At a recent Pike County Fiscal Court meeting, Judge Executive Ray Jones and the county commissioners addressed the subject of elk hunting.  To protect the elk herd near Fishtrap Lake in the Middlefield area, the court voted unanimously to close the area to elk hunting.  The fiscal court also addressed the subject of professional guides who are hired by hunters to help them locate and harvest elk they have tags for.  “There are professional guide services who are charging people thousands of dollars to come and hunt,” explained Judge Executive Ray Jones. “They must register with our occupational tax office and be licensed to do business here.  It’s only fair if local businesses have to do it, then the people who are coming in and making a lot of money off of elk hunting are also licensed.”

Firearms season for elk in eastern Kentucky opens this Saturday.

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