Deer hunters, check the updated version of the Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Guide for changes
By Kevin Kelly Fish and Wildlife Many deer hunters rejoiced recently over a break in a weather pattern that had…
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Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Answering a few leftover questions from KET’s fall hunting call-in show
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Viewers of “Kentucky Afield” television picked up their phones and took to social media…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Arrival of Ky. Hunting Guide an encouraging sign for anxious fall hunters
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Fall can seem like an eternity away when the heat index soars into 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…
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…
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: 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…
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…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Now a common presence in state, coyotes coexist in the urban landscape
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune An expansion from its historic range in the interior plains brought the coyote to…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Elk quota hunt application deadline is rapidly approaching
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Twenty years ago this December, seven elk were released atop Potato Knob in Perry…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: The time has come! Here’s your spring wild turkey season preview
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Spring turkey hunting is slipping into position before daybreak and sitting still as the…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Angles stand excellent chance of catching a trophy muskellunge
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune (This is the third installment of the “Spring Fishing Fever” series of articles, detailing…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Make sure you get your new license so you can enjoy best fishing of year
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune The mild weather this winter has many thinking it will be an early spring…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Be prepared when that unexpected winter fishing opportunity arises
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Planning a fishing trip more than a couple days ahead of time can be…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Hunters log another top-five deer season; Pendleton County leads way
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune It’s often said these are the good old days for deer hunting in Kentucky,…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Get to know your new hunting rifle before you head out to the range
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune Lots of hunters receive a new rifle over the holidays or take advantage of…
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Closing out 2016 with a look ahead — the possibilities for new year
By Kevin Kelly Special to NKyTribune The end of the year is a time for reflecting on the past 12…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…