Articles filed under Outdoors
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Be aware of the dangers when you prepare for winter outdoor recreationJan 10, 2024 5:12 pm - I’ve talked about ways to prevent falling through the ice, but there are other dastardly things that can befall you during winter outdoor recreation. You don’t want to be...
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Ken Abraham will be missed by many in the Outdoors communityJan 04, 2024 6:36 am - Now that 2023 has come to an end, it left with bad news for Northern Illinois fishermen. I was stunned to learn that my friend Ken Abraham has passed away. I’m not tryin...
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More fishermen are using canoes, kayaks, and there’s a show coming to townDec 13, 2023 10:24 pm - From the response I received, I’d guess that everybody is ready for the outdoor show season to begin. Thanks for your correspondence. I enjoyed reading all of it. I espec...
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There are good Outdoors shows to attend in January and February in the suburbsDec 10, 2023 6:52 am - I fondly recall the "good old days" of my youth when one of the highlights of my year was attending the huge outdoors show that was held annually at the International Am...
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A few simple tips for staying safe when going ice fishingDec 01, 2023 5:03 am - I hope that I didn't jinx our weather because I wrote about ice fishing last week. Not my fault! Winter weather is coming whether or not I write about it. Overnight lows...
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Don't procrastinate, now is the best time to get ready for ice fishing seasonNov 25, 2023 6:18 am - I don't want to bring on winter any faster than is necessary, but we need to think about ice fishing right now, even though we haven't seen first ice yet. Ice fishing is...
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Former Daily Herald Outdoors writer Mike Jackson dies at 79Nov 18, 2023 6:39 am - Buffalo Grove's Orrin Brand, better known to Daily Herald readers as Mike Jackson, passed away Wednesday at the age of 79. Brand was the Outdoors columnist for the Daily...
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Sarley: This is a great time of year to go fishing, no matter the weatherNov 17, 2023 5:54 am - One of the bonuses of being an Illinois resident who fishes is that there is no closed season for fishing. Unlike our neighboring states, we can fish 52 weeks a year. No...
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The Herb Franks I knew and what I'll miss about himNov 10, 2023 4:54 am - The recent passing of Marengo's Herb Franks was widely covered. I'm sure you've seen it, but there are a few things I'd like to mention. Herb was an extremely close frie...
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Sarley: Starting an Outdoors column, scratching something off my bucket listNov 03, 2023 6:38 am - It's not every day that a guy gets to scratch an item off his bucket list, but today is one of those rare days for me. I've always dreamed of writing a column for the Da...