Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Landowners honored for improving wildlife habitat
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune As it works to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife resources across the state,…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: With source of shad cut off, Elmer Davis Lake panfish will thrive again
With the source of gizzard shad finally shut off, biologists will at long last be able to restore one of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Gift ideas for the outdoors enthusiast include Kentucky Afield Calendar
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune One by one, the photographs appear on the display screen in the darkened Commission…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Anglers or hunters on your holiday list? Here are some shopping ideas
Is there an angler or hunter on your holiday shopping list? New gear is always an appreciated gift. Here’s some…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Reels exhibit spotlights important contribution to angling history
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Many anglers in Kentucky don’t realize our state’s rich contribution to fishing technology and…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Fish and Wildlife Department online survey improves state’s HIP data
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Kentucky is drawing national attention after dramatically improving the accuracy of harvest and participation…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Number of state hunting license holders up; Indiana hunting measure passes
The number of hunting license holders in Kentucky, and several states in the region, was up slightly in 2015, according…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Waterfowl season looks promising, but state needs some cold weather
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The moderate drought conditions across Kentucky brought baked, cracked yards, dust, fires and streams…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Golden eagles are winter visitors, a rare sight for state outdoor enthusiasts
Sightings of golden eagles have increased somewhat in recent years in Kentucky, but most outdoor enthusiasts have never seen one…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: All signs point to beginning of modern gun deer season
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Shredded bark on saplings, fresh scrapes along old logging trails and trail camera snapshots…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Proper care of deer in the field ensures good-tasting venison, quality mount
A forecast of unseasonably warm weather for the start of November, the month with the highest deer harvest in Kentucky,…
State testing deer for disease monitoring program after bovine tuberculosis found in Indiana
Kentucky is participating in a three-state effort to test white-tailed deer for the presence of bovine tuberculosis. While bovine tuberculosis…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Here are three excellent float trips to experience autumn colors
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The near drought conditions of the fall season seem to have lengthened the peak…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Youth movement likely behind strong archery growth in Kentucky and U.S.
Youth participation in archery is thought to be a major factor in the growth of target archery and bow hunting…
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department sets fall surplus, confiscated item auction for Oct. 31
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will conduct its fall auction of surplus and confiscated items Oct. 31…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Challenging conditions have affect on early returns from 2016-17 deer season
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Shirt-sleeve temperatures. Treetops buffeted by high winds. Acorns crunching underfoot. Without question, hunters faced…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: American mink, long-tailed weasel are small furbearers with big attitudes
They are seldom seen furbearers that roam Kentucky’s woods, fields and riverine environments. The American Mink and Long-tailed Weasel are…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Three state resort parks offer great fall fishing opportunities
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The dramatically cooler nights of the last few weeks are a blessing for anglers….
Art Lander’s Outdoors: It’s mid-October, so it must be time to talk about deer
This is such a great time of the year. Outdoor enthusiasts have so much to celebrate — brightly-colored autumn leaves,…
Fish and Wildlife Department restarts trophy bass program seeking donations for broodstock
Now that water temperatures are settling downward for the fall, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is resuming…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: LBL a recreational treasure; new book details area’s amphibians, reptiles
The Land Between the Lakes (LBL) is a true recreational treasure. The 171,280-acre national recreational area in western Kentucky and…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Ways to avoid pressure, create memories when taking a youth hunting
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Kentucky offers youth hunters an assortment of special seasons in the fall and winter…