Art Lander’s Outdoors: Fishing for a living, the Great Blue Heron is a model of patience in the wild
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), a tall wading bird with a distinctive profile in flight, is North America’s largest…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: It’s a wrap — a quick review of Kentucky’s 2016-17 deer season
It’s a wrap. Kentucky’s 2016-17 deer season ended last week with the conclusion of archery hunting. The season will likely…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Driving Kentucky’s backroads reveals the aerial artistry of the American kestrel
Drive through Central Kentucky backroads and you might get to witness the aerial artistry of the American kestrel (Falco sparverius)….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: You may have to alter your game plan for late season bow hunting success
As Kentucky’s 136-day archery deer season draws to a close, hunters are carefully picking their hunt locations and times to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: New Year’s Resolutions provide opportunity to address your bucket list
Most everybody makes New Year’s Resolutions. Typically, these resolutions aren’t much fun, such as lose weight, pay off a credit…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Singing the praises of the remarkable Northern Cardinal
The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) brightens up cold winter days with visits to backyard feeders. In Kentucky, the widely used…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Barn owl rare species in Commonwealth; inventory finds increase in nesting
The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is uncommon to rare in Kentucky, yet worldwide it’s one of the most widely distributed…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Saugeye stocked in five central Kentucky lakes; new fishery blossoms
It’s a walleye, a sauger, no, a saugeye. This hybrid member of the perch family (Percidae), is a cross between…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With source of shad cut off, Elmer Davis Lake panfish will thrive again
With the source of gizzard shad finally shut off, biologists will at long last be able to restore one of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Anglers or hunters on your holiday list? Here are some shopping ideas
Is there an angler or hunter on your holiday shopping list? New gear is always an appreciated gift. Here’s some…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ky’s Sandhill Crane season marks sixth year as population continues to expand
Sandhill cranes migrate through Kentucky twice a year along a corridor bounded roughly by Henderson, in the west, to Lexington,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Number of state hunting license holders up; Indiana hunting measure passes
The number of hunting license holders in Kentucky, and several states in the region, was up slightly in 2015, according…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Golden eagles are winter visitors, a rare sight for state outdoor enthusiasts
Sightings of golden eagles have increased somewhat in recent years in Kentucky, but most outdoor enthusiasts have never seen one…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Proper care of deer in the field ensures good-tasting venison, quality mount
A forecast of unseasonably warm weather for the start of November, the month with the highest deer harvest in Kentucky,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Youth movement likely behind strong archery growth in Kentucky and U.S.
Youth participation in archery is thought to be a major factor in the growth of target archery and bow hunting…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: American mink, long-tailed weasel are small furbearers with big attitudes
They are seldom seen furbearers that roam Kentucky’s woods, fields and riverine environments. The American Mink and Long-tailed Weasel are…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: It’s mid-October, so it must be time to talk about deer
This is such a great time of the year. Outdoor enthusiasts have so much to celebrate — brightly-colored autumn leaves,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: LBL a recreational treasure; new book details area’s amphibians, reptiles
The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is a true recreational treasure. The 171,280-acre national recreational area in western Kentucky and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Wildlife held for use in public trust, managed for benefit of all citizens
In our free society, wildlife is held in trust for public use. This philosophy is called the North American model…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Chronic wasting disease monitoring continues; now in five bordering states
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has not been found in free-ranging deer or elk in Kentucky, but the fatal, neurological disease…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Global trade has wreaked havoc on the flora and fauna of North America
Globalism, and the resulting trade with nations in Europe and Asia, has wreaked havoc on the flora and fauna of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: All signs indicate another record deer season for hunters in 2016-17
With Kentucky’s 2016-17 deer season set to open this weekend, with the start of archery hunting on Saturday, Sept. 3,…