Articles filed under Outdoors
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Outdoors notes for Feb. 7Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A Tennessee attorney has pleaded guilty to illegally killing and transporting white-tailed deer, a misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act, and been fined $7,500 by a fed...
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Fly fishing can provide those precious momentsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The old rental boat gently nudged the shoreline, and I that's when I began to wonder what Irv had in mind. My young brain didn't get the fact my father was going to sho...
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Outdoor notes for Jan. 31Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - I've spoken with a dozen or so local anglers this week as the temperature rose and teased us into thinking we would have a rapid thaw on our presently frozen lakes. I su...
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Outdoors notesJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - I recognize that our long winters here in the rust belt can sometimes be frustrating for those of us who love to fish, but when soft-water season rolls around, we have s...
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Never too late to acquire a new bag of tricksJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - We sat across from each other at an old kitchen table, deep in the northern Manitoba bush, discussing the meaning of life. I listened carefully to the words coming from ...
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Tampa Bay area welcomes anglersJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Atkins reared back and set the hook. Up came a scrappy black drum that went right into a bucket. Nearby, angler Paul Wasco had his eyes glued to...
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Outdoors notesJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - In my book, angling surveys are something akin to television viewer surveys. In my opinion, the fishing surveys just don't seem to be highly accurate, especially when it...
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The walleye is angling's strongest magnetJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - My cousin Len refuses to try something different for his annual vacation. For decades, he's pointed his vehicle northward, heading for the same northern Minnesota fishin...
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If it's action you desire, get out the toolsJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - My wife looked at me as if I was completely nuts. I asked her for a bunch of old spoons we no longer used. I was going to make a new supply of fishing spoons to use for ...
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Some family treasures just can't be discardedDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - End-of-the-year rituals drive me nuts. "Call a trash hauler," my wife commanded, "and get a dumpster dropped on our driveway." I countered by telling her I would clean t...