Articles filed under Outdoors
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Time to get the fishing lines readyFeb 27, 2013 10:00 am - If it wasn't enough that the winds blew through the area with tornado-like force. It didn't matter when my feet did their own circus act and headed in their own directio...
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Salmon study lacks local focusFeb 20, 2013 1:00 pm - I keep wondering how the following information can help us find more salmon on Lake Michigan, especially when we don't have any streams for spawning fish? A new study re...
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Cabin fever got you down? Join the clubFeb 20, 2013 10:04 am - Every day I inch closer and closer to those magic moments when the air outside starts to smell sweeter and fresher than the biting slaps in the face from our unfriendly ...
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Bike overpass not Elk Grove’s job to doFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - Why is Elk Grove Village looking to spend our tax dollars to build a bicycle overpass at Route 53 and Higgins Road? This is under the sole jurisdiction and responsibilit...
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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...