Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Hunters' Night Out
Author: Leah VanMeter
Major Program: Cook Wild Kentucky
During the 2023 Deer Hunting season, there were reported 141,042 deer harvested in Kentucky by 107,107 hunters. In Butler County in 2023, there were 1525 deer harvested by 1167 hunters. Hunting is a popular sport in our community. Hunting has the potential to show an increase in physical activity, improve mental health, and improve the nutritional intakes of individuals and families. According to a new study published in 2024 in the Scientific Reports, wild food procurement was associated with i
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