KDFWR now offering licenses, permits for 2025-26 license year; new license year begins today
Licenses and permits are available now to fish, hunt and trap in Kentucky in the coming license year, beginning March…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Recent outdoor news and observations from around the Commonwealth
• After a covering of ice melts off a small pond it is not unusual to discover that some fish have…
KY’s 2024-25 deer harvest is second-largest ever; record for antlered deer and public lands harvest
Hunters collectively recorded a near record harvest of deer during Kentucky’s just concluded 2024-25 season. Hunters took 149,868 deer –…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: News and observations for Kentuckians enjoying the outdoors this fall
• Mast is an important food source for squirrels, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, black bear and several species of non-game…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Hunting season news and observations with autumn set to begin Sept. 22
Autumn officially begins in nine days on September 22. Many hunting seasons have opened, or will be in upcoming weeks….
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife quota hunt application period open through September 30
Kentucky’s fall hunting seasons offers expanded opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy their favorite activities. The Kentucky Department of Fish…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Previewing more than a dozen game hunting seasons opening this fall
Every year, millions of people throughout the country go hunting. They’re in search of locally sourced, healthy meat. During the…
KDFWR warning Kentuckians to take precautions to avoid tick bites, infections as weather warms
As temperatures rise and the days get longer, people are spending more time hunting, fishing, hiking and enjoying the outdoors….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A preview of Kentucky’s 2024 spring wild turkey season beginning April 13
Kentucky’s 2024 spring turkey season opens in two weeks. Opening day varies from year to year because Kentucky’s 23-day spring…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cumberland River basin a haven for hunters, anglers and wildlife enthusiasts
Editor’s Note: This is part one of the sixth article in an occasional series profiling the river basins of Kentucky….
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,…