Mike Jackson
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Massachusetts man surives bobcat attack in garageJan 09, 2013 11:31 am - Both suburban as well as Chicago residents have experienced the rise in the population of coyotes. Pet dogs and cats have reportedly been snatched from homeowner’s ...
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‘Poor man’s lobster’ makes for a rich family traditionJan 09, 2013 10:04 am - BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. — Deer and duck hunters have their own rituals that have been observed and passed along through the ages. Ice fishermen are no different. And...
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Man attacked by coyotes in Washington stateJan 02, 2013 7:31 pm - I know some of you in the suburbs have had encounters with coyotes. Some dogs had been snatched from back patios and decks, while most of the confrontations have been wi...
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Satisfying close-to-home trips are always in the budgetJan 02, 2013 10:04 am - Even though I have been to the wilds of Alaska, the Arctic, Manitoba and many other Canadian provinces, I still have closer-to-home angling opportunities to quench my th...
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Outdoor notes: ice not ready for fishingDec 26, 2012 12:31 pm - Here’s a quick glance at the fishing outlook: Lake Michigan: Tally ho for Wisconsin brown trout. Where there’s open water in southern Wisconsin harbors you’ll find this ...
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For fishing, light lines still the way to goDec 26, 2012 10:00 am - Several years ago one of this country's greatest salesman and hucksters, B.A.S.S. founder and angler Ray Scott, invited me to his place in Alabama. He wanted to demonstr...
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A wish list that’s getting harder to satisfyDec 19, 2012 10:04 am - There are rules that prohibit me from soliciting gifts from readers and listeners of my outdoors radio talk show. But I am not bound by any edicts concerning my communic...
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Federal judge overturns night deer hunt rulingDec 19, 2012 8:31 am - My inner voice is doing its negative forecasting again. I get word from The Associated Press and Outdoorhub.com that some Native American tribes are involved in another ...
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Chicagoland Canoe’s Frese was truly specialDec 12, 2012 7:31 pm - Another bright star in the outdoor world has taken his canoe and paddled into the sunset. Ralph Frese, the 86-year-old founder and spearhead of the Chicagoland Canoe Bas...
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South Florida grapples with a slithery problemDec 12, 2012 10:04 am - I suspect some of you may head to south Florida to escape the normally bone-chilling temperatures and thigh-high snow in the area. Well, that’s how it used to be here w...