Mike Jackson
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Plenty of mileage left in the boat-towing debateSep 05, 2012 8:31 pm - Outdoor scribe and longtime friend of the outdoors Frank Sargeant penned this piece the other day. I thought it was appropriate to bring you some excerpts. “The recent a...
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Fishing’s greatest reward: A shared memorySep 05, 2012 11:04 am - I am a moody and very judgmental chap. I’m qualifying the following column because there are only two television fishing shows I’ll watch on any given day. I enjoy both ...
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Helpful terminology for the fishing soulAug 29, 2012 4:04 pm - I enjoy most of the email I receive every week. Notice that I said “most,” which acknowledges a couple cookies who have laid claim to the muskie population on the north...
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Ease your burden, and point the vehicle NorthAug 29, 2012 11:04 am - STEPHENSON, Wis. — It’s like being in northern Canada, only it’s much closer and overall less expensive. Even with high the price of gasoline, it is somehow easier for m...
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Topwater fishing fun never goes out of fashionAug 22, 2012 11:04 am - When the water exploded, it felt as if every nerve ending in my body received an electric shock. The big bass took the lure and headed for parts unknown. I regained my ...
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Big trouble in the EvergladesAug 15, 2012 11:17 am - Thank goodness we don’t have the tropical climate of south Florida. There have been times I have been contacted to come to someone’s pond or creek to help identify some ...
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The welcome mat is still there in CrivitzAug 15, 2012 11:04 am - CRIVITZ, Wis. — After decades of ignoring this wonderful territory, it was very comforting to realize that not everything in my world has changed. There are numerous res...
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Plenty of interest in Wisconsin’s wolf seasonAug 08, 2012 8:31 pm - In the first week of sales, the Wisconsin DNR received 4,726 applications for its inaugural wolf hunting and trapping season, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 15 and run...
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A weighty thought: There are many ways to measure outdoors successAug 08, 2012 11:04 am - Not many other outdoor activity members can boast about how well they’ve played the game of big and heavy. The anglers and hunters who play dress-up and go out into the ...
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Summer continues to bear downAug 01, 2012 8:31 pm - If it’s not the major drought that has kept Illinois and the rest of the Midwest reeling from a lack of rainfall, the current dilemma of wildlife mixing poorly with huma...