Articles filed under Outdoors
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The familiar North Country spots are still well worth a visitOct 23, 2013 11:04 am - CRIVITZ, Wis. — For those among the many readers who were fortunate to have parents who would scrimp for getaway trips to the North Country, consider yourself lucky. I s...
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New 14-foot ‘sea serpent’ found in CaliforniaOct 19, 2013 3:05 pm - OCEANSIDE, Calif. — For the second time in less than a week, a `sea serpent’ attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach. This time the rare, snakelike oarfish wash...
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Eagle Scout candidate builds fish cribs for forest preserve lakesOct 18, 2013 5:03 pm - Fishermen who flocked to Axehead Lake in Park Ridge for the start of trout fishing season on Saturday, Oct. 19, found some new hot spots where the recently stocked fish ...
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Something special coming to Chicago Outdoor showOct 16, 2013 8:31 pm - The Daily Herald and I have put together a promotion designed to help break your annual bout of cabin fever. And it takes place on Jan. 22, 2014, the first night of the ...
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It’s a fall spectacular on the MenomoneeOct 16, 2013 11:04 am - Guide Bob Dekker and I couldn’t believe our eyes. Without exaggeration, the water in front of us exploded. I’d flipped a 6-inch chub minnow to a formation of shallow, un...
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Cook County preserves trout season begins Oct. 19Oct 10, 2013 4:38 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County fall trout fishing season starts at dawn Saturday, Oct. 19, but fishing will be banned next week in preparation for the day. Catchabl...
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Petzal logic: Respect is central to a successful huntOct 09, 2013 11:00 am - I am writing this column with some trepidation. And this necessary preface is to show you, dear readers, that I am not a heartless fool. Well, maybe a fool. Sometimes. ...
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Shutdown crimps region’s prized recreationOct 04, 2013 4:52 pm - For months, Steve O’Neal had set his sights on trolling southern Illinois’ Rend Lake for crappies, having never fished that water in any of the angling outings he enjoys...
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When it comes to fishing, ‘old’ often means ‘good’Oct 02, 2013 11:04 am - Artie and I sat on the dock in Diversey Harbor mentally taking inventory of all the boats while watching our slip floats bobbing in the murky water. We were in the middl...
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Low water creates fishing opportunities on FoxSep 25, 2013 11:04 am - I suspect some readers will disagree with me when I hit a raw nerve now and then when discusssing area fishing. I also suspect some readers have their own “secret spots”...