Articles filed under Outdoors
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Encountering a raft of excitementJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - VAIL VALLEY, Colo - When it was all over, there was a look of complete contentment on my wife's face. In fact, as we munched on excellent BBQ pulled pork sandwiches whi...
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High water can be red-hotJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that the Fox Chain has reopened for boating, many businesses are breathing heavy sighs of relief. And yet some anglers still haven't realized the potential for some ...
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IDNR hopes to slow spread of fish-killing VHS diseaseJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced emergency regulations aimed at slowing the spread of fish-killing Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in Illino...
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Staking a claim to trout in Colorado's high countryJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - VAIL, Colorado - I whispered a very quiet "yes" when the first trout grabbed the beadhead prince nymph. A split second later I yelled 'Oh no!' when the fish spit the hoo...
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Still rowing after all these yearsJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Characters come to me in all shapes and sizes. And it just so happens that some of those people I've met over the last 40 years I have truly come to envy. I made the dec...
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Bluegills: A fish for all seasonsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - An ideal local fishing outing for me is finding and catching a quantity of large bluegills and crappies. At day's end, I am usually a happy camper. In countless columns ...
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Storms close three Wisconsin state parksJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The strong storms that delivered heavy rain and strong winds to much of southern Wisconsin have forced the closing of three state parks. Repairs are under way even as fu...
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Desert provides quite a show each nightJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CAREFREE, Ariz. -- In the early-morning or late-evening hours, if one sits quietly alongside one of the roads here, it's almost a safe bet that the wilderness will come ...
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Illinois Muskie Alliance deserves it dueJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent column I reported that Illinois' muskie program isn't getting much help in the way of financial aid from the state. The major credit for the continued succes...
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Bass-a-plenty coming out of Lake DelavanJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DELAVAN, Wis. -- I shouldn't have listened to Spence Petros after he told me to leave my tackle bag in my vehicle. I wanted a box of weedless frog baits with me because ...