Articles filed under Outdoors
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Skip the jumping, and play it safe on Fox backwatersFeb 13, 2013 7:31 pm - I’ve been carefully looking at area lakes and ponds, making sure what I write here is accurate. There are some areas on the Fox River that seem to draw ice fishing fate-...
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Your most important piece of fishing tackle? The slip-floatFeb 13, 2013 10:04 am - Every year just prior to the start of the soft-water fishing season, I receive several e-mails about what my choice is for my favorite lure. I used to wrestle with that ...
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Modern muskie record weighs in at 58 poundsFeb 06, 2013 2:31 pm - The International Committee of the Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program (MDMWRP) has announced the acceptance of a recent muskellunge catch as its world record. T...
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There’s something for everyone when Petros teaches about fishingFeb 06, 2013 12:04 pm - Without hesitation, I am telling you that even though I appear boisterous, often outspoken and like to crack jokes, I admit to being somewhat of a reclusive person when ...
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Forest preserve opens new nature center in St. CharlesFeb 02, 2013 10:00 pm - The new Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes opens to the public Monday, Feb. 4. The welcome sign is up, and we hope you'll stop in. The Forest Preserve District of K...
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Winter X Games snowmobiler dies after Colo. crashJan 31, 2013 5:25 pm - DENVER — Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature and ready...
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Ice-fishing world mourns loss of guideJan 30, 2013 1:31 pm - The ice fishing world lost one of the best Saturday. Jim Hudson hit the ice like he does every winter day, in search of that next big fish. Jim had a knack for catching...
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No fishing, but lots of pier pressure on this tripJan 30, 2013 9:04 am - SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — I wasn’t planning to fish on this trip, and yet the water kept calling to me. I know I’m being contrite with that statement, but many of you know ...
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Annual Chicago Outdoor Sports Show in RosemontJan 24, 2013 9:30 am - The Chicago Outdoor Sports Show is under way at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, ending Sunday. In conjunction, the show is sharing the venue with the first Chi...
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New tick-borne illness discoveredJan 23, 2013 7:31 pm - A new tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium borrelia miyamotoi has been confirmed in patients in northeast U.S. states where Lyme disease is already endemic. “While...