Articles filed under Outdoors
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New Mexico investigates mysterious pikeNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - There are many amongst this newspaper's loyalists who treasure a battle with the great northern pike. We even go to great lengths by traveling hundreds of miles into th...
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Illinois' outdoor future isn't necessarily brightNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - The blood-letting has nearly come to a halt, and the summit meetings of beer and hotdogs may have taken a hiatus. Some of us are scratching our heads and wondering wher...
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A muskie experiment in Lake GenevaNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - We're going to experience some hair-raising angling in several years on Lake Geneva. Well, make that a half dozen years, and that's if this plan works in the way it's in...
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Fishing creates family bond that can never be brokenFishing creates family bond bondNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The old man pushed himself back away from the polished mahogany. The high barstool made a noise like a buzz saw when it scraped on the floor. He reached over and picked...
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Nearly drowned fisherman resurfacesOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Taking a last gasp of air as he tried to escape out a broken window of his sinking fishing boat, Capt. Jason Lee was stuck. His lifejacket caught on something. Gazing up...
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Weathering the challenges of a truly wonderful sportOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I am dedicating this week's column to all those hearty souls who are always willing to brave the elements. These are the people who are so obsessed with making every min...
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Mike Jackson's outdoors notesOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Even though we don't have wolves roaming the back roads in our state, that doesn't mean we should be ignorant of what's happening with that predator in other areas. Con...
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Chance to vote for outdoors rightsOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Who would have thought anglers and hunters would ever have to go to the polls to protect what we cherish? When voters in Arizona, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee ...
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You need to know when to break the bassin' rulesOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Larry was very hesitant when I called and asked him to meet me by the large pond near his Hoffman Estates home. “The water is too cold as well as the outside temperature...
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Fishing Hall of Fame to induct Daily Herald writerOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Mike Jackson, a Daily Herald outdoors writer and columnist since the mid-1980s, has been selected for induction to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Haywar...