State Senate to get final say over who serves as future head of Kentucky’s wildlife agency

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 1,490

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Kentucky lawmakers recently legalized hunting bobcats and beavers at night and overturned limits on wakesports on lakes.

They also passed several measures in response to clashes and controversies — some swirling for years — around leadership of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.

Among them: The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate now has a direct say over who will lead the state’s wildlife management agency.

Sen. Robin Webb, R-Grayson, a member of the legislature’s …

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