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Playing with mapsExplore Kentucky from the comfort of your easy chair with Kentucky Afield. The show about wildlife, hunting, fishing, and fun in Kentucky’s outdoors.
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Each week, we get mud on our boots in a different part of the state. It could be hunting deer, wild turkey at Peabody WMA or stalking elk in coal country. You may spot us in your sights hunting geese in the back water sloughs of Henderson or Ballard County or boating to the bass on Lake Cumberland. No matter where the woods and waters take us, you’ll always find us on KET.
Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. CST on KET |
Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. CST on KET |
Monday-Friday, 11:30 p.m. EST/10:30 p.m. EST on Lexington's CW-KYT Station |
The nation’s longest running outdoor television show has success in its sights or Kentucky’s outdoor enthusiasts. Now in its 53rd year, Kentucky Afield is a Kentucky classic. Part of the draw, is host, Tim Farmer.
A life-long Kentuckian, Farmer has been an outdoor lover since childhood. He was flyfishing before the age of 8 and squirrel hunting at 10. However, in 1984, a motorcycle accident left the Carter County outdoorsman without the use of his right arm.
Thanks to a strong will and adaptability, Tim regained the capacity to continue doing the many things he loved. He learned to shoot a rifle cross-shouldered, tie fishing line with his mouth, and shoot a bow and arrow with his teeth (with bull’s-eye accuracy). In 1995, this resiliency led him to Kentucky Afield. Each week, he finds himself in the woods and on the water from Pikeville to Paducah.
The disability, however, is hardly noticeable on screen.
“It’s not really a distraction at all,” Farmer says. “It’s simply how I and many Kentuckians must live our life, I’m just lucky to be in a position to share the joys of the outdoors with viewers around the state at the same time. Many have called me to ask how they can overcome physical barriers themselves to get back to enjoying the outdoors. For most, it wan’t as difficult as they thought.”
Farmer is a husband and father of two daughters who have grown up on the show through occasional appearances. He believes that any place outdoors can be a place for families; men, women, boys and girls alike.
Kentucky Afield Radio is a public forum regarding issues that affect the hunting, fishing, trapping and boating sports in the Bluegrass State. Hosted by KY Fish & Wildlife and broadcasting veteran Russ Kennedy, the program provides expert information from department professionals, tips from well-known sportsmen and women.
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Listen To The ShowRuss Kennedy came to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in 1990 as a writer/photographer for Kentucky Afield magazine. He later spent more than 15 years as an administrative assistant in the Division of Wildlife’s Migratory Bird Program and was part of the original implementation team for Kentucky’s National Archery in the Schools (NASP) program.
Kennedy’s word-smithing skills made him a successful grant writer and that led to direct participation in wetland-based land acquisition projects. He played a major role in the funding and purchase of Letourneau Woods, a unique 875-acre western Kentucky old-growth bottomland hardwood forest.
Kennedy’s western Kentucky wetland work spawned an avid interest in genuine pit-smoked barbecue. He has owned and managed a successful central Kentucky barbecue team since 2003. Their southern-style burgoo has been featured at the highly regarded Kentucky Folklife Festival as well as on KET.
Stream fishing is Kennedy’s favorite outdoor sport. Target archery – Russ is a certified archery instructor and coach – and bowhunting for whitetails are close contenders for second place.
“There’s nothing like being waist deep in Elkhorn Creek when a hungry smallmouth assaults your curly-tailed jig,” Kennedy said. “For me, that’s real outdoor excitement.” Kennedy muses that while he lives less than two blocks from the state capitol building, he’s no more than a half hour from some of the best stream fishing opportunities in all of Kentucky.
Born and raised in Frankfort, Kennedy’s first radio job came in 1969, when a Saturday morning high school radio production evolved into a part-time job with a local station. His voice has been heard on stations across the Commonwealth and he’s even made guest appearances on Kentucky Afield television.
Kennedy has been married to his wife, the former Susan Watts (Woodford County), for nearly 40 years. The couple has two grown children and four grandchildren.
If you would like to contact Russ Kennedy, email him at russ.kennedy@ky.gov
Kentucky Afield magazine is essential reading if you're passionate about the outdoors. Published four times a year, Kentucky Afield gives you insider tips about the best hunting and fishing in the state. You'll also pick up pointers for a better day afield, and keep current with what's going on outdoors. As a bonus, Kentucky Afield subscribers receive the popular outdoor calendar in December.
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