Articles filed under Outdoors
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Another change for Rosemont showMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - It appears that industry ramrod Keith Ogulnick will be riding range again when the National Marine Manufacturers Association kicks in to high gear as the owner of the 20...
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Patience, determination make for successful first tripMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike Jackson As the last trickle of coffee made its way downward into the waiting pot, I heard the familiar sounds of songbirds coming through the kitchen window. Eve...
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Bighead carp on most-wanted listMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - A release this week from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adds the bighead carp to species banned under the Lacey Act as injurious wildlife. An injurious wildlife lis...
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Turbulent times making travel ever tougherMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - My plans called for me meeting a friend in northern Wisconsin for the annual opening of the fishing season. This get-together was supposed to take place in May of this y...
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Outdoors notes with Mike JacksonMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - I never thought I would utter the words “good riddance” to the cold weather gear and the ice tent, but it has been a long and arduous spell of fighting off the cold, sno...
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Illinois trout fishing season to begin April 2Mar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois trout season will start April 2. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that this year's spring trout fishing seaso...
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New Wis. fishing, hunting licenses to go on saleMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's next round of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses are now for sale. Licenses for 2010-2011 will expire on March 31. The new year's annual...
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It’s almost time for anglers to get down to businessMar 08, 2011 11:00 pm - I figure maybe two weeks at the most before local anglers get to flex their muscles. Of course, I have been known to be wrong about these things. The fly in the ointment...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - It was one of those chilly, rainy days, and I decided to invest some time tying flies. In between concocting my own styles of streamside creatures, I moved between the ...
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Proposal pushes for catfish harvest limitsFeb 24, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — State officials say the fast-growing number of catfish taken has forced them to propose changing harvest rules to help protect public catfish resources. ...