Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cooler temperatures of autumn often produce excellent crappie catches
Mention crappie in conversation and there’s always the assumption that the discussion will be about spring fishing. That’s because the…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: The realities of aging and some reflection on a lifetime of hunting
How do you say goodbye to something you love so much? Something that has been such a big part of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A close personal deer encounter sure to get your heart pumping
It’s the last days of summer and everywhere there are signs that change is coming. Deer are in a transitional…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: You don’t have to venture too far from civilization to find good fishing
Located about halfway between Lexington and Louisville, Guist Creek Lake offers excellent fishing opportunities for largemouth bass and catfish. The…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Fall provides lots of opportunities for great fishing in Kentucky
The beginning of September is the unofficial start of fall fishing in Kentucky, although the calendar says the first day…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With herd numbers up, prospects for fall deer season appear excellent
With Kentucky’s 2015-16 deer season set to open in 10 days, with the start of archery hunting, the outlook for…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Wood ducks, teal provide stern test for state waterfowl hunters
They are small, fast-flying ducks that test the wing shooting skills of Kentucky waterfowl hunters. Wood ducks and teal may…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Comeback of Canada geese a major conservation success story
There have been big changes in hunting for Canada geese in Kentucky over the past 40 years. This species’ reversal…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Counting the days to new fall hunting seasons by the numbers
August and September are pivotal months on the outdoors calendar. Summer has reach its zenith and fall is waiting in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: When it comes to catfish, just drifting along is the way to go
Drifting, by definition, is aimless wandering. But in the context of fishing for catfish in rivers, tailwaters below dams, or…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: There’s nothing cute or cuddly about those aggressive raccoon pests
If there’s a wildlife species in Kentucky with a public relations problem it’s the raccoon. And deservedly so. Often portrayed…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Amidst more stormy weather, be safe and stay away from the water
A series of almost daily storms in recent weeks have dumped heavy rains across Central and Eastern Kentucky, causing many…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: At Cave Run Lake, abundant muskie is the king of sport fish
Cave Run Lake has been known for excellent muskie fishing since the lake opened 40 years ago. Cave Run Dam…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: American toad is common summertime front porch visitor
On summer nights across rural Kentucky homeowners may find an unexpected visitor hanging around their porch –the American toad. Insects…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Books about Kentucky’s varied natural history make good summer reading
Spend time in the outdoors fishing, hunting and enjoying nature and there will be days when something in the environment…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Man Cave Project III, how to handcraft an heirloom walking stick
(Editor’s Note: This is the third article in an occasional series of easy-to-build construction projects for the outdoors Man Cave.)…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Small towns that feature outdoor activities courting recent retirees
The first wave (the so-called leading edge) of the Baby Boomer Generation, born between 1946 and 1955, have retired or…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Land Between the Lakes project reverts farm to natural state
GOLDEN POND — A drive through the Elk and Bison Prairie in Land Between the Lakes (LBL) takes visitors back…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Allure of bullfrog season is experiencing the outdoors at night
The season opens in spring, but the nightly chorus of bullfrogs is considered by many to be the song of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Sunny days, warming temperatures make spring ideal for fly fishing
Sunny days, light breezes and warming temperatures are some of the reasons spring fishing is so special. Conditions are ideal….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Handy gear will make your fishing trips more enjoyable, productive
With streams and rivers beginning to clear, lake levels falling to near-normal levels, and water temperatures in the 60s, fishing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Some tips and tactics for matching wits with a tricky, wary adult gobbler
They are educated, wary and sport the bling that hunters covet — thick, paint brush beards and curved, limb hanger…