THE HARRODSBURG HERALD • HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 Page 12A

Mercer Conservation Officer Offers Tips to Avoid Hunting ViolationsHunting season is now in

full swing. Squirrel season opened Aug. 18, and dove, goose and archery for deer and turkey opened Sept. 1. Mercer County’s new conservation officer, Jason Wells, is offering the tips below to help hunters avoid violations.

A native of Anderson County, Wells said he has been an avid outdoorsman for the past 30 years, hunting, trap-ping and fishing statewide. He has been employed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife as an officer since 2007. “I began my career being hired on in the 4th District as the officer for Marion County, gaining experience work-ing multiple counties includ-ing Larue, Nelson, Taylor and Washington. I transferred to the 6th District in 2010 to work as the Franklin County officer. When the opportunity arose to transfer to Mercer County, I jumped at the chance,” Wells said.

“I have hunted quite a bit in Mercer County, mainly for waterfowl and dove, and I have even been checked a time or two by retired Officer Keith Ethington. It is my pleasure to be serving the landown-ers, sportsmen and women of Mercer County. Some of the residents in Mercer County I have known a long time, some I have met in the field already; others, I hope to meet soon,” said Wells.

He said in order to do his job effectively, he needs the help of the community. “I am one officer covering all of Mercer County, 24 hours a day. With

your help, I can concentrate my efforts when and where prob-lems exist. If we do not com-municate on what is going on in your area, it may go on for multiple years before anything is done about it, if ever. You can contact me directly on my cell phone at 502-517-6444 or through our dispatch at 1-800-25-ALERT,” Wells said.

Wells offered the follow-ing tips to help hunters avoid violations:

• Not having the proper license and/or permits by either not purchasing them or not car-rying them while in the field – You must carry the proper licenses and permits for the game you are hunting while afield.

• Not filling out the harvest log on the back of your license when a deer, turkey, elk, bear, otter or bobcat is taken – You must fill out your harvest log completely on the back of your license before moving the ani-mal. License exempt persons must carry a harvest log while afield, showing proof of any animals taken through the sea-son. An index card works very well to write the information on for your harvest log. For those who have hunted for over 12 years, this is the same as “tagging” an animal. When you recovered an animal in the past, the first thing done was to affix a tag to the animal. Filling out your harvest log is the very same thing as “tagging” your animal, except now you have to carry a pen in the field with you.

• Not checking your animal in by the proper time – Animals

must be checked in by midnight on the day of recovery by call-ing 1-800-CHK-GAME. There are exceptions to this rule, how-ever, where it is required to check the animal in before mid-night. When you remove hide or head of a deer or elk, or the animal leaves your possession (i.e. hanging at the house or camp and you go back hunting) you must check in your animal. Also, if the animal leaves your possession, you must attach a carcass tag to the animal with the hunter’s name, phone num-ber and animal’s confirmation number.

• Hunter orange require-ments – Those hunting any game during Muzzleloader, Modern Firearm and Youth Firearm seasons must wear solid hunter orange on head, chest, and back the entire time afield. This includes while on stand. The only exception to this rule is waterfowl hunters do not have to wear orange.

• Hunting, fishing, and trap-ping without permission – It is not the responsibility of the landowner to post or mark their property line. It is the respon-sibility of the hunter to know whose property they are on at all times and have written or

oral permission.• Hunter Education Card –

Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1975 must carry a valid Hunter Education Card. Persons that are license exempt are exempt from this as well.

Wells advises hunters to pick up a hunting guide at any location that sells licenses and permits and to brush up on the regulations each season, as many things change from year to year.

Youth Hunt PlannedThe 3rd annual ACSC Youth

Deer Hunt will be held Oct. 13 and 14 for youth ages 10-15, during the statewide youth deer season.

“This hunt has been a huge success in the past, with 24 out of 28 youth harvesting deer last season. This event is held for youths in the area who do not have the opportunity or persons to take them hunting. A lot of the young people who take part in this hunt have never been hunting or even shot a rifle,” Wells said.

As part of the event, all youth are given proper train-ing in safety, shot placement, hunter education,and general hunting knowledge. The hunt will be afternoons only, and each day will begin with lunch

for all. Young hunters will be going hunting one on one with experienced guides on private property.

There is no charge for this event, and everything is provid-ed. Those interested should fill out an application by the dead-line of Sept. 21. Applications are available on Facebook at

“ACSC YouthHunts” or by emailing Wells at Jason.Wells@ky.gov.

“I look forward to working for and with everyone. Contact me anytime with questions or to report wildlife violations on my cell at 502-517-6444 or by e-mail at Jason.Wells@ky.gov,” Wells said.

JASON WELLS

PUBLIC NOTICEThe Mercer County Clerk’s Office will be closed Monday, September 17, 2012 through Friday, September 21, 2012 in order to move our office to our new location in the Mercer County Courthouse at 207 West Lexington Street. We will reopen our office on Monday, September 24, 2012 with normal business hours of 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.Thank You,Chris HornMercer County Clerk

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Students From Mercer Recognized by KHEAA

Six students from Mercer County have been named Sena-tor Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education As-sistance Authority (KHEAA) for their outstanding academic performance in high school. Students earn this designa-tion by achieving a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and scoring at least a 28 composite on the ACT.

These students have also earned $2,500 a year in Ken-tucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) awards. Their awards may be renewed each year of college if they con-tinue high scholastic achieve-ment, making the total value of their KEES worth $10,000.

The title honors the late state Sen. Jeff Green of Mayfield, who served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1992 to 1997.

Local students who earned this prestigious designation are:

• Burgin High School: Emma Holland.

• Mercer County High School: Luke Bosse, Chase Brown, Jamie Lake, Emily Nev-els and Sydney Teal.

KEES and other Kentucky student aid programs are ad-ministered by KHEAA. KEES awards are funded by net Ken-tucky lottery proceeds and may be used at most colleges and universities in Kentucky. In some cases, the award may be used at out-of-state schools if the major the student is pursu-ing is not available in Kentucky. No application is necessary for KEES awards, and students may access their KEES account information onwww.kheaa.com by setting up a KHEAA account.

To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, go to www.gotocollege.ky.gov. For more information about Ken-tucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frank-fort, 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7372.

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