Articles filed under Outdoors
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Area angling heats upApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - Spring has finally shown its lovely face to anglers. Here’s what’s happening on the home waters: Fox River: Good bass and panfish angling on the main river as well a...
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We need a barrier for muddled thinkingApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - By Mike Jackson The spring coho run is on. The bluegill surge is on. The crappie onslaught in on and just starting to explode. The big lake perch action is on, off, on a...
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There's lots to like about pikeMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - I finished the March 27 radio show and stopped at an area breakfast spot I frequented in past years. It wasn't 30 seconds after I removed my jacket and sat down when two...
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Another change for Rosemont showMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - It appears that industry ramrod Keith Ogulnick will be riding range again when the National Marine Manufacturers Association kicks in to high gear as the owner of the 20...
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Patience, determination make for successful first tripMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - By Mike Jackson As the last trickle of coffee made its way downward into the waiting pot, I heard the familiar sounds of songbirds coming through the kitchen window. Eve...
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Bighead carp on most-wanted listMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - A release this week from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adds the bighead carp to species banned under the Lacey Act as injurious wildlife. An injurious wildlife lis...
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Turbulent times making travel ever tougherMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - My plans called for me meeting a friend in northern Wisconsin for the annual opening of the fishing season. This get-together was supposed to take place in May of this y...
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Outdoors notes with Mike JacksonMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - I never thought I would utter the words “good riddance” to the cold weather gear and the ice tent, but it has been a long and arduous spell of fighting off the cold, sno...
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Illinois trout fishing season to begin April 2Mar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois trout season will start April 2. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that this year's spring trout fishing seaso...
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New Wis. fishing, hunting licenses to go on saleMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's next round of hunting, fishing and trapping licenses are now for sale. Licenses for 2010-2011 will expire on March 31. The new year's annual...