Articles filed under Outdoors
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Bluegills: A fish for all seasonsJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - An ideal local fishing outing for me is finding and catching a quantity of large bluegills and crappies. At day's end, I am usually a happy camper. In countless columns ...
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Storms close three Wisconsin state parksJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The strong storms that delivered heavy rain and strong winds to much of southern Wisconsin have forced the closing of three state parks. Repairs are under way even as fu...
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Desert provides quite a show each nightJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - CAREFREE, Ariz. -- In the early-morning or late-evening hours, if one sits quietly alongside one of the roads here, it's almost a safe bet that the wilderness will come ...
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Illinois Muskie Alliance deserves it dueJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent column I reported that Illinois' muskie program isn't getting much help in the way of financial aid from the state. The major credit for the continued succes...
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Bass-a-plenty coming out of Lake DelavanJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - DELAVAN, Wis. -- I shouldn't have listened to Spence Petros after he told me to leave my tackle bag in my vehicle. I wanted a box of weedless frog baits with me because ...
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Newer, better and stronger -- it's the American wayMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Commerce in its forms makes the wheels and gears go around in this country, right? Would you be shocked to know that the spinning reel you bought three years ago just wo...
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Muskie program could use some helpMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Is the Illinois muskie program in trouble? Maybe, maybe not. But there does seem to be a lack of adequate funding within the Department of Natural Resources to properly ...
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The old maps still hold a crease … and many memoriesMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Every chapter in one's life unfolds with a sunrise or a sunset degrading into darkness. For some, those nighttime hours that offer a stage to herald their melodies. For ...
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Live bait and 'crawlers still tops in my repertoireMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Angling legend Ron Lindner has a lot on his mind. Every time I have him on my outdoors radio talk show Lindner weaves dozens of thoughts and issues together like a finel...
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The word is out on the LagoonMay 07, 2008 11:00 pm - "Go ahead," suggested my friend Howard, "you may as well write about it. It's a public place, for anyone to enjoy." And anyway, I'm not divulging any secrets you don't ...