Art Lander’s Outdoors: Globally invasive carp see populations growing in Kentucky
Around the world, the carp is both a reviled and revered species. Most anglers in Kentucky consider the common carp,…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: A guide to summer grilling and smoking chicken, venison, beef and pork
Summer was made for cooking outside over an open fire. For grilling and smoking, nothing beats a barrel-type grill with…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: American paddlefish last surviving member of family in North America
This is the last of four articles on Kentucky’s ancient fish. The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is a member of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Gar most abundant and widely distributed of Kentucky’s ancient fish
This is the third article in a series about Kentucky’s ancient fish. The gar family, Lepisostidae, dates back to the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ancient sturgeon on the comeback road in Kentucky
This is the second article in a series about Kentucky’s ancient fish The sturgeon family, Acipenseridae, dates back to the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Bony bowfin is a ‘living fossil,’ one of Kentucky’s remarkable ancient fish
This is the first of four articles on Kentucky’s ancient fish species. Future articles in the series will include gar,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Freshwater drum a largely overlooked species in Kentucky’s rivers and streams
Sheephead, white perch, gasper goo. These are a few of the common names for the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Man Cave Project No. 4 — making a paring knife and cutting board
This is the fourth article in an occasional series of easy-to-build construction projects for the outdoors Man Cave. An outdoors…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Good camping can be as simple as tossing your gear in your car and driving
There’s a lot to like about camping — it’s the great outdoors getaway. Especially in the spring and early summer,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Despite cuts, State Nature Preserves help protect Kentucky’s biodiversity
In the battle to save and protect the biodiversity of plants and animals in Kentucky, the state’s first line of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Spring Wild Turkey season is here and you need to have a game plan
With Kentucky’s Spring Wild Turkey season opening this Saturday (April 16), now is the time for hunters to formulate a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Early green up gets wild turkeys in mood for spring passion play
All across Kentucky the wild turkey’s Spring passion play is underway. It’s an early spring for turkeys, encouraged by unseasonably…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Despite uncertain weather, spring is the best time of year to fish for crappie
Every spring, crappie anglers in Kentucky keep their fingers crossed for moderating temperatures and stable water conditions. But our spring…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Late March is a prime time for learning more about your hunting area
For avid wild turkey and deer hunters, late March is a prime time to learn more about your hunting area….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Planer boards can be adapted for wide variety of fishing applications
The in-line style planer board, used to troll crankbaits or drift live bait, revolutionized fishing for walleye and salmon on…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Weather trends and water levels the keys to successful spring fishing
The warmup to spring fishing has started early this year. Anglers who are itching to wet a line should keep…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: White oaks most important tree for wildlife in Kentucky’s forests
White oaks are the most important tree species to wildlife in Kentucky forests. The acorns they produce are a critical…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s woodlands need proper management to realize full potential
Kentucky’s woodlands are like an idle savings account that doesn’t have an investment plan for the future. Many Kentucky forest…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Wildlife have variety of ways to adapt, survive in extreme weather conditions
In cold weather we just throw another log on the fire, turn up the thermostat of the furnace, put on…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Venison chili a real comfort(ing) food to ease a cold winter’s day
There’s nothing quite like a steaming bowl of chili on a cold winter’s day. And chili made with ground venison…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: It’s a good time for outdoor types to declutter the Man Cave
A life in the outdoors yields memories of times afield with family and friends, a few trophies, and lots of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: White-tailed deer population flourishes today as a relic of Kentucky’s pioneer past
This is the second article in a two-part series on white-tailed deer in Kentucky. Throughout the late 1960’s and early…