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Lieutenant Richard Adkins , training commander for the law enforcement divison of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, took this central Kentucky 10-pointer with a recurve bow.
By Art Lander, Jr., Kentucky Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s 2010-11 white-tailed deer season ended with archers posting two all-time harvest records.
“There was an archery record set for the month of January (2,683 deer) and for the season (16,636 deer),” said David Yancy, deer biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Archery hunters harvested 413 antlerless deer and 253 antlered bucks over the season-ending weekend.
For the overall 2010-2011 deer season, hunters reported taking 110,356 deer. Male deer made up nearly 54 percent of the harvest while female deer comprised about 46 percent.
Modern firearms hunters took 79,020 deer while archers...