Kentucky hunters were stuck with an agreement that landowners could cancel in 30 days; a 54,560-acre easement now permanently keeps a huge elk landscape open in a state where 95% of land is private

• For hunters across Kentucky, the search for land to hunt has always meant a precarious dance with property owners.
• They never knew if they could go to the same place the following year.
• All because of the 30-day opt-out agreement.