Articles filed under Outdoors
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Topwater fishing fun never goes out of fashionAug 22, 2012 11:04 am - When the water exploded, it felt as if every nerve ending in my body received an electric shock. The big bass took the lure and headed for parts unknown. I regained my ...
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Big trouble in the EvergladesAug 15, 2012 11:17 am - Thank goodness we don’t have the tropical climate of south Florida. There have been times I have been contacted to come to someone’s pond or creek to help identify some ...
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The welcome mat is still there in CrivitzAug 15, 2012 11:04 am - CRIVITZ, Wis. — After decades of ignoring this wonderful territory, it was very comforting to realize that not everything in my world has changed. There are numerous res...
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Plenty of interest in Wisconsin’s wolf seasonAug 08, 2012 8:31 pm - In the first week of sales, the Wisconsin DNR received 4,726 applications for its inaugural wolf hunting and trapping season, which is scheduled to begin Oct. 15 and run...
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A weighty thought: There are many ways to measure outdoors successAug 08, 2012 11:04 am - Not many other outdoor activity members can boast about how well they’ve played the game of big and heavy. The anglers and hunters who play dress-up and go out into the ...
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Summer continues to bear downAug 01, 2012 8:31 pm - If it’s not the major drought that has kept Illinois and the rest of the Midwest reeling from a lack of rainfall, the current dilemma of wildlife mixing poorly with huma...
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Gear affordability crucial to fly fishermenAug 01, 2012 1:45 pm - I was treated to a very encouraging scenario the other day. My schedule was ultra-light so I decided to drive around the western and northwest suburbs looking for fly fi...
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Rock bass deserve more than a sneerJul 25, 2012 2:37 pm - It all began when I lived in Madison, Wis., but kept my fishing boat moored on Lake Geneva. I was a live bait aficionado most of the time, especially when I was chasing ...
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A cougar at large, a goat man and a bear in a mallJul 25, 2012 8:35 am - Editor’s note: You can click on the links in this report to see a photo of the mountain lion in Wisconsin, a video of a bear on the loose at a mall, an a man wearing a g...
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Outdoors notes: local fishing reportJul 18, 2012 2:35 pm - There has been a major muskie kill on North Spring Lake, near the Jake Wolff hatchery outside of Manito in central Illinois. I received several reports of jumbo muskie f...