The state's fall hunting season begins mid-August.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said sightings of black bears can occur outside of their primary range in eastern Kentucky, especially in the early summer.
The auction begins at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the department's headquarters in Frankfort.
The protective equipment was donated by a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources extended the application period from four months to eight months to give hunters more time to apply during other big-game hunting seasons.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is suing a Louisville hunter who illegally brought an infected dear head from Wisconsin into the state.
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is suing a Louisville hunter who illegally brought an infected dear head from Wisconsin into the state.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is welcoming Christmas tree donations from Dec. 26 to Jan. 15.
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said the modern gun deer season is timed to start with the peak of breeding activity.