The American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is known throughout the world as an iconic native wildlife species of North America, immortalized…
Drought, even a moderate drought, has an immediate, noticeable impact on the landscape. It’s officially autumn, but you wouldn’t know…
The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a good luck charm for anglers, most often observed along wooded streams. When you…
Kentucky’s 2019-20 hunting season for white-tailed deer opens tomorrow, with the beginning of archery hunting, a 136-day season that continues…
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) is a weather forecaster, of sorts, in folklore. The secretive bird is heard, but seldom…
Kentucky’s 2019-20 hunting season for white-tailed deer opens in two weeks, with the beginning of archery hunting on Saturday, September…
It’s summer, it’s hot, but Kentucky’s calendar of fall hunting seasons begins next week. Here are some details and observations:…
A leader in sales both nationally and worldwide, the .22 Long Rifle is arguably the most popular cartridge of all…
It’s been a challenging fishing year, weather-wise, with all that rain during the spring creating wildly fluctuating water levels, then…
Anglers across Kentucky are intimately familiar with the largemouth, smallmouth and spotted (Kentucky) bass. These three black bass species are…
The Barn Swallow is an acrobatic bird, with its distinctive profile in flight, that’s at home around humans, nesting on…
Wet springs cause all sorts of issues in rural and suburban Kentucky — delays in the plantings of farm crops…
During the settlement era in Kentucky, as white-tailed deer, bison, elk, wild turkeys and black bears disappeared from the landscape,…
Red River Gorge National Geological Area, a unique natural area in Daniel Boone National Forest, attracts hundreds of thousands of…
Bullfrog season opens in spring, but the nightly chorus is considered by many to be the song of summer. In…
Archers who hunt deer, elk and wild turkeys should consider shooting fish in the off-season. It’s an enjoyable practice that…
The early history of fly fishing for bass in Kentucky rivers and stream traces back to single-action, English-style reels —…
With the recent stocking of Cutthroat trout, there are now four species of trout in Kentucky waters. All four species…
Kentucky’s 23-day spring wild turkey general season opens tomorrow and continues through Sunday, May 5. At our farm, the afternoon…
A wet March, combined with the extended forecast of seasonal to above-normal temperatures in April, is a good reason to…
It’s that time of the year. Early spring is prime time to complete a number of important, annual chores on…
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and last article in a series about Kentucky’s native sunfish species. The longear sunfish…
