Art Lander’s Outdoors: Wildlife held for use in public trust, managed for benefit of all citizens
In our free society, wildlife is held in trust for public use. This philosophy is called the North American model…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: It’s prime time to catch stream smallmouth bass on topwater lures
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Shorter days and yellowing leaves are about the only ways you can tell it…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Chronic wasting disease monitoring continues; now in five bordering states
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has not been found in free-ranging deer or elk in Kentucky, but the fatal, neurological disease…
Mike Denham: Outdoor activities have become major driver of state’s economy with $6 billion impact
For hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians and out-of-state visitors, there is no place quite like the commonwealth when it comes…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: With autumn around the corner, it’s time to fall for trout all over again
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Anglers treasure the fall months in Kentucky. The shortening periods of daylight and the…
Perryville Battlefield returns to native grass in an effort to restore wildlife
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, which will host thousands of Civil War re-enactors and guests Oct. 8-9 as part of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Proper shotgun fundamentals critical to wingshooting success
By Lee McClellan Special to KyForward A dove comes into your section of the field on opening day. You crouch…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Global trade has wreaked havoc on the flora and fauna of North America
Globalism, and the resulting trade with nations in Europe and Asia, has wreaked havoc on the flora and fauna of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: September is time for hunters to file quota hunt applications
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune As the carefree days of summer give way to the first days of September,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: All signs indicate another record deer season for hunters in 2016-17
With Kentucky’s 2016-17 deer season set to open this weekend, with the start of archery hunting on Saturday, Sept. 3,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Follow these four tips and you’ll bag more doves this coming season
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The heavy dew that soaks your shoes in the early morning is often accompanied…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: How to practice quality deer management on your hunting property
In the perfect season, a deer hunter would be more successful at harvesting deer, the deer on the property being…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: State officials anticipate another record deer season in 2016-17
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Many archery hunters in Kentucky will spend the last long weekend of summer getting…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky native southern flying squirrel seldom seen in woods
Have you seen a flying squirrel? Not Rocky the Flying Squirrel, the jet propelled star of the 1959-1964 animated television…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Mentor-youth dove hunts offer great opportunity, sign ups begin Aug. 8
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The excitement of an opening day dove hunt when you are young spawns a…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Time to begin final preparations for the opening of archery deer season
Kentucky’s archery season for deer opens one month from today, on Sept. 3, 2016. Now is the time for landowners…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: In the midst of the summer heat, fall hunting seasons not that far off
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Fall doesn’t officially start for another two months but in one respect it’s already…
Fish and Wildlife sets public meeting on grouse plan; beginning float fishing classes offered
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host three public meetings to gather comments from people interested in…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Vultures can be nuisance on the highway, predator of newborn calves
Kentuckians have a conflicted relationship with vultures. While they clean up the carcasses of dead animals, they are something of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Some changes for the upcoming early migratory bird seasons
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Although Kentucky is baking in the hottest temperatures of the year, hunters will be…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Harvest of eastern red cedar a must for long-term woodlands management
Drive down most any rural road in Central Kentucky, especially in the hilly counties surrounding the Bluegrass Region, and you’ll…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Top-water lures during low light periods break the mid-summer doldrums
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune An old saying among bass anglers declares they would rather catch one bass on…