#154 - Early Season Deer Hunting, R3 Opportunities, BOW

About this episode

The episode discusses early season deer hunting strategies and the work of the R3 Branch in promoting outdoor activities.

This week, we’re joined by Rachel Crume, KDFWR’s R3 Program Coordinator, and Megan Bagby from the R3 Branch. We kick things off with early season deer hunting strategies, and Rachel—who’s also an experienced deer tracker—shares valuable post-shot advice every hunter can use this fall. From there, we dive into the work of the R3 Branch (Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation), highlighting how they help get people outdoors and involved in hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-related activities. Programs like Becoming an Outdoors Woman workshops and Hunter Education courses are just a couple of examples we cover. We round things out with some fishing talk and a few fun side topics along the way.

People in this episode

Host: Kentucky Afield

Guests: Rachel Crume, Megan Bagby

Topics covered

• early season deer hunting
• R3 opportunities
• hunting strategies
• fishing
• outdoor education

Keywords

• deer hunting
• R3 Program
• outdoor activities
• hunter education
• fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KDFWR, R3 Branch, Becoming an Outdoors Woman

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