Articles filed under Outdoors
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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...
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Jackson looks back on some great adventuresOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - My plate has been fully loaded. I was told by my late mother that the first time I was ever on the water was in Texas during WWII, when she held me close to her chest as...
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Deer hunting license woes finding their way to IowaOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It used to happen quite a bit here in Illinois and in Wisconsin. Now the the problem, which involves our state's massive, heavy-bodied, antlered white deer population, ...
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Patagonia: The perfect setting for majestic troutOct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - COYHAIQUE, Chile -- When I stepped out to the veranda from my room, I gasped at what appeared before me. The sun was already up, and its rays tickled the sides and tops ...
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If you know where to go, fall can be a feastSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - CABLE, Wis. -- Just got back from a quick jaunt to the world of woodsy lands and quirky people. Wherever I go, there are locals bound together by the sheer fact they liv...