Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Spring wild turkey season opens in April; officials expect strong 2024 harvest
Spring is coming, and we’re all picturing it: trekking under budding trees, brushing past blooming daffodils, eyes and ears on…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: February’s longer days, occasional warm fronts, revive hope for anglers
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield Not long ago, wind chills bottomed out at 15 degrees below zero. After this arctic…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Trout fishing in the Cumberland tailwaters remains hot during winter
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield While winter slows down most fishing in Kentucky, trout angling remains hot in the tailwater…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Holiday shopping suggestions for outdoor enthusiasts from KDFWR
By Ciara Knisely Kentucky Afield No matter what your age or circumstance, no one can deny that receiving a thoughtful…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Live bait may be the key to success when late-season fishing
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield Live bait isn’t just a technique for beginners. A fluttering minnow or chunk of nightcrawler…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Farm ponds are an often overlooked option for fall bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Kentucky Afield An aerial view of Kentucky will show many circular pods of water scattered across the…
KY Electric Cooperatives names former Kentucky Afield host Tim Farmer Distinguished Rural Kyian
Kentucky Electric Cooperatives recognized outdoorsman and television host Tim Farmer as its 2023 Distinguished Rural Kentuckian during the co-op association’s…
Spring turkey season returns with youth-only weekend April 1-2; general hunting opens April 15
Unlike the American woodcock’s skyrocketing flight or the mating dance of sandhill cranes, wild turkeys communicate through different vocalizations during…
Monarch butterfly tagged as part of research project in Kentucky found 1,600 miles away in Mexico
A monarch butterfly tagged in Kentucky as part of a research project last October was found 1,600 miles and months…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The swimbait is a big bass lure especially effective during the spawn
When floodwaters recede, and lake levels return to seasonal normals, it will be the best time of the year to…
State Fair coming up; check out informative, fun Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources area
Take a selfie with a bear at the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Bear Wise Exhibit. See some critters. Meet…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: June has been soggy, but here are two good options for summer fishing
By Lee McClellan Although this June so far is wet and soggy, the long-range weather forecast calls for a return…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Springtime is the right time to fish for striped bass at Lake Cumberland
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The higher angle of the sun during the day brings warm breezes as we…
Deer hunters, check the updated version of the Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Guide for changes
By Kevin Kelly Fish and Wildlife Many deer hunters rejoiced recently over a break in a weather pattern that had…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Time to scout and develop a game plan as spring turkey season approaches
By Kevin Kelly Special to KyForward The landscape awakens almost spontaneously from its winter slumber. Winter flocks break up into…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: What is old becomes new again — swimbaits will fool that trophy fish
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the sixth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles detailing…
Outdoorsman Chad Miles named new host of popular KET Kentucky Afield television program
Chad Miles, a 41-year-old Mount Washington native, is the new host of the Emmy Award-winning “Kentucky Afield” television show, a…
Kentucky by Heart: Tim Farmer, state’s ‘premiere outdoorsman,’ a testimony to overcoming adversity
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Restored, he returns with a rush, our wood-wise son. With him comes The vital fragrance…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: With Farmer as host, KET program always kept focus on everyday folks
By Dave Baker Special to NKyTribune Twenty years ago, viewers of Kentucky Afield tuned their televisions to a most unusual…
Tim Farmer: Popular television host announces he is leaving KET’s Kentucky Afield program
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Popular outdoorsman, farmer, cooking enthusiast and musician Tim Farmer took to Facebook this week…