Articles filed under Outdoors
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Downstate men charged with poaching ducksApr 30, 2014 10:04 am - Despite all the talk about the Illinois Department of Natural Resources enforcement staff being shackled by tough budgetary goings-on, officers were right on with a rece...
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New boathouse opens near Busse ReservoirApr 26, 2014 8:00 am - A new 2,050-square-foot boathouse has opened along the banks of the Busse Reservoir, a centralized location within the Ned Brown Forest Preserve near Elk Grove Village w...
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Kane County forest commissioners might expand deer huntingApr 25, 2014 1:00 am - The first full deer hunting season in Kane County's forest preserves was so successful commissioners might expand the program into even more woodlands this fall. Forest ...
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Guides can be great, but not all are created equalApr 16, 2014 10:05 am - Just because an individual assigns the title "fishing and hunting guide" to a name isn't always a sure-fire sign all is hunky-dory. The late photo guru Mike Seeling and ...
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A sudden chill in the hot spring fishingApr 16, 2014 10:04 am - After all the encouragement I've been handing out about spring fishing on our area lakes, Mother Nature showed us who is the ultimate boss. The Fox Chain was fast on its...
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Wisconsin DNR stocking 316,000 trout statewideApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is working to stock 316,000 trout across the state ahead of inland fishing season opener next month. More t...
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So, here's the story: Every fishing trip is an adventureApr 09, 2014 10:04 am - Under the best of conditions, a fishing expedition always generates tales of adventure as well as hardship. So tuck the notion that fishing is nothing more than a story...
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Some early surprises from the Chicago RiverApr 02, 2014 5:04 am - It pays to keep a rod and reel with a small box of tiny jigs and plastic lures in the back of my truck. One never knows when opportunity knocks. It was as good a time as...
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Trout fishing opens Saturday in Cook CountyMar 31, 2014 11:00 pm - The trout fishing season in the Forest Preserves of Cook County starts at dawn Saturday, April 5. Catchable-sized rainbow trout (one-half to three-fourths pounds average...
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Protect yourself in the great outdoorsMar 26, 2014 10:04 am - It took quite a long time but I finally woke up and "smelled the coffee," as my late parents would frequently say while lecturing me. You see, I always believed I was im...