Mike Jackson
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Outdoors notes: fishing updateNov 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Here we are once again, between the devil and the deep blue sea, so to speak. And it all has to do with an unusual weather pattern. The goofy weather conditions has area...
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A wild, traditional Thanksgiving remembranceNov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - The dining room in my Grandparent's apartment, as small as it was, seemed to always have room for one more soul. Us kids stuck together, since it was an all-boy continge...
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Illinois deer harvest down after first weekendNov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 66,501 deer during the opening weekend of the 2011 Illinois Firearm Deer season on Nov. 18-20, according to the Illi...
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Good luck charms and the international language of anglingNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Henri came to the states 20 years ago to broaden his kitchen experience. “I am one of an ever-growing group of French chefs who refuses to is believe the sun rises and ...
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5 charged in deer poaching investigationNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Law Enforcement has filed charges in Cook and Sangamon counties against five men from Illinois and Michigan after ...
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Here's one angler way ahead of the learning curveNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - As I walked up the driveway, I could see a lone figure on the shoreline in back of the house. It was a youngster with a casting rod in his hand. I stood there watching ...
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Coast Guard flies in to save duck huntersOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - And once again, another unnecessary crisis from Lake Erie, where some waterfowl hunters almost cashed it in. Four Lake Erie duck hunters were the target of a U.S. Coast ...
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When it comes to smallmouth bass, this year makes the gradeOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - I recently found myself with a few hours of free time, so I dug out my fishing journal so I could take stock of the good and bad moments on the water. This year rated an...
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Turns out he was lyin’ about the lionOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - I’m not quite sure the old adage that everyone at one time or another has their 15 minutes of fame — or in this case notoriety — is accurate. A 14-year-old deer hunter w...
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Time to quit fishing? Not yetOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Roger told me he's already put his fishing rods away for the year. He's also cleaned out his tackle box and is now going to do some maintenance work on his spinning and ...