Articles filed under Outdoors
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Deep thoughts on an appetizing springApr 04, 2012 8:31 pm - Wild mushrooms, slab crappie, and walleyes tossed in for good measure. With those wonderful elements about to fall into our laps, we know that spring is here. The only m...
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Time to slow down, and make every cast countApr 04, 2012 11:04 am - I have done my best holding my frustration in check regarding state lawmakers and the way Springfield plays games with state taxpayers. So last week I hit two ponds, and...
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‘Big’ trouble along the Buffalo RiverMar 29, 2012 8:31 pm - I wonder if Bigfoot would be upset if he discovered people were being charged money to join the hunt for him. The National Park Service cited and fined professional big ...
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Towing the party line on neighboring fishing opportunitiesMar 28, 2012 2:12 pm - There may be quite a few out there who have never experienced a party-line telephone service. In my household when I was a kid, we shared the phone line with two neighb...
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Forecast calls for a fine season on the waterMar 14, 2012 8:00 pm - When I was in New Orleans, I happened to stop by a tiny shop exhibiting Cajun and voodoo-like objects that were for sale. I figured I could invest a few bucks and purch...
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Time to spring into actionMar 13, 2012 8:31 pm - It’s being called an “angler’s spring” by many Chicago fishermen. Lake Michigan: Platoons of hungry shore fishermen claim they haven’t seen spring coho fishing this good...
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Record blue cat caught — and releasedMar 13, 2012 8:31 pm - I’m always amazed when I receive stories about monster fish being hooked and boated. While fishing on the Kansas side of the Missouri River on Aug. 11, Rob Stanley of Ol...
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Wisconsin man catches Illinois’ largest walleyeMar 12, 2012 5:19 pm - A fisherman named Fred Goselin held the record for the largest walleye ever caught in Illinois for more than a half century before 15-year-old Nick Tassoni caught a bigg...
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Buy what you want, but don’t needlessly abandon those classic reelsMar 07, 2012 11:04 am - The world goes around because buying and selling keeps the wheels of progress and commerce going. I have personally done my share of purchasing (and very little selling)...
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The reel lesson: Seize the momentMar 07, 2012 11:00 am - I kept muttering “groundhog be gone,” and made another cast. I'm like the rest of you. I can't believe winter left us in a cloud of dust and a merry shout of hi-ho Silv...