KDFWR will pay Kentucky farmers up to $10,000 for use of harvested fields for public dove hunting
Farmers can now earn up to $10,000 for leasing their harvested fields for public dove hunting. The Kentucky Department of…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Officials optimistic as Sept. 4 opening of 2021-22 Ky. deer season approaches
Kentucky’s 2021-22 white-tailed deer season opens with archery hunting on September 4 and state wildlife officials are optimistic. “I expect…
Test drive a fishing license on Kentucky waterways during state’s free fishing weekend June 5-6
Try your hand at fishing in Kentucky at no charge June 5-6 during free fishing weekend. With summer nearly here,…
KDFWR reminding Kyians to avoid contact with young wildlife as they venture outdoors
As more people venture outdoors with the onset of warmer weather, encounters with newborn animals are likely to occur. Though…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: State record fish lists, angler awards programs recognize noteworthy catches
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) recognizes noteworthy catches of fish taken from the state’s farm ponds,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Barren River Lake offers excellent crappie and catfish populations
Editor’s Note: This is the 19th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Barren River Lake is about…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Fish attractor program creating hotspots of activity for Kentucky’s anglers
Fishery crews of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR), often working with conservation partners, have been placing…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: With Ky’s spring wild turkey season fast approaching, the time to prepare is now
With Kentucky’s 2021 spring wild turkey season opening in two weeks, hunters are likely to harvest about as many turkeys…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Often overlooked by anglers, Lake Malone offers excellent largemouth bass fishing
This is the 15th article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Lake Malone is 18 miles north of…
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…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky Anglers gearing up as March marks unofficial start of fishing season
Although fishing is year-round in Kentucky with no closed seasons, March 1, the beginning of the new license year, has…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s 2020-2021 deer season results in fifth-highest harvest on record
The coronavirus pandemic had little if any impact on Kentucky’s 2020-2021 white-tailed deer season as hunters checked in 141,630 deer,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Greenbo Lake may be small, but it carries a big reputation among Ky. anglers
This is the tenth article in an ongoing series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Greenbo Lake is 113 miles east of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Fall and winter are ideal times for brown trout fishing in Kentucky waters
The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a European species that has been widely introduced. In April 1884, the U.S. Fish…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: One of Ky’s oldest reservoirs, Dale Hollow offers good fishing, exceptional scenery
Dale Hollow Lake is one of Kentucky’s oldest major reservoirs. Construction began in 1942 but the project was not fully…
Deer-related accidents increase in Kentucky during fall; motorists should be on alert in November
The arrival of autumn signifies the approaching end of another year as nature prepares for winter dormancy. However, with beautiful…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Buckhorn Lake offers beautiful mountain scenery and muskie hideaway
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth article is a series about Kentucky’s major reservoirs. Buckhorn Lake is in Perry and…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Cave Run Lake is Kentucky’s top destination for Muskellunge fishing
Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series about Kentucky’s major resevoirs Cave Run Lake, Kentucky’s top muskie…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The striped bass is now present in Kentucky’s lakes, tailwaters and rivers
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a sleek, powerful fish with firm, white flesh, has long been regarded as one of…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The return of Kentucky’s native river-run, southern strain of Walleye
The Walleye is native to Kentucky. The so-called river-run, southern strain of Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)` once inhabited the Ohio River,…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: The yellow bass is a small, underappreciated species, but makes a tasty meal
This underappreciated native fish species is usually an incidental bycatch, most often taken by crappie anglers casting or drifting small…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Saugeye fishery has blossomed in Ky., providing a bonanza for anglers
What started out as experimental stockings in 2013 has blossomed into a bonafide fishery management success story for the Kentucky…