Hunters have two more weekends to bag a deer with a rifle. So far, field reports have been varied. Some hunters say the rut (mating season) is in full swing, but others cite indications that the peak is still in the offing. Nonetheless, as of Friday evening, local hunters had bagged 1,451 deer during the modern gun season. Crittenden County gunners have taken 1,944 deer so far this season – that is No. 3 out of all 120 counties in Kentucky. The gun season ends Nov. 23. Hunters may take only one buck during the deer season, but they are allowed an unlimited number of antlerless deer with the proper licensing. The local Hunters for the Hungry program is accepting deer at Family Butcher Shop in the Amish community. There is no cost to the hunter to donate a deer. The venison goes to the needy families through the Crittenden County Food Bank.
Pictured here is 5-year=old Jett Reddick, who harvested this nice buck last weekend. Counting all its sticker points, the buck was a 12 pointer!
