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Give baby critters, birds a break by leaving them alone
These are the days of when baby animals and birds are out there in force, facing the world on shaky little legs, taking their chances with hostile natural forces, predators and those dreaded helpfu...
Jun 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Deer, the next generation
The forecast? Clear to partly cloudy with a sprinkling of new deer. The past few and next several days are the peak of the whitetail fawning season. It’s not exactly raining deer out there, but ...
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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FLW Tour anglers about to take Kentucky, Barkley lakes’ bass to task
By STEVE VANTREESE The bass of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley are in for a workout over the next week with the pro-am tournament competition of the FLW Tour. With many of the nation’s top ang...
Jun 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Only parts of area reporting cicada swarm
The buzz out there has been spotty Many residents of the region have missed the periodical cicada performances this year, but apparently some significant serenades have been under way in part...
Jun 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The green tree frog, like other amphibian species, can make more racket than its small size would suggest. STEVE VANTREESE
Summery soundtrack nears
Frog and toad songs, however confusing, are sounds of the season As spring conditions morph into those of summer, an increasing number of species join a nocturnal chorus. Summery nights have their ...
May 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Drake DeFreitas, 6, of Boaz, accompanied by his dad, Brett DeFreitas, recently took this ocellated gobbler in Mexico toward his goal of a world slam of six wild turkey species.
Tuesday meeting to hash out ways to counter Asian carp swarm
By STEVE VANTREESE Fishermen and anyone else concerned with the impact of Asian carp on public waters are invited to a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Gilbertsville’s Kentucky Dam Village Conventio...
May 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Submitted photo While post-spawn crappie fishing generally has been slow on Kentucky Lake during recent high water elevations, Nathan Long of Paducah took this overgrown black crappie while fishing with Kick'n Bass Guide Serivce. The crappie weighed in a 3.68 pounds and measured 17.75 inches in length.
Bullfrogs back in season; spring squirrel hunts begin; LBL reopens
By STEVE VANTREESE One might suppose that frog hunting is the only pursuit in which the game might croak before the hunter dispatches it. Whatever, the official Kentucky season for taking bul...
May 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sun files A rat snake may look pretty formidable, but it is really more helpful than dangerous. High water has driven many snakes from their normal habitats into areas they normally don't slither into.
Flooding exodus has some slither to it
By STEVE VANTREESE outdoors@paducahsun.com While pride may goeth before a fall, numerous people recently have found that snakes goeth before rising water. One of the consequences of the re...
May 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lakes offer plenty of watercraft options for the boatless
Nothing beats getting on a lake and tailing behind a speedboat on a pair of skiis or a tube. Speed not your thing? Maybe you’d rather cruise the shores of the lake on a pontoon, a little slower ...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Extended squirrel season coincides with spring population bulge
By STEVE VANTREESE Kentucky’s spring squirrel season starts earlier this year with an expansion to four full weeks of hunting. It starts May 21 and runs through June 17. A 28-day season has b...
May 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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