Articles filed under Outdoors
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Wilderness is truly a generational giftSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - A piece of wooded land playing home to whitetail deer, black bear, wolves and other wilderness critters can never be valued by simply tossing out a figure of dollars and...
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Size matters in fishing, but so does the frying panAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Are you an eater or just a catcher? Is your mind fixated on the big fish just to satiate your reputation and manly way of life, or is your appetite giving you clues as ...
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Fishing reportAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - In some aspects it seems like the fall season is just about here, the main evidence being local and area angling is tremendous. Fox Chain: Without sounding like a to...
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Mike Jackson’s outdoors column: TV fishing worldAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - I had to prick my index finger, and swear I would never reveal his true age for fear of being sent off into exile. Of course, if one arm-wrestled with this chap, the unl...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoors: Heavy duty panfishingAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Many fly fishermen already know there are certain times when trout go absolutely nuts with their feeding frenzies, which in turn give the fly rodder some heavy duty acti...
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Outdoors notebook: Weekly fishing updateAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Here is this week's fishing update: Lake Michigan: We had to sit out July to satisfy the deal makers in the controversial Lake Michigan perch fishing issue. Now it a...
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Mike Jackson’s weekly fishing outlookAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - With cooler air temperatures now upon us in the area, I expect to see more fishermen out on the water. Local angling results have been outstanding again, with excellent...
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Mike Jackson on Bangs Lake's big bassAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - The old-timers who had fished this body of water 40 and 50 years ago will definitely believe this tale, because they saw similar results themselves. A friend called and...
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Investigate water life with Citizens for ConservationAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Registration is due Saturday, Aug. 13, for the Citizens for Conservation class “Up a Creek with CFC,” which will be from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. The event, a Leave N...
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Kane County wants hunters to help with deer cullingAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District officials are sending a message to local hunters that their kills can make next year’s state deer culling less emotional than this y...