Articles filed under Outdoors
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The cold facts to embracing ice fishingNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A leftover e-mail surfaced again while cleaning out files from my in-box. Greg H., a reader from Elgin, contends I'm more than a bit balmy when it comes to ice fishing....
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Revamped outdoors show at Rosemont in JanuaryNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - "My 2010 show promises quite a few surprises." That bold statement comes from Jim Sugarman, who flies to Chicago almost every week in order to be the hands-on boss of th...
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The ultimate fishing trip provides more than fishNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - SAVANNAH, IL - This great fall weather is a true gift. And when it gets to be as mild as it has been these last few weeks, I get wanderlust, and the call of the open roa...
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Still excellent fishing on the Chain, FoxNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - For those of you who have settled in for the long winter season ahead and made up your minds to forsake soft-water angling, you are missing fantastic fishing. The warmer...
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The Fox remains one very special placeNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Phil Harrington is long gone from this earthly quarter, but when I met him more than three decades ago he never hesitated in passing along some of his personal philosoph...
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High winds, cold temps kick start waterfowl seasonNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Get the wild rice ready, because the prospects for duck l'orange continue to look better each day. High winds and dropping air temperatures have caused a major kickstar...
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Everybody deserves to know where to find the best fishingOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been very fortunate to have access to quite a few private ponds and lakes with excellent fishing. And even though these places have jumbo bluegills and hefty larg...
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Now's the time for fine fall fishingOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With the spate of extra-mild weather upon us, angling on inland lakes and ponds has been nothing short of spectacular. Fox Chain: Excellent crappie fishing off the Sprin...
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Take a child fishing, and you'll see the world anewOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - He would either tickle the bottom of my foot, or just place his hand on my head as the signal to get up at 3 a.m. The Saturday morning ritual was something I looked for...
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'America's Outdoor Show' schedule for visit to Rosemont in JanuaryOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Well, it's official: There will be an outdoors show at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in January. The new show promoter is in town lining up key players and exhib...