Ben E Clement Mineral Museum Mineral Digs: Saturday, June 28, 2014

Come to Marion, Kentucky and dig for Fluorite and related minerals during the daytime digs hosted by the museum.  Nighttime digs are also offered and are a completely different experience as black lights are used to identify and collect fluorescent minerals.

Registration forms can be found HERE. If you would like to schedule a private dig, please call the museum (270) 965-4263. For More Information Contact: The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum PO Box 391 Marion, KY 42064 (270)965-4263

HUNTING LODGES

Make Your First Stop in Marion the Welcome Center located at 213 South Main St., Marion KY 42064.  Contact the Tourism Office by phone at 270-965-5015 or by e-mail.

	Address / Phone	Features
Blue Springs Hunting Lodge	1916 St. Rt. 723 N. Tolu, KY 42084 270-965-4575	Deer and Turkey Hunting.
Hunt West Kentucky Lodge	US Highway 641 Crayne, KY View Website	We are located near Marion, KY, in the trophy rich county of Crittenden.  This area consistently produces Boone & Crockett class whitetail bucks and our turkey hunting is second to none.  Our lodge is located on several thousand acres of prime hunting real estate and we have over 150 whitetail hunting stands available for you to harvest the buck of your dreams.
Milford Hunting Lodge	1707 Barnett Chapel Rd Marion, KY 42064 270-965-3668 270-965-4725 View Website	Milford Lodge offers over 3000 acres of prime hunting territory.  Two different farms are available both are privately owned and cropped each year.  The fields are often planted in corn and soy beans providing an excellent food source for the wild life.
Winghaven  Lodge	15616 State Route 120 Providence, KY 42450 Phone: 270.836.7998  View Website	Winghaven Lodge is one of the most outstanding Upland Wingshooting, Eastern turkey, mallard duck, fishing and upland wing shooting establishments both in Kentucky and the entire Southeast. Each year we provide our guests the opportunity to hunt deer, have wingshooting adventures, fish, and relax like no other adventure destination in the country.
Wild Wing Lodge & Kennel	PO Box 48 Sturgis, KY 42459 (270) 965-0026 View Website	We invite you to join us on a journey to an experience you might have thought was possible only in your memories. If you remember the days when habitat full of game was the rule not the exception, and when an outstanding hunting experience was something you expected every time out, this is where you belong.

Marion City Departments

Administration – 270-965-5313
Mark Bryant, City Administrator
Terri Hart, Planning & Zoning Coordinator; Code Enforcement
Troy McNeely & B.J. Yates, Street Department

Finance Office – 270-965-4177
Melinda Gipson, City Treasurer
Bailey Travis, Administrative Assistant

Clerk’s Office – 270-965-2266
Pam Enoch, City Clerk & Utilities Billing Clerk

Police Department – 270-965-3500 (emergency, call 911)
Ray O’Neal, Chief
Marty Hodge, Lieutenant/911 Supervisor
Bobby West, Senior Patrolman
Chuck Hoover, Senior Patrolman
George Foster, Patrolman
Jerry Parker, Patrolman
Ginny Tinsley, 911 Dispatcher
Paula Miniard, 911 Dispatcher
Tina Newcom, 911 Dispatcher
Bob Woodward, 911 Dispatcher
Dwayne Davidson, 911 Dispatcher
Nicole Watson, 911 Dispatcher
Cheryl Fox, 911 Dispatcher

Water & Sewer Department – 270-965-2266
Brian Thomas, Utilities Director
Maintenance Operations
Garry Gerard, Foreman; Tony Jackson; Darrin Crawford; Joe Estes
Water Plant
Jeff Black, Lead Operator; Roy Todd; Tom Mason; Eddie Myers
Sewer Plant
Tim Hodge, Lead Operator; Greg Tabor

Fire Department – 270-965-2266 (emergency, call 911)
Ronald Howton, Chief
Jim Johnson, Assistant Chief

HUNTING & FISHING

Western Kentucky has long been known as a Hunter's Paradise, as Teddy Roosevelt and Daniel Boone testified. We have an abundance of deer, dove, wild turkey, rabbit, squirrel, and other wild game. But despite the abundance, you can still expect a challenge!

Click here for the Hunting Lodge Directory

The Ohio River provides a wide variety of species, including crappie, black and white bass, sunfish, sauger, and catfish. The large mouth bass fishing is outstanding enough to attract several local and national bass tournaments. The angling possibilities are wide enough in numbers and variety to satisfy the most demanding fisherman. For easy access to the river, boat ramps with ample parking are located.

Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake, within 20 miles of Marion, offer some of the best crappie, bass, catfish and bluegill fishing in the nation. Professionals and amateurs alike enjoy the vast fishing opportunities these great lakes have to offer. Click Here for More Hunting Information

White Tail Deer are Kentucky's favorite game animal, and Crittenden County ranks second in the state for the number of deer harvested. Seasons for archery, muzzle loaders, and modern firearms are scheduled between September and January. Regulations vary year by year and county by county; they are outline in the current Deer Guide available from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Marion's annual Big Buck competition attracts hunters from across the nation!

Wild Turkey. Kentucky's turkey restoration program has become a model for the nation over the past decade and a half. Crittenden County has both a Spring and Fall Turkey Hunting Season. Some of the best gobbler hunting in Kentucky is found in Crittenden County. An annual guide to turkey hunting is published by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Hunting and Fishing Regulations
Information on is available from

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources,
1 Game Farm Road
Frankfort, KY 40601.

For the help desk call: 1-800-858-1549
or visit their web site at www.fw.ky.gov

Crittenden County Conservation Officer: Randy Conway, 270-965-3049

Public Hunting Areas
Wildlife management Areas operated by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife in the region provide a variety of game, but hunting is often under special regulations and seasons.

Located in Henderson County and Union County:
Sloughs Wildlife Management Area is 10,000 acres of mostly Ohio River bottoms in four separate units is home to upward of 30,000 geese and thousands of ducks winter here annually. Hunting opportunities also include deer, turkey, swamp rabbit, coyote, squirrel, quail and dove. Contact Mike Morton at 270-827-2673

Located in neighboring Union County is the Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area, 5,424 acre area provides a variety of public hunting opportunities including deer, dove, rabbit, quail, squirrel, woodcock, turkey, fox and coyote.

This area also offers ten miles of hiking trails as well as 18 miles of roads including many old roads which may be hiked and an 80 acre lake with two smaller lakes. Camping and picnic areas are available.

There are also wonderful wildlife viewing opportunities with more than 135 species of birds, including dove, quail, woodcock, turkey and bald eagles.
Coyote, deer, red and grey fox, rabbit, raccoon, groundhog, and red, grey and fox squirrel have been also been sighted here.

Contact Scott Buser at 270-389-3580

Downloads
KY Basic Fishing Guide		KY Basic Hunting Guide

Boat Ramps:

• E-town Landing, Highway 297
• Cave in Rock Ferry Landing, Highway 91 N
• Dam 50, Highway 387