Art Lander’s Outdoors: Celebrating a memorable hunt in a special place as hunting season nears end
It is a long walk in the dark to the narrow fold of land hidden between two ridges. Across a…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Winter is the best time to start wildlife management work on your hunting property
With hunting seasons winding down, now is the time to start habitat work on a property being managed for wildlife….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hunters hit deer harvest records; Chronic Wasting Disease now in six states
Kentucky’s 2018-19 white-tailed deer season closes at the end of shooting hours on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 21….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A friendly bird, the Tufted Titmouse is known for crested head, distinctive song
This is the last in a series of articles about small songbirds often seen around bird feeders in rural and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A gravity-defying busy little bird, the White-breasted Nuthatch puts on a show
Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a series about small songbirds most often seen around bird feeders in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Carolina Chickadees are year-round residents that brighten the dreariest of days
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series about small songbirds most often seen around bird feeders in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Dark-eyed Junco — It’s a sure sign of cold weather when this snowbird arrives
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about small songbirds most often seen around bird feeders…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Holiday gift ideas for the anglers, hunters and target shooters on your list
Is there an angler, hunter or target shooter on your holiday shopping list? New gear is always an appreciated gift….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Our state’s many streams and rivers are an important part of history, everyday life
They are present everywhere we travel — to work, school, or shopping trips in urban, rural or suburban areas. Driving…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A regional migrant, the American black duck is prized by Kentucky hunters
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final article in a series about the ducks taken by hunters in Kentucky…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The wood duck ranks third among waterfowl harvested across the state
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles about the ducks most often taken by hunters in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: For deer hunters across Kentucky ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’
The lyrics are from a Christmas song made famous by Andy Williams in 1963. But, for Kentucky deer hunters, November…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Gadwall ranks second in Kentucky duck harvest, third in Mississippi flyway
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles about the ducks most often taken by hunters in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Mallard, Kentucky’s most-taken species during waterfowl season
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about the ducks most often taken by hunters in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Rural Kentucky landowners asked to be on lookout for wild pigs on their property
Landowners in southeastern Henry County recently received a letter from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) asking…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The spotted (Kentucky) bass not recognized as a separate species until 1927
Once thought to be a hybrid between the largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, and easily confused with the largemouth bass…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Some of the best fishing for smallmouth bass arrives with autumn, as waters cool
With the arrival of autumn, as water temperatures begin to decline because of cooler nights and shorter days, anglers turn…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Richard Taylor’s new book explores history, inhabitants of Elkhorn Creek
Richard Taylor, a professor of English and Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University, explores the natural history, early inhabitants, and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: 19th Central Ky. reel makers sparked popularity of bass sport angling in America
The many beautiful, free-flowing streams of Central Kentucky spawned more than bountiful populations of black bass. They encouraged generations of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: 2018-19 Kentucky Deer Season Preview; Job #1 — Harvest More Does
When Kentucky’s 2018-19 deer season opens tomorrow, with the beginning of archery hunting, opportunities to bring home some venison couldn’t…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: When it comes to bow hunting accuracy it’s all about repetition
Bow hunting accuracy is all about repetition — doing everything the same way every shot. Whether you are punching holes…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A bowhunter’s gear wish list as Kentucky’s archery season for deer approaches
With Kentucky’s 143-day archery season for deer opening in about two weeks, bow hunters are getting their gear ready and…