Articles filed under Outdoors
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - I was eager and getting ready. I'd just finished cleaning three spinning reels and was about to work on some fly reels when the thoughts hit me like a freight train. The...
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Outdoors notesFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - I was recently reminded by a reader that despite the fact we are still in the throes of winter, some of the area ice conditions are suitable for exploration. This reade...
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Mike Jackson’s outdoors notesFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The local buzz has been so intense from anglers that it has reached a fever pitch. I am referring, of course, about cabin fever and the present teasing from Mother Natur...
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Mike Jackson on the outdoorsFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - I have been very fortunate to have fished freshwater lakes and rivers with the best of the best. And over the past 40 years or so I have embraced the philosophy that I n...
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Mike Jackson’s outdoors notesFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - The news came Wednesday, and to tell the truth I wasn’t overly surprised. America’s Outdoor Show, a two-year running event that brought Chicago area outdoors people off...
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Mike Jackson’s daydreaming againFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Jimmy Woodson, an escapee to northern Wisconsin, e-mailed me and wanted to know how I was doing? He also queried me as to what was I doing to pass the time. In short, I ...
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Some sadness in outdoors communityFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The outdoors community lost two high-profile individuals last week. Pheasants Forever stalwart Gerry Rodeen passed away, as did Gary Von Bergen, a noted Outdoor Network ...
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Attention, class: Petros will help you learnFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Lake Geneva (or Geneva Lake for those who want perfection) is one heck of a mélange of piscatorial rewards that awaits Chicago-area anglers. It is a lake where any catch...
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Don't miss America's Outdoor Show in RosemontJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - You'll notice in the outdoors notes section this week I wrote about the appearance of angling television personality Al Lindner at America's Outdoor Show this week in Ro...
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If you goJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - What: America’s Outdoor Show When: Continues 2-9 p.m. today through Friday, Jan. 28; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30 Where: Donald E. Stephens Co...