Art Lander’s Outdoors: Bow fishing an excellent, fun way to keep archery skills sharp
What’s the ideal pre-season warmup for archery deer season? It might be a combination of target practice, and shooting fish….
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Five questions with new ruffed grouse and wild turkey coordinator Zak Danks
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Zak Danks was homesick and uncertain about what career path he wanted to pursue…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Globally invasive carp see populations growing in Kentucky
Around the world, the carp is both a reviled and revered species. Most anglers in Kentucky consider the common carp,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Proper handling helps fish thrive after summertime catch and release
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Summer is arguably the most popular time to fish as muggy, hot days push…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Don’t throw caution to the wind during busy Fourth of July boating weekend
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Millions of motorists soon will take to the nation’s roadways with plans of spending…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A guide to summer grilling and smoking chicken, venison, beef and pork
Summer was made for cooking outside over an open fire. For grilling and smoking, nothing beats a barrel-type grill with…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Three good stream floats for smallmouth bass
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune Fishing for many species slows in the daytime hours during the heat of summer,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: American paddlefish last surviving member of family in North America
This is the last of four articles on Kentucky’s ancient fish. The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is a member of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: June a month of transition for largemouth bass fishing
By Lee McClellan Special to NKyTribune The gorgeous weather combined with warming, but tolerable, temperatures make June one of the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Gar most abundant and widely distributed of Kentucky’s ancient fish
This is the third article in a series about Kentucky’s ancient fish. The gar family, Lepisostidae, dates back to the…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Experts agree it’s always best to leave young wildlife alone
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Recently, a photo of a wild bison calf standing in the back of an…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Ancient sturgeon on the comeback road in Kentucky
This is the second article in a series about Kentucky’s ancient fish The sturgeon family, Acipenseridae, dates back to the…
Fish and Wildlife Department sets special events to highlight Free Fishing Weekend June 4-5
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will celebrate Free Fishing Weekend June 4-5, when no license is required…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Declining amphibian population focus of new statewide study
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune A new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey and published this week offers…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Bony bowfin is a ‘living fossil,’ one of Kentucky’s remarkable ancient fish
This is the first of four articles on Kentucky’s ancient fish species. Future articles in the series will include gar,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Always ready for a fight, catfish readily available in state waters
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune (This is the ninth and final installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Freshwater drum a largely overlooked species in Kentucky’s rivers and streams
Sheephead, white perch, gasper goo. These are a few of the common names for the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), a…
Former Menifee County Sheriff Coffey appointed new law enforcement director for Fish and Wildlife
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Gregory K. Johnson announced Tuesday the appointment of retired Menifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey as…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: With weather conditions stablizing, state fishing approaching optimal level
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune (This is the seventh installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Kentucky hunters seeking to enter elk hunt quota facing April 30 deadline for applications
Hunters interested in entering this year’s elk hunt quota have until midnight (EST) on April 30 to buy applications. Hunters…
New man-made creek near Lake Cumberland so real even the fish can’t tell the difference
Trout anglers will soon be fishing in a man-made creek that looks so real the fish won’t even notice the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Good camping can be as simple as tossing your gear in your car and driving
There’s a lot to like about camping — it’s the great outdoors getaway. Especially in the spring and early summer,…