Articles filed under Outdoors
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Big outdoor show goes for ‘wow factor’Jan 22, 2011 11:00 pm - In the doldrums of winter, the huge outdoor show coming this week to Rosemont — filled with fishing rods, boats, even a lake and log cabins — is a welcome reminder of wa...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Not every angler in this state has a desire to chase muskies. In fact, muskie hunters can be considered a minority faction while the majority of other fishermen fall in...
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Bowhunter bags big buckJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - Put aside your football allegiances for a moment and admire a new bowhunting standard. A whitetail deer killed in November by bowhunter Brian Inda of Wautoma, Wis., is o...
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Another record year for Yellowstone National ParkJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Aside from shoveling snow and keeping one's nose from dripping, this is the time of year to dream about favorite retreats and future trips. I have been to Yellowstone N...
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The reel story of updating an angling classicJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - I suspect some of you used a Pflueger casting reel when you started out. That's how it was for me because my father let me practice casting with his Supreme. And then he...
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For big fish, it can pay to think smallJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - There's been an ongoing debate this winter that seems to occur every time a group of die-hard anglers get together. For over 40 years, I have maintained that many fisher...
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Harper hosting Muskie ShowJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - The 16th annual Chicago Muskie Show will take place Friday, Jan. 14, to Sunday, Jan. 16, at Harper College, Roselle and Algonquin roads, in Palatine. In addition to an e...
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Senseless vandalism at fish hatchery stationDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Outdoors notes and fishing update
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The perfect setting for an old-style holiday traditionDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - CRIVITZ, Wis. — And so it was, Christmas amongst the spruce and pines, with a fresh blanket of snow to remind me of how it was when I was a carefree kid. The borrowed sn...
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Mid-winter blues are a crying shameDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Caller ID indicated my friend A.J. Paul was on the line. He occasionally calls during the week to discuss what guests will be on my Sunday morning outdoor radio talk sho...