MID-JULY STALKING conditions couldn't have been more ideal. The temperature was 90 degrees, the air was calm, and the sky was cloudless. Although the muggy conditions constantly fogged my shooting glasses, they also brought carp in great numbers to the water's surface to loaf in the intense sun.

I wasn't sure nylon staging twine tied to an arrow and wrapped around a coffee can bolted to my bow would be the most effective bowfishing outfit around, but it certainly was the cheapest.

A good hunting knife is one of the hunter's most important tools, It's just as important, or more so, than the firearm. A good hunting knife should allow the hunter to quickly and easily field dress game, but more importantly, the knife should also serve as a general cutting tool for any task that may arise during the hunt or in camp.

Almost from its conception three years ago, Traditions Golf Club was in trouble. But now owner Ken Heil is hoping that the private club in Boone County, Ky., is finally on solid ground. The club settled a lawsuit filed by Star Bank NA Kentucky Sept. 2, restructuring debt on loans of more than $3 million. With the settlement, Heil said, the club should be able to look forward.

It’s dark in here, very dark. We have descended only a short distance into Rat’s Nest Cave, so named for the long-tailed, odoriferous creatures that like to nest near the cave’s entrance. But it already feels like a different world. After edging forward on our backs, or at times on all fours like infants, along […]