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Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources News Release

War Veteran Determined to Turkey Hunt Despite Loss of Limb  This Weekend on “Kentucky Afield” Television

May 1, 2006                                                                                            
Contact: Scott Moore
1-800 852-0942, ext. 432

Frankfort, KY – Last fall, Minnesota National Guardsman Adam Standfuss lost his left arm and suffered numerous shrapnel wounds after a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Humvee while he was in Iraq. While lying in Walter Reed Hospital, Standfuss wondered how he could continue to hunt and fish.

In this weekend’s “Kentucky Afield” television show, Host Tim Farmer, himself a former U.S. Marine who lost the use of an arm during a motorcycle accident, provides hope to Standfuss and other war veterans by taking the Guardsman for a turkey hunt in Harrison County. Standfuss not only had to learn how to hold up a shotgun with his artificial arm, but faced the prospect of pulling the trigger while his remaining arm remained in a cast. Tune to “Kentucky Afield” this weekend to learn whether this soldier scored a victory in the turkey field.

“Kentucky Afield” also will profile Doug Travis, a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources employee who has the distinction of being the longest serving state worker in Kentucky. Finally, “Kentucky Afield” visits with Princeton resident Joe Goodacre, a frontier reenactor who will show viewers the hunting gear of the pioneers.

“Kentucky Afield” is a production of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. It is the longest continuously running outdoor television show in the nation. “Kentucky Afield” airs Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time/7:30 p.m. Central time on KET affiliates. The airtime for the Sunday repeat of the show is 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central.

 “Kentucky Afield” television is a companion program to Kentucky Afield magazine. To learn more about Kentucky’s great outdoors and the state’s hunting and fishing opportunities, subscribe to Kentucky Afield magazine online at fw.ky.gov.

       

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The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) manages, regulates, enforces and promotes responsible use of all fish and wildlife species, their habitats, public wildlife areas and waterways for the benefit of those resources and for public enjoyment. KDFWR, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet, has an economic impact to the state of $4.8 billion annually. For more information on KDFWR, visit our web site at fw.ky.gov.


 

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