Hunting
Stevens Gun & Pawn
By Chris Erwin Back in the 70s and early 80s I was all into trap and skeet shooting every Friday and Saturday night. I would pack up all my gear and head somewhere to kill […]
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Scouting for Whitetails: Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series “Scouting for Whitetails.” By Chris Erwin Last week, we talked about getting prepared by locating deer that is using the property you are hunting. […]
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Elk Success After Eight Year Wait
By Chris Erwin For the last eight years, Brent Jones faithfully bought his chance to hunt elk in Kentucky. Year after year he watched as others got their name drawn. It didn’t dilute his desire, […]
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Shannon Roberts Bags a Big Buck
By Chris Erwin While many of us struggle to get our spouse involved in our outdoor activities, it’s not a problem for Darren Roberts, of Catlettsburg. After introducing his wife to deer hunting, she professed […]
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Fall is Just Around the Corner
By Chris Erwin The foggy mornings and dying garden plants are the first sign that fall is just around the corner. Deer hunters will hit the woods looking for signs of deer beginning the rutting […]
Outdoor News
East Kentucky: Make it Your Fall Destination
By Chris Erwin It shouldn’t be long before the nights fall in the 50s and 60s. This will wake up the fishing, and reports will begin to improve as the water cools, pulling the overall […]
Outdoor News
Sportsmans Paradise Right in our Backyard
By Chris Erwin I once told my wife, while standing in a field watching my young Brittney spaniel lock up on quail with the wind in her face, “That’s about the most beautiful thing I […]
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Wearing a full-body harness is the first rule of treestand safety
Sept. 15, 2011 By Art Lander Jr. FRANKFORT, Ky. – A fall from a treestand is no laughing matter. The consequences can be life-changing, much worse than a sprained ankle or broken arm. Each season […]
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Squirrel season opens
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared in the Greater Ashland Beacon on Wed. Aug. 24, 2011. By Chris Erwin It’s hard to believe that fall is just around the corner. As the water begins to […]
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Dove season outlook promising for Sept. 1 opener
August 11, 2011 Author Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – I remember the thrill the first time my neighbor, Mr. Goff, let me go along with the older boys on an early season dove hunt in […]