Art Lander’s Outdoors: Proper care of harvested deer in the field means high-quality venison on the table
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series on venison, beginning with field dressing, butchering a deer…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Redbreast Sunfish is a non-native species first stocked in Kentucky in 1969
Editor’s Note: This is the fourteenth article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s gamefish species The Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hunters can expect great year for rabbit hunting as populations increase statewide
Rabbit numbers are up in the Central Kentucky and Bluegrass wildlife regions, based on the Rural Mail Carrier Survey, which…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Locked, loaded for modern gun season, the main event on deer season calendar
Kentucky’s 16-day modern gun season, the main event on the deer season calendar, opens in about three weeks, on Saturday,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Why we fish — It’s about the people, the places and the shared experiences
The reasons why we fish haven’t changed over time. It’s about the people, the place and the fish, all coming…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Researching Ky. lakes, rivers before hitting the water can give anglers a head start
Anglers in Kentucky have a staggering number of lakes and rivers to choose from, and dozens of sport fish to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: ‘America’s Bountiful Waters’ offers wealth of information on U.S. fish populations
America’s Bountiful Waters is a treasure trove of information about the natural history, conservation, and ongoing efforts to restore and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Dating back to fishing’s roots, live bait rigs are simple, inexpensive and effective
Live bait catches fish. Anglers learned that at an early age, when their first fishing adventures were likely catching bluegills,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Three good fall fishing opportunities on Kentucky’s major lakes
Autumn is waiting in the wings. The cooler morning temperatures last week and early this week were just a prelude…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Americans have headed outdoors in record numbers during the pandemic
The constraints placed on indoor activities by the COVID-19 pandemic are driving people outdoors, in record numbers. Participation in traditional…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Officials optimistic as Sept. 4 opening of 2021-22 Ky. deer season approaches
Kentucky’s 2021-22 white-tailed deer season opens with archery hunting on September 4 and state wildlife officials are optimistic. “I expect…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Removal of low head dams helps fisheries, improves quality, safety for kayakers
In recent years the removal of low head dams has increased across the country, especially in the states east of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ground blinds can offer advantages when hunting deer and turkey
Portable, pop-up camouflage ground blinds offer several advantages when bowhunting deer and wild turkeys. Portable ground blinds are light, set…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Land management, setting tree stands and ground blinds for archery season
August is the time to get started on land management practices, and setting up treestands and ground blinds for the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Archery deer season isn’t far off — it’s never too early to get organized
Editor’s note: The first article in a three-part series about getting ready for archery deer season. About this time every…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Land Between the Lakes is an amazing outdoor treasure for fishing and family fun
Road trip! Summer is a great time to hitch up the boat, pack up the camping gear and head to…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Lake Cumberland, 101 miles long, 50,250 acres, is state’s largest impoundment
Lake Cumberland is in McCreary, Whitley, Laurel, Pulaski, Wayne, Russell, and Clinton counties, in south central Kentucky. Wolf Creek Dam…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The Birds of Kentucky offers comprehensive look and state’s avian history
Author Burt L. Monroe Jr. (1930-1994), who was professor and chairman of the Department of Biology at the University of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Late spring, summer is prime time for bow fishing on Kentucky’s lakes and rivers
Shooting fish with bows and arrows is most popular in late spring and summer after water conditions stabilize, and surface…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: State record fish lists, angler awards programs recognize noteworthy catches
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) recognizes noteworthy catches of fish taken from the state’s farm ponds,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Built nearly a century ago, Herrington Lake is Kentucky’s oldest major reservoir
Herrington Lake is about 25 miles south of Lexington and forms the boundary between Mercer, Garrard, and Boyle counties. The…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: How to take care of those mounted fish, game bird and deer trophies
If you have hunted and/or fished for long you’ve probably visited a taxidermist a time or two, maybe more. Mounted…