Articles filed under Outdoors
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Sharing an outdoorsman’s perspective from the trenchesJul 18, 2012 1:55 pm - My warm-weather sleeping bag was ready to go up on the storage shelf, as was the pad that normally goes under the bag. The two-burner stove was cleaned and put in a box....
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Have you sampled Asian carp at Taste of Chicago?Jul 11, 2012 6:26 pm - I am interested to hear from any reader who went to the Taste of Chicago and “pigged out” on Asian carp samples. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) team...
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For anglers, this little worm a great catchJul 11, 2012 11:40 am - It takes some big bucks to push a fishing product across the counter into the hands of the angling consumer. The “madness” began many years ago when a European fisherman...
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Outdoors notes and area fishing updatesJul 05, 2012 11:45 am - I’m wondering what the thermometer read as the arguments unfolded in Utah. Following a 1½-hour, closed-door session between legislative leaders and Utah Gov. Gary Herber...
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Time for Illinois anglers to launch a revoltJul 05, 2012 11:43 am - I recently had a long meeting with a half-dozen concerned local fishermen. “Are you going to take a stand, or just sit back and write fluffy columns,” one guy asked in a...
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Variety is key to a healthy fishing fixationJun 27, 2012 11:04 am - Like a wild river sending water to misty oblivion, nearly all aspects of fishing joyfully course through my circulatory system. If you doubt me, come with me on my journ...
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Happy trails: A guide to trail etiquette in Kane CountyJun 24, 2012 6:06 am - Picture this: You’re walking on a lovely wooded trail in Elgin. Suddenly, a bicyclist appears out of nowhere and whizzes past you. You’re startled half to death. “Bicyc...
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Connecting our communities via trailsJun 21, 2012 10:53 am - Outside the office window, the Fox River flows. Bicyclists, walkers, in-line skaters and runners shadow the shoreline, flashing in the water’s reflection as they happily...
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There’s a good fishing hole at the end of Memory LaneJun 20, 2012 11:04 am - I’m glad I did it, and I am fairly certain there are others who have been down the same road I have traveled. There’s no need to snicker, nor any cause to judge me unfai...
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Mountain bikers booted from Fabyan Woods in new planJun 12, 2012 5:19 pm - Fabyan Woods took another step toward remaining a quiet, little-used part of nature Tuesday as task force members deleted a plan to include mountain biking trails in the...