Outdoor News
Don’t feed bears
By Art Lander Jr. FRANKFORT, Ky. – When black bears emerge from their dens in eastern Kentucky, they have food and companionship on their minds. “They haven’t eaten in three to four months,” said Steven […]
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Hunting
Perfect timing for turkey season
By Art Lander Jr FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky’s spring wild turkey season has been so successful the past 15 years in part because of the timing of opening day. “I think we’ve accomplished our goal […]
Fishing Reports
Eastern Kentucky Fishing Report
This fishing report was compiled for April 18-22, 2012 Cave Run Lake: The water level is stable at two feet above winter pool. Surface temperature is 61 to 66 degrees. While the Cave Run report […]
Outdoor News
The Line Connection and what you should know
By Chris Erwin The fish are biting, and spring has sprung! This year it has been fast and furious. While we are usually just beginning to see the leaves starting to bud out now, this […]
Outdoor News
Spring the best time for trophy largemouth bass
By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – It’s the mouth that gets you. You hook a huge largemouth bass and all you can see is a giant, angry shaking mouth. The size of the mouth lets […]
Outdoor News
Friends of Greenbo State Park looking for members
By Chris Erwin If you haven’t heard of this group, it wouldn’t be too surprising since the group is relatively new. Cary Lyle, manager of Greenbo State Park, has asked me to let you know […]
Outdoor News
March Fishing Madness Survey finds Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) program
By Art Lander FRANKFORT, Ky. – A recent survey conducted at eight Fishing in Neighborhoods (FINs) lakes across Kentucky found the program both popular and helpful in recruiting new anglers. “Feedback has been positive,” said […]
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Conservation officer’s own loss motivates his assistance to tornado victims
By Dave Baker FRANKFORT, Ky. – Patrick Younts knows what it’s like to be left homeless by a disaster. So when the 5-year conservation officer for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources learned […]
Outdoor News
March Fishing Madness White bass run just around the corner
By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – Looking back at old photos from the 1950s and 1960s in Happy Hunting Ground magazine, the precursor of Kentucky Afield magazine, you see anglers wading in the Dix River […]
Outdoor News
Sauger readily bite in the cold water of late winter and early spring
By Lee McClellan FRANKFORT, Ky. – Water temperatures in Kentucky rivers hovering in the high 30s to low 40s do not inspire confidence that it is a great time to go fishing. However, for Kentucky […]