Articles filed under Outdoors
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Get your boat ready to floatApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are some tips for those of you getting your fishing boats ready to hit water. Check the wheel bearings on the trailer. Bearings usually have to be cleaned and greas...
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It's almost time once again for the annual crappie huntApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I have chased them all across Illinois, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Minnesota. I missed a chance last month in Mississippi to sample some of the real jum...
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Put lawmakers in a boat to see what they're missingMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Once everything greens up in this state, we will see a canvas of natural beauty. And if state lawmakers and our new governor would just pick up a few paint brushes, and ...
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Wait is over: spring angling has startedMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I didn't pay too much attention to the half-dozen robins flitting in and out of my back yard. Even though their voices stood out from the din of nearby vehicular traffi...
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The never-ending wait for spring is about overMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - After all these years, I still don't get it. I'm unable to pinpoint the exact reason why friends and some off-the-wall relatives have a need to call me and brag how goo...
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Anglers take note of LaSalle LakeMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - My choice for some hot, soft-water angling is LaSalle Lake, which opens to the public March 15. It's a man-made, 2,058-acre lake eight miles southeast of Marseilles. I ...
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Where there's water, there's a willMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - This wasn't a pleasure trip to the West Coast. In fact this was a very trying experience for me. My 95-year-old uncle appears to be on a nonstop,...
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The outdoors creates memories a youngster will always hold dearFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Howard and I held the canoe in place, while Jeff and his 11-year-old son Richard shoved off from the rocky shoreline. A half-dozen tiny, bite-a-chunk horrificus were din...
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Bright spots on local fishing sceneFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Area anglers are caught in what has often been described as a "twilight zone" as it pertains to warming trends and remaining ice conditions. But there are bright spots ...
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Born and bred to stick with itFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Mike P. is 70 years old, and he didn't waste any time selling his four-bedroom home in Schaumburg. He packed up and headed south to Clearwater, Fla., just so he can take...