. One rider was full buried and killed. The final rider was partially buried and injured. Details are sparse at this time about the full Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 3Fatalities: 3User Type: Heli-SkiersTrigger: N/ASize: N/ADetails: Three clients from a Girdwood, Alaska based heli ski operation were caught, buried, and killed by a massive avalanche during a guided tour. The skiers were buried by 40-100 feet of avalanche debris. Their bodies were unable to be recovered due to the depth of the Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: Ski tourerTrigger: UnintentionalSize: N/ADetails: A solo skier was reported missing after not returning home from his planned ski tour route. The overdue skier was found the day following the incident due to hazardous weather conditions that prevented Search & Rescue teams from reaching the area. The avalanche was 150 feet wide and ran 1,000 vertical Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 13Fatalities: 1User Type: Backcountry guided cat skiingTrigger: SkierSize: D2Details: A commercially-guided cat skiing operation of three guides and 10 guests were involved in a D2 storm slab on a steep slope. It is believed that the 7th rider to descend the slope triggered the slide. The avalanche was two feet deep, 200 feet wide, and ran for 700 vertical feet. Five of the six riders who had previously descended the slope were caught by the slide. One was completely buried and killed. Full Accident Summary: Here Number of Persons Involved: 1Fatalities: 1User Type: SnowmobilerTrigger: Snowmobile/UnintentionalSize: D3Details: A lone snowmobiler triggered an avalanche in a popular zone. The rider was caught, buried, and killed by the avalanche. Other snowmobilers responded quickly, but the rider was deceased. The avalanche crown was two to three feet deep and 500 feet wide. The rider was buried by more than 10 feet of debris. The avalanche failed on layer of deep surface Accident Summary: Here Avalanche deaths happen every season. Learning from them is a valuable practice for backcountry skiers, snowboarder, and snowmobilers to decrease their likelihood of being involved in a similar the 22 avalanche deaths that occurred in the United States this year, seven of the victims were recreating alone. Please consider always traveling in the backcountry with a friend, knowing before you go, and pack the gear— beacon, shovel, probe.22 People Died In Avalanches This Year—Here's What Happened first appeared on Powder on Jun 6, 2025
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Yahoo
Buffalo Trace Distillery touts over 90% recovery from April flooding
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) – It's been almost two months since near-record flooding tore through Frankfort and Franklin County. While much of the county looks to be back to normal, you still see some of the scars left by the storm. One of the places where the scars are still present despite being busy seemingly at all hours of the day is Buffalo Trace Distillery, a staple of Kentucky's capital city. Floodwaters nearly engulfing this site is one of the lasting images of April's storms. This place plays a major role in both Kentucky's bourbon and tourism industries, and the staff here know that. It is why they have worked so hard to get it back to the top-notch experience people have come to expect. It's often said that waiting is the hardest part, and that was especially the case for those who call Buffalo Trace Distillery home. Buffalo Trace Distillery touts over 90% recovery from April flooding Pilot project to help temporary fix safety concerns on busy Winchester road Man in hospital after shots fired on Winburn Drive 'There's only so much you can do,' explained General Manager Tyler Adams. 'You prepare, you prepare, and then you need to wait for that river to crest.' When that wait was over, the Kentucky River had crested at a near-record level. If you look inside the distillery, you'll see just how historic this flood was. 'We crested on Monday; we were able to come in, assess the situation,' Adams said. 'But honestly, before it even crested, we had already started the process of what a cleanup would look like. Preparing contractors, our team members, and getting everyone in here to get ready for that inevitable cleanup that is going to come. It shouldn't be a surprise that Buffalo Trace has changed a lot over the years from when it first opened in the 1700s, let alone when the all-time record flood for Franklin County happened in 1978. One thing that has changed mightily at the distillery is the level of technology they rely on, something that needed to be planned for accordingly when it came to the overall flood plan. 'A couple of days before, there's a lot of work in bringing those things up,' Adams detailed. 'But yeah, you mentioned a lot has changed. I mean, where we're at now is a boiler house. These were originally been coal boilers powering the distillery and the steam. So, we moved on from that a little bit. But this was another place that's definitely affected by the water crest right against.' Read more of the latest Kentucky news With Kentucky Derby 151 just four weeks away from when the flood happened, Adams said distillery staff were on a mission to get things back to normal. 'Knowing that tourism drives visitation here, that was top of mind for us to make sure we could have visitors back to support the local restaurants and shops and everything happening in Frankfort,' said Adams. People from all over were ready to lend a hand. 'I cannot believe how many people reached out,' Adams recalled. 'They called us, [messaged us on] social media, emailed that they wanted and to come and help with the cleanup. Like the physical cleanup, they offered to do anything, and I think that's just such an amazing part of what Kentucky is.' Buffalo Trace is an institution of Frankfort and Kentucky as a whole. When asked how he thinks people will look at this flood from a historical context 10, 20, 30 years down the road, Adams touted the community's recovery and resilience. Read more of the latest Lexington & central Kentucky news 'Well, we know that mark is going to be on the wall, we hope so,' Adams said. 'I hope they look back at the resilience and not just of recovering, but the people that supported it, supporting the community, and like seeing Kentucky and really what bourbon means. I really hope they are proud of what was overcome during then, and maybe a little inspiration that they have to deal with it again.' Another way Adams hopes people look back on this flood is how Buffalo Trace wasn't just worried about itself. While the distillery bounces back from its devastation, they are also doing what they can to support Kentucky flood and tornado victims. You can use the link here to be a part of the 'Pour it Forward for Kentucky' Charity Fundraiser. They have a lot of cool items on there, but act fast; it closes at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
