Art Lander’s Outdoors: The good times are long over, but memories remain from beloved first pickup truck
Author’s Note: I recently found this column I wrote 23 years ago, dated Feb. 6, 1994. I hope readers can…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Use the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife website to find a great place to fish
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Two employees of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources recently used the…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Experimental stocking of fast-growing saugeye offers anglers another option
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune With every passing season, anglers are building their knowledge base about how to catch…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: From film to digital, remote cameras have been used by hunters for ages
This is part one of a two-part series on the evolution of remote cameras from the film era to today’s…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Like the summer temps, Lake Cumberland striped bass are heating up
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Few things in the outdoors in Kentucky can top being on Lake Cumberland at…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Raccoons in the attic? Nuisance wildlife no laughing matter for people, pets
Kentucky is blessed with a diversity of wildlife – some 74 species of mammals, 380 species of birds, and 112…
Quick action by state conservation officers save life of volunteer at Northern Kentucky sporting event
Fast action by conservation officers with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources saved the life of a volunteer…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: A few tips on how to choose the best kayak for flat water fishing
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune A car, truck or sport utility vehicle with a couple of kayaks on the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Early Kentucky’s era of exploitation awakened conservation movement
This second article in a two-part series, in honor of Kentucky’s 225th anniversary of statehood, focuses on the 150 years…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Newly published plan to bring back ruffed grouse comes into focus
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune A newly published plan developed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: State’s 225th anniversary recalls Kentucky’s early bountiful resources, native peoples
First of two-part series, in honor of Kentucky’s 225th anniversary of statehood, explores the flora and fauna of early Kentucky,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Fun the key to encourage your young angler’s growing interest this summer
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune If free fishing weekend was a home run with your kiddos, you might be…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Here are two excellent options for combating early summer fishing blues
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the ninth and final installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: It’s a dangerous world out there, but wildlife finds a way to survive and thrive
A Cooper’s hawk snatches a young squirrel from the side of a tree, a red fox finds a nest of…
Numerous special events across the state highlight annual Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will celebrate Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4. Free Fishing Weekend, an annual…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Despite challenges, state hunters posted productive spring turkey season
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Turkey hunters in Kentucky encountered wind, rain and wild temperature swings this past spring…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Of all the Asian exotic threats to woodlands, chestnut blight stands out as worst
Anglers bemoan the scourge of Asian carp — silver and bighead carp — fouling our rivers and lakes at the…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Memorial Day is the official kick-off for the state’s summer boating season
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s lakes and streams are bound to be crowded with anglers, paddlers and pleasure…
Keep the Wild in Wildlife: Residents urged to work together to prevent problems with bears
John Hast has a word of advice for anyone tempted to throw doughnuts or food scraps to a bear: Don’t….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: By the numbers — here’s a closer look at fish and wildlife facts in Kentucky
Here’s some fish and wildlife facts by the numbers: *4 Hunters took fewer than 100 wild turkeys in 4 of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Two good state resort parks for early summer largemouth bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the eighth installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Late spring great time of year to take the kids fishing for some bluegill
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune (This is the seventh installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…