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With the Kentucky Afield Outdoor Calendar, you’ll know when the white bass run, sandhill cranes fly through the state, black bears are born, bluegills nest and the best time to catch striped bass at night in Lake Cumberland. The outdoor tips and nature notes featured each month lets you know when the fishing’s hot and what’s going on in the natural world at that time of year. The calendar features outstanding nature and outdoor photography.
 
Kentucky Afield calendars are included with every subscription to Kentucky Afield magazine. The calendar includes opening and closing dates for various hunting and fishing seasons in the state. Calendars are mailed once a year, in December, to current subscribers. The subscriber list for the 2009 calendar is now closed.
 
Individual copies of the calendar are still available online through the Kentucky Afield Store.

2009 Kentucky Afield Calendar
2009 Kentucky Afield Calendar

  • Jan. 2 - Last day of free youth hunting and trapping week; late dove season
  • Jan. 4 - Opening day of late crow season; last day of early Canada goose season (Northeast Goose Zone)
  • Jan. 19 - Last day of deer, turkey, quota elk archery seasons; first day of late Canada goose season (Northeast Goose Zone)
  • Jan. 25 - Last day of duck, coot, merganser and snipe seasons
  • Jan. 31 - Last day of bobcat, goose and brant seasons; rabbit, quail seasons (Eastern Zone); Canada good season (Northeast Goose Zone)

  • Good winter crappie fishing when weather permits

  • Fish for smallmouth bass with live bait or using the float and fly technique at Dale Hollow, Cumberland lakes

  • Clean out/erect wood duck nest boxes
  • Fish big stonefly imitations for tailwater trout through February

  • Concentrate on food sources for deer late in season

  • Migrating bald eagle numbers peak


  • Black bear cubs born

  • Woodcock begin spring migration

  • Groundhogs awake


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