Articles filed under Outdoors
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Jackson: Heated insoles make winter seem shorterNov 19, 2014 9:04 am - I seriously hate to admit this, but as much as I used to embrace winter in all its glory and take advantage of all the fishing opportunities it afforded me, I now count ...
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Fort McCoy urges hunters to watch out for ordnanceNov 18, 2014 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Officials at Fort McCoy are warning deer hunters to watch out for unexploded ordnance when the gun season begins later this month. Range officers say hun...
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Daily Herald column rekindles long-lost friendship; now they're marriedNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Their story begins decades before that day in 2007 when Helen Root happened upon a Daily Herald column about 80-year-old bicyclist Rennie Ballagh and his recovery from a...
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Forest rec trails not quite readyNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - RHINELANDER, Wis. - Outdoor enthusiasts may be ready to hit the recreational trails in northern Wisconsin after all the snow this week. But, managers at the Chequamegon...
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Finesse never falls out of fashionNov 12, 2014 9:04 am - I recently shared a late-season walleye catching experience on the upper Fox River. What I didn't tell you was that I also was prepared to go to a technique greatly favo...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Kick off the holiday season in Crystal Lake, escape into an underwater world in Schaumburg or journey to Oz in Lincolnshire. These are just a few of the options this wee...
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Jackson: A watery day to remember in the woodsNov 05, 2014 9:00 am - It was a day to behold, an almost clear-blue sky and a decent October temperature. Toss in a few splashes of orange and red and once again the palette of autumnal life w...
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Wallenda supported, Spider-Dan nearly killedNov 02, 2014 6:00 am - When daredevil Nik Wallenda steps onto a tightrope high above Chicago tonight for a live TV broadcast expected to be seen by millions, the city will do everything possib...
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In Illinois, it's always time to go fishingOct 29, 2014 10:05 am - Apparently there are two serious schools of thought regarding open-all-year and closed-season angling. Personally, I like the open-all-year version in Illinois because ...
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Jackson: Mostly solitary success on a newly discovered streamOct 22, 2014 10:04 am - It was another one of those days of aimless wandering equipped with daydreams and fishing gear along with my trusty chest waders. I suspected this little treasure that I...